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Mueller Convenes a Grand Jury

04 Friday Aug 2017

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Click here to read some of the details surronding special counsel Mueller’s grand jury. (Warning: Impeach-o-Meter attached).

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Feeding Junior Lines

02 Wednesday Aug 2017

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Click here to read about the assistance President Trump offered his son in regards to his meeting with a Russian Attorney, and how it could constitute Obstruction of Justice.

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Is Pursuit of Removal by the 25th Amendment “Sanist?”

01 Tuesday Aug 2017

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25th amendement, insane, removal, sanist

Click here to read an article written by Professor Procknow of Toronto who claims that talk of removing President Trump for his alleged insanity is sanist. (Warning: this article has a partisan slant).

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The Pre-Watergate Impeachment Attempt

28 Friday Jul 2017

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blue-collar, Impeachment, nixon, press

Click here to read an account of a pre-Watergate impeachment attempt on President Nixon. This story includes some interesting parallels to our modern controversy, including tension between the press and the blue-collar worker.

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Is the Political Question Doctrine Functional in Modern America?

27 Thursday Jul 2017

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political question, Politics, republican

Click here to read an opinion piece which examines the likelihood of impeachment in our modern political sphere.

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Presidential Accountability and the Democratic State

26 Wednesday Jul 2017

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accountability, democracy, investigation, Mueller

Click here to read an article which analyzes what the investigation of President Trump says about our political system, and how it influences our society as a whole.

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Does Trump University Constitute an Impeachable Offense?

25 Tuesday Jul 2017

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In a draft for the upcoming University of Oregon Law Review, Professor Christopher L. Peterson explores whether the fraud and racketeering behind Trump University constitutes an offense which would enable Congress to pursue impeachment. Click here to read the article.

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Obstacles to the Pardon Power

24 Monday Jul 2017

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pardon, pence, vice president

Click here to read about the various limitations on the President’s pardon power, and whether, should a self-pardon fail, the Vice President could pardon Trump instead.

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Political Consequences for Misuse of Pardon Power

23 Sunday Jul 2017

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Obstruction of Justice, pardon, prosecution

Click here to read about the potential political ramifications of President Trump using his pardon power to avoid prosecution.

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Prosecution by the States

22 Saturday Jul 2017

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attorneys general, firing, Mueller, pardon, state

Click here to read about the option of State Attorneys General to take up the investigation and possible prosecution of President Trump should he prove evasive on a federal level.

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