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Court of Impeachment -The Vote
Re: Impeachment Proceedings There’s more that goes on behind the scenes that is not shown in the media. Here’s my take on the Court of Impeachment proceedings of January 31. Note: I am an American civics educator, not a trial or an appellate lawyer. Most of us are not lawyers. I try to understand these […]
Impeachment -What’s Next?
What happens next in the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump? The schedule looks to be something like this: January 28- The President’s legal team continues its defense. Expect supporting arguments that contend it is not an impeachable offense to investigate credible evidence of corruption. The President’s legal team may continue to present evidence to support […]
Impeachment Trial-It’s About to Get Real
It’s about to get real. Have you been listening to the Impeachment trial question phase? As this phase comes to a close, the questions are getting more senators sponsoring them. The responses from both House Managers and Counsel for the President are getting, shall we say, more personal? The room is heating up instead of […]
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Principle of Liberty #26-The Family
Welcome, as we return to study Cleon Skousen’s principles of liberty (Skousen, W. Cleon. The Five Thousand Year Leap: 28 Ideas That Changed the World. National Center for Constitutional Studies, 1981). This week, we are looking at Principle # 26. When Skousen completed this work in 1981, the 26th Principle of Liberty would not have […]