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Originally Posted by Pete F.
Apparently you’ll be happy when a dem wins and does whatever they want claiming Congress can’t investigate
Like Benghazi, Whitewater, IRS, etc
That’s the precedent
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It's a rather irrelevant precedent. Even the article you posted said "The letter is not a constitutional crisis." In spite of the letter, Congress can continue to investigate. And it can charge obstruction of justice. None of that is obliterated by the Cipollone letter. And the Congress can abuse its power by impeaching simply by gathering enough votes to do so and totally rejecting any constitutional mandate that impeachment must be based on high crimes and misdemeanors. And there seems to be no concern about such a precedent. Nor about all the precedents that Progressive "interpretation" have already foisted on the Constitution transforming it into the "living document" you refer to. A document that has no basis for existing since it can be "interpreted" anyway five Justices choose, regardless of what the Constitutional text actually says. A meaningless document whose utility is merely to provide some fictive cover for the tyranny of an all powerful Court which can legitimize the wishes and machinations of an all powerful government.
Your concern over precedent is hollow. So long as the precedent institutes what you like, it is justified and need not be considered a nefarious tool used by future administrations.
Maybe that's why you couldn't answer what you claim as your view of what the Constitution is or how it should be interpreted.