Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), vice chair of the Jan. 6 Select Committee, on Sunday expressed confidence in the panel uncovering new information about the events surrounding last year’s deadly Capitol insurrection.
The best part.
The committee expects to begin holding its public hearings this spring, some of which would potentially be held during primetime hours.
“So there will be legislative recommendations.”
While I appreciate the sentiment, and it’s surely something that must be done, there’s no way in hell the treason cult in congress will allow the possibility that future elected members of the treason cult will be held accountable for their treasonous behavior.
Just a suggestion: Maybe we should get that Hollywood guy who stage-managed the 2020 DNC national convention from his living room to storyboard and orchestrate the committee’s presentation to Congress and the public.
Or Spielberg.
With all the different plot lines involved and the cast of thousands, we will need to keep it simple for maximum impact. You don’t bring a dissertation to a knife fight.
I have my vote for narrator: Bill Kurtis
I’m glad she’s using dereliction of duty as a talking point, but I can’t imagine Congress passing legislation that would cover it. The President has very broad Constitutional authority.
Dereliction of duty is part of the US Military code, but it’s always handled by a superior chain of command. There is no superior chain of command for the President. And Trump took full advantage of that.
Well, there is that pesky little oath, that TFG was required to repeat at his inauguration. It comes straight from that same Constitution. The U.S. presidency is indeed imbued with rights and powers. But also with RESPONSIBILITIES.
The Oath, as stated in Article II, Section I, Clause 8 of the U.S. Constitution, is as follows:
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
The Constitution includes the peaceful transfer of power, does it not?
Cheney’s ideas for new or amended laws, will likely come straight from this.
That is more or less a metaphor. TFG took advantage of having the Justice Dept. under his thumb. They may still be, but they are supposed to be able to prosecute, even though they are not superior.
I wonder if Ken Burns is available. He tells a hell of a story.
Isn’t he still busy making the final installments of the Civil War? This chapter would fit right in.
Narration by Ving Rhames or James Earl Jones. Morgan Freeman, maybe…???
This is gonna be a quick turn-around story. He can put the Civil War on hold (it’s already over, so it’ll wait).
This is a whole lot more current and juicy.
Appointment of a Special Counsel to carry on its work and to pursue prosecutions is the most important recommendation that the J6 committee should make. Meanwhile the Durham investigation is entering its third year.
I agree. I took Cheney’s talk of legislative remedies as a tactic to remind McCarthy Republicans of the legitimacy of the Committee’s lines of inquiry. I see no way to define “dereliction of duty” with any degree of precision to allow it to hold up in a court of law. Especially, as you say, with the broad authorities given to the President.
I very much do like the idea of writers and a captivating storyline. It’s not just the information, but also how it’s presented that’s important.
TFG is of the sociopathic type who lack morals or ethics and operate on the principle that “if there’s no law that says i can’t then i can”
The founding fathers provided impeachment as the response to gross derelictions of duty by a sitting president, but I’m not sure how you would criminalize that after leaving office
The Cheney family seems to display some sort of dislike for trump. Or am I reading this wrong?
Let the truth sting the ass of those who deserve it!
Cheney’s got some skin in this game too. She’s got her own election to worry about.
“I don’t want it to read like a clunky committee report”
Mueller?
