“It's
a travesty, It's disgusting”, former Missouri Senator Clare
McCaskill said last night on MSNBC
as the Senate, holding
its nose, refused to inquire as to the origin of the stench. New
Jersey Senator Cory Booker referred to the 'Moral Vandal' in the
White House, Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael
Steele called the Senate “A Wasteland”, and Senator Chris Murphy
anticipates an eventual acquittal leaving an “enormous stain” on
the institution (Senate) he serves and the people he represents.
The
votes last night rightly earn the calumny of the nation. Never in
the history of this republic has the Senate displayed such a
disgusting sacrifice of honor, dignity, and trust.
Oh,
we can still hear the arguments of the president's* defense rattling
'round the equally vacuous chamber. The House didn't do full
diligence, and presented a truncated case, blithely ignoring that the
White House refused all cooperation with the House, stonewalled the
investigations, and refused to send legal counsel to cross-examine
witnesses. The entire line of reasoning meant only to create sound
bites so that Seen Hannity and Fox
and Fiends can now
broadcast the lies ad
nauseum.
Then
there is the boldface lie that the Senate must be presented with a
complete investigation, and that it is not the duty of the body to
probe further, ignoring every previous impeachment, including those
of Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton. In Johnson's case, the Senate
impeachment went on for weeks as new evidence came forward and
witnesses testified. Oh, but that was so 19th
century. Strange coming from a party that in other matters would
happily drag us back to an era that produced the civil war.
Nevertheless, this twisting of the historical record, likewise makes
great fodder for Murdoch's state television.
One
could see justice circling the drain when Tennessee Senator Lamar
Alexander announced late the night before the vote that he would not
support the calling of any additional witnesses. He is not
interested in seeing any new evidence, despite the revelations
earlier in the week by former White House National Security Advisor
John Bolton, as well as revelations by Giuliani operative Lev Parnas
implicating tRUMP, Pence, Mulvaney, Perry, Giuliani, Barr and others.
Indeed, Parnas maintains that He, his partner Igor and Giuliani were
being paid not by tRUMP but by Russian oligarchs. None of this will
be dragged out in the daylight for the nation to witness. Every
effort is being made to sweep these turds under the rug. You may hide
the turd, but you can't disguise the stench.
Here
is what Alexander decided in the face of these revelations as well as
reports surfacing that the Russians had hacked the Ukrainian gas
company Barisma where Hunter Biden served on the board.
"It
was inappropriate for the president to ask a foreign leader to
investigate his political opponent and to withhold United States aid
to encourage that investigation," Alexander said.
"When
elected officials inappropriately interfere with such investigations,
it undermines the principle of equal justice under the law. But the
Constitution does not give the Senate the power to remove the
president from office and ban him from this year's ballot simply for
actions that are inappropriate."
"Even
if the House charges were true, they do not meet the Constitution's
'treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors' standard
for an impeachable offense," he added, saying voters should
decide at the ballot box.” (1)
There
you have it: The fig leaf, the thinnest of reeds. The
president's*(I) actions are not impeachable, illegal, simply
'inappropriate'. That's the defense. Never mind that federal
election law as well as the 1974 sequestration law has been violated.
Never mind the definition of 'High Crimes' as understood and
delineated by Hamilton, Madison and others as well as handed down—as
so much of our jurisprudence—from English Common Law. Never mind
the modern definition of Misdemeanors for these too—in black
and white—are enumerated in the Constitution. There are ample
reasons to convict: High Crimes being a violation of public trust;
bribery, for here Disgustus was caught shaking down a foreign
government with public money; and, because we are not technically at
war, Treason may not apply, but certainly conspiracy and sedition
would.
We
know he's guilty, they know he's guilty, but protect them he must.
Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska cast the vote that gave
Moscow Mitch his 51-49 majority incredulously stating:
“The
House chose to send articles of impeachment that are rushed and
flawed. I carefully considered the need for additional witnesses and
documents, to cure the shortcomings of its process, but ultimately
decided that I will vote against considering motions to subpoena,”
Murkowski said in a statement, NBC
News
reports.
“Given
the partisan nature of this impeachment from the very beginning and
throughout, I have come to the conclusion that there will be no fair
trial in the Senate. I don’t believe the continuation of this
process will change anything. It is sad for me to admit that, as an
institution, the Congress has failed.”(2)
First,
the House impeachment was neither rushed nor flawed. House manager
Adam Schiff, laid out the facts, as the facts have come to light.
That all the facts are not in evidence is due to White House
stonewalling and not the fault of the People's house. That the
action taken by the House was done on near party-line vote is not
dismissive of the evidence but rather points to the degree to which
her political party will go to prevent any further evidence from
coming forward; the degree it has gone and will go to obstruct
justice; and obstruction which, by her very action, she is now a
willing participant.
The
only part of her statement that bears any resemblance to the truth is
her conclusion that there will be no fair trial in the Senate. About
that she is quite right.
“An
Br'er Putin, he jus' laugh and laugh.
Convict
and Imprison
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