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kairos12

(12,852 posts) Tue Jun 4, 2019, 05:22 PM Jun 2019

Flexibility of the term "no legitimate legislative purpose"

The Reich Wing has thrown around the term "no legitimate legislative purpose" as one reason to deny Democratic requests for witnesses and documents. The inherent opaqueness of this term would allow SCOTUS to back Shitler now, while denying a democratic President the same deference.

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Flexibility of the term "no legitimate legislative purpose" (Original Post) kairos12 Jun 2019 OP

It's a lie, of course. Just more propaganda. trev Jun 2019 #1

trev

(1,480 posts)

1. It's a lie, of course. Just more propaganda.

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Jun 4, 2019, 05:25 PM

Jun 2019

There is plenty of legislative purpose behind the House investigations. Results will show the stark criminality of the GOP syndicate.

That's their real issue.

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