AaronMk 
"[@HeadlessHorselessHorseman":](/generals/tartarus/post/4598519#post_4598519
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> You know...the more this impeachment thing plays out, the more I think the original idea of "separation of powers" isn't going to hold (or hasn't held for a long time, and we're only just now realizing it).
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> At least two of the supposedly separate branches of government have what are effectively both legislative and judicial functions; the Supreme Court can determine law and "legislate from the bench" and Congress can conduct what are often viewed as criminal investigations even if they're not meant to be; it has powers of arrest and can hold recalcitrant witnesses in contempt, if nothing else.
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> Even federal executive agencies can produce regulations that have legal force and the Department of Justice, by choosing whether or not to prosecute, can go a long way to establishing the legality of someone's actions (like Trump).
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> So yeah. Every branch of the government seems to be dabbling in everything, and I don't see how it's possible to keep them from doing so.
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Nice try but the House not having impeachment powers wasn't part of the plan from day 1. It's literally in the first article of the Constitution. This was intended from day 1.
The Legislature IS the law.
Let the process roll on.
Sky funeral
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> You know...the more this impeachment thing plays out, the more I think the original idea of "separation of powers" isn't going to hold (or hasn't held for a long time, and we're only just now realizing it).
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> At least two of the supposedly separate branches of government have what are effectively both legislative and judicial functions; the Supreme Court can determine law and "legislate from the bench" and Congress can conduct what are often viewed as criminal investigations even if they're not meant to be; it has powers of arrest and can hold recalcitrant witnesses in contempt, if nothing else.
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> Even federal executive agencies can produce regulations that have legal force and the Department of Justice, by choosing whether or not to prosecute, can go a long way to establishing the legality of someone's actions (like Trump).
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> So yeah. Every branch of the government seems to be dabbling in everything, and I don't see how it's possible to keep them from doing so.
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Nice try but the House not having impeachment powers wasn't part of the plan from day 1. It's literally in the first article of the Constitution. This was intended from day 1.
Let the process roll on.