Foto: Alexander Hamilton, the first secretary of the Treasury.sourceStock Montage/Stock Montage/Getty ImagesThe president’s team will argue that because the charges the House of Representatives impeached him on in December – abuse of power and obstruction of Congress – aren’t crimes, even if Trump committed them he can’t be removed from office.The argument centers on the meaning of „treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors“ as as the basis for impeachment.Constitutional experts said the defense was contradicted by decades of analysis of the Constitution and its meaning. They argued that there was plenty of reason to believe that the Founding Fathers had in mind a broad range of offenses that could be just as serious as the crimes found in the statute books.Frank O. Bowman III, a University of Missouri law professor who wrote a book on impeachment, described the argument of the president’s legal team as „constitutional nonsense.“„The almost universal consensus – in Great Britain, in the colonies, in the American states between 1776 and 1787, at the Constitutional Convention and since – has been that criminal conduct is not required for impeachment,“ he told The Times. Foto: The Senate side of the US Capitol.sourceAssociated Pressby Alexander Hamilton in the Federalist Papers spelling out the distinctly political nature of the offenses that could result in a president’s removal from office.„The subjects of its jurisdiction are those offenses which proceed from the misconduct of public men, or, in other words, from the abuse or violation of some public trust,“.
In one of Nancy Taylor Rosenberg's earliest legal thrillers, Abuse of Power, this dealt with law enforcement of the worst kind. When Rachel Simmons, a widow and mother of two, joined the police force of a small California town, she wanted to serve her community to protect and serve. It is the single most dangerous argument that any of Trump's defenders have made during the entire impeachment process. If abuse of power isn't.
War (originally called Eric Burdon and War) is an American funk band from Long Beach, California, known for several hit songs (including 'Spill the Wine', 'The World Is a Ghetto', 'The Cisco Kid', 'Why Can't We Be Friends?' , 'Low Rider', and 'Summer'). 'Low Rider' is a song written by American funk band War and producer Jerry Goldstein, which appeared on their album Why Can't We Be Friends?, released in 1975. It reached number one on the Billboard R&B singles chart, peaked at number seven on the Hot 100 singles chart, and number six in Canada. 'Low Rider' is a song written by the band War and appearing on their album Why Can't We Be Friends?, released in 1975. It reached number one on the Billboard R&B charts and peaked at number 7 on the Pop Singles chart. Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Low Rider War Why Can't We Be Friends? ℗ 1975 Far Out Productions, Inc Released on: 1975-01-01 Producer: Jerry.