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jberryhill

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19. It doesn't rise to an impeachable offense of any sort

Thu Apr 27, 2017, 11:16 PM

Apr 2017

He can say he's going to use magic Pokémon powers to make the court rule his way if he wants. However, he does not have magic Pokémon powers. He also does not have the power to restructure the courts.

Does Congress have that power to pass legislation restructuring the courts, yes. Can he propose that Congress do so? Yes. It has to pass Congress to get to him, but it is within the legitimate exercise of constitutional authority for that to happen.

FDR wanted to secure a majority on the Supreme Court by having its size enlarged. Was his expressed desire to do that some kind of impeachable offense?

What was Andrew Jackson's response to Worcester v Virginia?

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Robert Reich: Trump's Latest Tweetstorm Is Grounds for Impeachment [View all] babylonsister Apr 2017 OP

He's utterly dangerous. He's normalizing Sculpin Beauregard Apr 2017 #1

This is Trump being Trump FakeNoose Apr 2017 #30

Reich is wrong on this mythology Apr 2017 #2

I don't think it's impeachable, either gratuitous Apr 2017 #4

it's much worse than that cynical_idealist Apr 2017 #5

Welcome to DU! Delphinus Apr 2017 #29

Huge difference between tRump and Obama. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #10

Umm trump threatened retaliatory action because of rulings. Obama never did that!!! boston bean Apr 2017 #14

Meh jberryhill Apr 2017 #3

Not all speech is free, and all speech carries consequences. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #11

What speech isn't free? NobodyHere Apr 2017 #12

Incitement to riot, calls for violence like tRump at his rallies, speech that exploits minors, trea Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #13

Can you please apply this to the "impeachable" statements in the OP? jberryhill Apr 2017 #20

Sure. Read post #11 previously written as a reply to you in this subthread. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #23

Post #11 makes no sense jberryhill Apr 2017 #24

It is not incitement to riot. Duh. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #25

Then would you care to explain what makes it criminal, or an abuse of power jberryhill Apr 2017 #26

If you read my post Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #27

I did read your post jberryhill Apr 2017 #28

You are right exboyfil Apr 2017 #31

Here Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #32

No right, not even a Constitutional one, is absolute. VOX Apr 2017 #16

Please explain the unlawfulness of the statements in the OP jberryhill Apr 2017 #21

It doesn't rise to an impeachable offense of any sort jberryhill Apr 2017 #19

So much is wasted on concern over Trump... defacto7 Apr 2017 #34

Noted; and added to the list. Now everybody move along, nothing doing. UTUSN Apr 2017 #6

And yet... ailsagirl Apr 2017 #7

I agree with the others, this is not impeachable. I'm afraid Reich is jumping the shark. thesquanderer Apr 2017 #8

Precisely jberryhill Apr 2017 #22

I have this inkling that the process for creating a new Circuit treestar Apr 2017 #9

May not be impeachable in and if it's own, yet trump is stirring the pot on this issue Lyricalinklines Apr 2017 #15

No Republican is going to move for impeachment. VOX Apr 2017 #17

I have accepted that, but things do keep slowly Alice11111 Apr 2017 #18

I'm heartened by the number of posts recognizing that Reich's hyperbole is silly. onenote Apr 2017 #33

All that was true back when we were a Constitutional Democracy world wide wally Apr 2017 #35

So, half of 9th circuit judges were appointed by Republicans... MrPurple Apr 2017 #36

18/25 appointed by Democrats means 7/25 appointed by not-Democrats ... just sayin' mr_lebowski Apr 2017 #37

There are already grounds, but the media tries to normalize, and.. mvd Apr 2017 #38

Gorsuch is an unelected judge, too. Beartracks Apr 2017 #39