“Disgustus
has violated both his Oath of Office and the Constitution of the
United States by refusing to faithfully execute the law of the land”
----from "The Quotations of Chairman Joe"
A
week ago today the tRUMP administration announced that it will not
enforce the new sanctions against Russia for meddling in the
election, telling the nation that there is no need for additional
measures. (1) This despite the fact that the measure passed the with
only 5 dissenting votes, 3 in the House and 2 in the Senate late last
summer in a stinging rebuke to the administration for its failed
responses to Russian chicanery. Indeed, of the two no votes in the
Senate one was cast by Rand Paul for some ideological reason and the
other by Bernie Sanders because the measure also included measures
against the Iranian regime which he thought might further complicate
ongoing efforts to reign in on their nuclear program. It can be
reasonably assumed that not since Congress was asked to ratify apple
pie has it been so unanimous in its action. Nevertheless, tRUMP is
openly ignoring Congressional mandate.
In
a previous post (2), I had outlined the possible dimensions of a quid
pro quo, the most obvious being weakening U.S. Influence by
destroying American credibility at home and abroad and the lifting of
sanctions against the Russians so that Putin can begin extracting oil
from Arctic oil fields. And, indeed, it was reported that not 18
minutes into the new administration, while Disgustus was delivering
his dystopian summary of the American landscape, Flynn was texting to
a business associate that the end of the sanctions were at hand and
that money would be soon coming their way. (3)
There
is some contention as to the veracity of the whistle-blower who outed
Flynn, but the story still stands. In any case the universal
behavior of this administration vise a vise Putin betrays the
veracity of the account; for Flynn has since admitted that he spoke
with Russian Ambassador Vislyak and several others concerning not
adoptions but sanctions and has pleaded guilty to lying about it. He
is now, reportedly, fully cooperating with Mueller's investigations.
It
has been oddly apparent now for several years that there is indeed
some strange relationship between Disgustus and all things Russian
and the actions—or rather, inactions—taken last week cast ever
more doubt on the continual protestations of innocence coming from
the mouth of Disgustus and his hopeless apologists both inside and
outside the White House.
But
it is more than that. Under Article II, Section 3. of the
Constitution of the United States, the President “shall take care
that the laws be faithfully executed”. (4) Failure to 'faithfully
execute the laws' is also generally construed to mean failure to
fulfill the oath of office in which each president swears to
'faithfully execute the office.' (5). This is generally taken to
mean that as “Chief Executive” or as he was previously known
“Chief Magistrate”, the president is charged with faithfully
executing the laws, bond to do so not only by the oath of office but
explicitly by the constitution itself. Indeed, the second article of
impeachment against Richard Nixon (6) in part involved contravening
the laws governing agencies of the executive branch; and article
three was for contempt of Congress for failing to provide information
to relevant committees.
Clearly this last action taken in the
Russian imbroglio presents yet another article of impeachment, for by
defying Congress and failing to faithfully execute the laws,
Disgustus has abused his power.
Congress acted in such a way that the
vote—overwhelming as it was—is veto-proof. Congress thereby sent
the White House a message: over this question the President will have
no discretion. It was, in effect, a written mandate. To ignore it
is to violate both oath and constitution.
Impeach and Imprison.
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- July 24, 2017: Whole World Laughing, Serving the Kremlin, Very Useful Idiot
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