Senate Republicans should NOT acquit the President. Vacate the charges instead.An acquittal gives the charges credibility. The Senate can send a clear message now and for the future by vacating the charges and rebuking the House.by Ted Noel MD February 2, 2020 Senate Republicans blocked additional witnesses from the President’s Impeachment trial. While this is good, it leaves open the argument that when the final vote acquits him, the trial will have been a sham. Of course, the Left’s lapdogs in the drive-by media will trumpet this from the rooftops. We don’t need this sort of slanderous outcome. There is a better way.
First, let us make it clear that Donald Trump neither exceeded his lawful foreign policy authority in the cause of re-election, nor obstructed Congress in the pursuit of its lawful prerogatives. But an acquittal presumes that the charges Princess Pelosi, Pencil Neck Schiff, and Jerry Waddler so thoughtfully considered and tenderly carried across the Capital are actually “high crimes or misdemeanors.â€
Article 2 of the Congressional stillbirth is the easier issue. As Alan Dershowitz pointed out, the House does not have an unlimited right to see Presidential documents and interview Presidential staff. As in Nixon’s case, until the Supreme Court has rendered a final opinion, the President may restrict the House’s access. Only after the Court has ruled against him is it possible for him to obstruct Congress by withholding documents or staff. Anything else would place the Congress above the Executive Branch, destroying the separation of powers inherent in our Constitutional design.
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https://noqreport.com/2020/02/02/senate-republicans-should-not-acquit-the-president-vacate-the-charges-instead/
