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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Fri Mar 22, 2019, 05:57 PM Mar 2019

Not provably criminal is too low a standard for democracy.




Whatever the report says, Mueller was looking for crimes — more narrowly, only crimes that can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Congressional investigations will, and must, look more broadly into what happened. Not provably criminal is too low a standard for democracy.


Yes.
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Not provably criminal is too low a standard for democracy. (Original Post) Soph0571 Mar 2019 OP
Impeachment is a political process theboss Mar 2019 #1
Au contraire. It is a high mark for democracy. marble falls Mar 2019 #2
 

theboss

(10,491 posts)
1. Impeachment is a political process
Fri Mar 22, 2019, 05:59 PM
Mar 2019

Not a legal one.

The standard is essentially what the public accepts.

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