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MenuTrump’s Impeachment Sets a Dangerous Precedent&nbsp;It’s an encroachment on private citizens’ rights and the powers of the executive branch.Editor's PicksSign up to receiveHot OffThe Pressf successful, Trump’s impeachment conviction would turn the unprecedented into dangerous precedent. This week the Senate takes up what appears to be another predetermined acquittal of Trump on an impeachment charge. Yet unlike Trump’s past Senate trial just over a year ago, this one has serious implications for the balance of power between the executive and legislative branches.The horrific riots on January 6 led the House to precipitously Trump just one week later (January 13) and just one week before his term expired (January 20). The is “incitement of insurrection” andUp to this point, the House was within its constitutional right, even if issue could be taken with its lack of investigation for the formulation of its charge. More important was its lack of urgency: The House its charge to the Senate on January 25.The constitutional issue that obviously arises is that Trump is no longer president and was not by the time the House delivered its charge to the Senate. The Constitution states, “When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside … Judgement in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States.”The constitutional question is: Since Trump is gone from office, can the Senate conduct an impeachment trial of a private citizen solely to bar him from future office? Chief Justice John Roberts’s refusal to preside over the trial confirms the interpretation that this is not a president’s impeachment trial.There are four sources to look for answers here: The Constitution itself; the , which record participants’ interpretation of the Constitution’s intent; previous impeachments; and the Constitutional Convention’s record of the authors’ deliberations.In Article I, Section 3, regarding impeachment, the Constitution states, “but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgement and Punishment, according to Law.” The importance of this language is that it offers a different legal process than impeachment for individuals once they are out of office. No longer officeholders, individuals are subject to the same legal system as others — but not impeachment even for actions taken while in office.J.T. Young served under President George W. Bush as the director of communications in the Office of Management and Budget and as deputy assistant secretary in legislative affairs for tax and budget at the Treasury Department. He served as a congressional staffer from 1987 through 2000.Please enable JavaScript to view theSign up to receiveThe offer renews after one year at the regular price of $79.99.

MenuTrump’s Impeachment Sets a Dangerous Precedent&nbsp;It’s an encroachment on private citizens’ rights and the powers of the executive branch.Editor's PicksSign up to receiveHot OffThe Pressf successful, Trump’s impeachment conviction would turn the unprecedented into dangerous precedent. This week the Senate takes up what appears to be another predetermined acquittal of Trump on an impeachment charge. Yet unlike Trump’s past Senate trial just over a year ago, this one has serious implications for the balance of power between the executive and legislative branches.The horrific riots on...

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