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I sure hope this guy is the Republican nominee. He just can't keep his mouth shut to save his life. If he has nearly a full year to electioneer, it's only a matter of time before he'll sabotage his own campaign.
I sure hope this guy is the Republican nominee. He just can't keep his mouth shut to save his life. If he has nearly a full year to electioneer, it's only a matter of time before he'll sabotage his own campaign.
This historical study gives a detailed account of an arrest warrant, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, in the early days of his administration. The warrant was to arrest the Chief Justice of the United States, Roger B. Taney, following his opinion in the case of Ex parte Merryman (May, 1861). The account is found in the chapter entitled, "Arrest of Traitors and Suspension of Habeas Corpus." It was taken from the private papers of the Federal Marshall, Ward Hill Laman, at the Huntington Library in Pasadena:
The judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.
Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.
The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted.
This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.
Chase also found himself embroiled in highly publicized political controversy for his actions both on and off the bench. For example, he made partisan speeches in 1796 for JOHN ADAMS, the Federalist party candidate for president, even after he had taken the position of Supreme Court justice. He also pushed for passage of the ALIEN AND SEDITION ACT, 1 Stat. 596 (1798), which outlawed "false, scandalous, and malicious" attacks on the government, the president, or Congress. The law was designed largely to discourage criticism of President Adams by the rival DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICAN PARTY, whose most well-known leader was THOMAS JEFFERSON. In circuit court decisions in 1799 and 1800 Chase imposed harsh sentences on Democratic-Republicans who had published opinions critical of Adams's Federalist administration. In several cases Chase worked to keep Anti-Federalists off juries. In the case of John Fries of Pennsylvania, a strong supporter of Jefferson who had led rebellions against federal excise taxes, Chase sentenced the accused to death. President Adams subsequently set aside the sentence.
This angered Jefferson and other Democratic-Republicans and in 1804 the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach Chase on charges of misconduct and bias in the SEDITION cases and of seditious criticism of Jefferson in the 1803 Baltimore grand jury charge. In 1805, the Democratic-Republican–controlled U.S. Senate moved to impeach Chase. Democratic-Republican senators charged that Chase had been guilty of judicial misconduct and that his partisan acts showed that he lacked political objectivity. Federalists defending Chase argued that he had committed no crime and that he could not be convicted under the constitutional definition of HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS. The Senate failed to achieve the two-thirds majority necessary to impeach Chase and he remained on the Court until his death.
This reminds me of 2004 when I thought Bush was so horrible that Kerry was the answer. Republicans need to take a step back, realize that they have nobody right now, and regroup for 2016, because they're going to need to run someone good against Hillary.
well he is definitely not as slick as obama or bush or bill clinton but i have yet to hear him say something i do not like. sort of rush limbaugh minus the rageaholic thing.
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