"...Trump declares "war" — and, yes, our full-blown constitutional crisis is here
Insane White House letter — clearly dictated by Trump himself — suggests he's ready to overturn the Constitution
The leading headline on the New York Times site on Tuesday evening was, "White House Declares War on Impeachment Inquiry." That refers to the astonishing letter produced by the White House counsel's office declaring that the impeachment inquiry is invalid because the Democrats are seeking to overturn the 2016 election. Since impeachment, by definition, is a constitutional process to overturn an election, that contention is embarrassingly daft.
But that's beside the point. This document signals that the White House has decided to formally defy the Congress and challenge its clear constitutional power to check a president who has committed treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors. The Trump administration has declared that the concept of checks and balances is no longer operative in the United States Constitution. In fact, I don't know if we can be sure anyone in the White House or the Republican Party thinks the Constitution is still operative at all..."
So here it is, do you stand with trump, or the COTUS?
Speaking of war, Turkish warplanes are in the air over Northern Syria today as Turkish artillery shells rain down on Kurdish villages just two days after Trump told Erdogan to have at it, the US won't interfere. Erdogan's bestest pal, Putin also wished him well.
This won't end well.
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