Trump Shows New Level of Contempt for Congress

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Trump Shows New Level of Contempt for Congress

April 27, 2019 at 8:29 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 87 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2019/04/27/trump-shows-new-level-of-contempt-for-congress/

"SNIP"

From a New York Times editorial:

While executive privilege is a common presidential tool, historians note that Mr. Trump’s usage is decidedly uncommon, if not unprecedented. Unlike his predecessors, who invoked privilege in specific cases, Mr. Trump has vowed that he will not cooperate with any congressional inquiry. He is effectively declaring lawmakers powerless over him. This, warn the experts, puts the nation in uncharted territory and threatens to erode its democratic foundations.

Presidents clash with Congress, at times fiercely. The founders wanted it that way. But in declaring war on congressional oversight, Mr. Trump is not looking to maintain a balance of powers. He is looking to blow up the scales.

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[msongs]

1. congress is weak as water and he knows it. nt

[BeyondGeography]

2. No worries, let's do infrastructure!

[ProudMNDemocrat]

3. Then we have to make damn sure Democrats get elected.....

No matter how many roadblocks are thrown in the way.

The message must be that Trump is a DICTATOR, a TRAITOR to the very principles of this country and the Constitution our Government depends.

[pangaia]

8. The message must be that Trump is a DICTATOR

, a TRAITOR to the very principles of this country and the Constitution our Government depends.

I've been saying this forever. SmaRT AREN'T i.. NOT.,

[SergeStorms]

9. Another message...

should be that the entire GOP is beholding to an enemy foreign nation. Republicans care more about Russia, and protecting their Russian selected "president", than they do about the safety, security and governance of the United States of America. They are aiding and abetting foreign agents who have designs on tearing our democracy apart.

[pangaia]

10. Right you are., except....

They don;t care about the Russians. They only care about their own skins....

[kentuck]

4. He thinks he is all powerful..

He doesn't go for any of this "three equal branches" bs.

The only reason Democrats don't impeach is because they think they cannot explain it sufficiently enough to win the next election. But that should be of little concern, in my opinion.

It was done for our nation, they could say? Donald Trump abused his power as the President. It was required by our Constitution. He incited people, with the sole intent to divide, and use them as pawns, in his bid to stay in power.

The voters will decide in a year and a half whether he is fit to remain in office? And he has done great harm to our nation with his lies and tweets. We had no choice but to defend our democracy, they could say...

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<snip> from above link

Other avenues of recourse being floated, some more seriously than others, include fining or even jailing officials who refuse subpoenas; withholding funding from agencies whose heads fail to cooperate; docking the pay of officials who try to prevent others from cooperating; and, if the situation becomes dire enough, impeaching the heads of obdurate agencies. House Democrats are moving to hold those who ignore subpoenas in contempt of Congress — a process that Speaker Nancy Pelosi presciently streamlined shortly after assuming control by giving the power to pursue legal action against noncompliant witnesses to a bipartisan panel of five members.

[BigmanPigman]

5. Last night Barbara Boxer called it

"Obstruction of Congress". It seems like a fitting term to me.

[warmfeet]

6. The future of this nation is in serious jeopardy.

Democrats need to take a hard stance regarding the rule of law.

If only there were some remedy that the house could undertake.

Ah, but alas, there does not seem to be one available.

[Ferrets are Cool]

7. America, take a look at your new king. nt

[UTUSN]

11. K&R