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Fiendish Thingy

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34. DOJ is part of the executive branch, Congress is the legislative branch- separate and co-equal

Mon Apr 18, 2022, 07:20 PM

Apr 2022

An executive branch memo has no authority or bearing over congress, just as congressional rules have no effect on the executive branch.

Now, DOJ could prosecute anyone in congress breaking the law, and congress could make laws affecting the structure and funding of DOJ, but that’s it.

DOJ can’t tell congress who they can or can’t investigate, and when they can or can’t investigate.

It’s all spelled out in the Constitution.

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The longer public waits for Jan6 hearings the closer to election they'll be [View all] blm Apr 2022 OP

On the other hand - cilla4progress Apr 2022 #1

DOJ at this point needs cover for not prosecuting. lagomorph777 Apr 2022 #6

I wish I trusted media enough to combat the revisionism blm Apr 2022 #7

Extremely well said! Listen up Dems, get it together asap! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2022 #2

i think it could go either way. mopinko Apr 2022 #3

"truth termites" blm Apr 2022 #9

i just now made that up, but imma keep it. mopinko Apr 2022 #14

😁 blm Apr 2022 #16

Your best messaging would be to get it on streaming exboyfil Apr 2022 #4

You can bet the revisionists prepared their edited version to stream blm Apr 2022 #5

Likely there a DoJ OLC memo written by Federalist Society member prohibiting hearings. Grasswire2 Apr 2022 #8

Absolute nonsense Fiendish Thingy Apr 2022 #18

You think not inthewind21 Apr 2022 #28

this Grasswire2 Apr 2022 #32

So, give a past example of when DOJ restricted congress from holding hearings. Fiendish Thingy Apr 2022 #35

DOJ is part of the executive branch, Congress is the legislative branch- separate and co-equal Fiendish Thingy Apr 2022 #34

Lots of folks will see it as a stunt, especially if they don't have any hard evidence. Hoyt Apr 2022 #10

No, they're not even close to issuing a report yet Novara Apr 2022 #12

Yeah, because they don't have anything, just a bunch of unconnectable dots and evidence that hardly Hoyt Apr 2022 #13

and you know they "don't have anything" for a fact exactly how? Novara Apr 2022 #15

Same way you know they have the evidence that will convince 12 jurors trump planned out a coup. Hoyt Apr 2022 #19

did I say anything about possible convictions? Novara Apr 2022 #20

Mike Lee, is he one who said, "Exhaust all LEGAL and CONSTITUTIONAL means" of contesting election? Hoyt Apr 2022 #21

Lee also said: Novara Apr 2022 #23

It is not illegal to contest Elec votes. In fact, at least 7 Democratic reps tried it on 01/06/2017. Hoyt Apr 2022 #24

That isn't what he did. Novara Apr 2022 #25

Pretty much the same. Hoyt Apr 2022 #26

Not at all. Choosing electors to override the voters isn't the same thing. Novara Apr 2022 #29

He did not contest the electoral votes Novara Apr 2022 #30

I believe the words were essentially, if state electors are denied, here's a group of Hoyt Apr 2022 #31

I can find absolutely no fault with the select committee, gab13by13 Apr 2022 #11

Didn't you see? Grasswire2 Apr 2022 #33

Hearings start next month and will likely run to early summer Fiendish Thingy Apr 2022 #17

republicons will do everything they can to frame this as political regardless of when. spanone Apr 2022 #22

Yep. kacekwl Apr 2022 #27