Rules of Impeachment

[Horse with no Name]

Rule VI. The Senate shall have power to compel the attendance of witnesses, to enforce obedience to its order, mandates, writs, precepts, and judgments, to preserve order, and to punish in a summary way contempts of and disobedience to its authority, orders, mandates, writs, precepts, or judgments, and to make all lawful orders, rules, and regulations which it may deem essential or conducive to the ends of justice; and the Sergeant-at-Arms, under the direction of the Senate, may employ such aid and assistance as may be necessary to enforce, execute, and carry into effect the lawful orders, mandates, writs, and precepts of the Senate.

[Fridays Child]

1. That's a lot of power.

It circumvents the DOJ and, essentially, allows the Senate to field an army, if necessary.

[AndyA]

2. This may be the only way Congress gets the evidence they are seeking.

It's very obvious the White House and Department of Justice are not going to be cooperative.

If they have nothing to hide, what's the big deal? :shrug:

[havocmom]

3. Yeah, and it makes the case for speculation that nobody in the junta

ever studied the Constitution.