Donald Trump has violated his oath. Mitch McConnell is about to violate 2

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

We Kentuckians know that our word is our bond. Oaths are the most solemn of promises, and their breach results in serious reputational — and sometimes legal — consequences.

President Donald Trump will soon be on trial in the Senate on grounds that he breached one oath. Senate Leader Mitch McConnell is about to breach two.

The Constitution mentions an oath only three times in its main body. The most famous is the oath the president swears upon taking office, set out word for word in Article II. That article is otherwise quite vague and abstract in describing the president’s powers and obligations. Constitutional scholars have debated for 200 years what the “executive power” means, for example.

But the framers of the Constitution thought the specific words of the oath mattered, and every president has sworn to “faithfully execute the Office of the President … and … preserve, protect and defend the Constitution.” (When Chief Justice John Roberts flubbed the words in President Barack Obama’s first inauguration in 2008, they performed a do-over the next day.)

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2019/12/26/trump-impeachment-mitch-mcconnell-about-violate-two-oaths/2714462001/

The Courier-Journal is from Moscow Mitch's home state.

[Cirque du So-What]

1. The CJ played no small part in turtle's rise to power

Their editorial board has been in his back pocket for years. I’m sure he’ll whip them back into shape with an election coming up.

[NJCher]

2. this is a very important article to read

In the last few days, I posted this:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212818717

If you read the thread, you will see there is confusion over what the responsibilities are for Senators and for the president.

This article, by a scholar, explains it. This thread/article should be bookmarked for reference when we go through the impeachment trial.