Not Norm—Law

No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it.
Theodore Roosevelt

[Not Norm—Law @StatuteforThat]

@chucktodd @joncoopertweets “Easier for me” in public service is pure cowardice.

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@gtconway3d Gelding.

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@goldstar002 The weave is being upwoven….

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@TheCinesthetic Henry Mancini.
No other close.

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Is your hair on purpose? (love you, Eddie Monsoon)

[Jen Kiggans @JenKiggans]

I'm humbled to officially be the Republican nominee for Virginia's 2nd Congressional District again! With today's primary, Elaine Luria is now officially my Democrat opponent this November.
Two things to know:
1️⃣ While serving in Congress, Elaine made over $21 million through insider stock trading.
2️⃣ A vote for Elaine is a vote for the socialism agenda driving the Democrat party and a step in the wrong direction for our country.
I look forward to beating her again this November and to continuing the good work for our district and for America! 🇺🇸

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@TimHannan @jaysbookman And then think of how many crimes that entails.

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@RadioFreeTom @MalcolmNance The fund is an insult—the immunity is a crime.

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@Suzierizzo1 Nevermind disbarred—these are potential felonies (obstruction of justice, false statements, perjury, subordination of perjury, conspiracy). First a criminal investigation.

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@davidfrum @ProjectLincoln These are likely felonies. They should be PROSECUTED. .

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@MacFarlaneNews The reflecting pool felonies if you take time to look carefully.
Ask your colleague Popok.

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@goldstar002 The auto pen is unleashed!

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Rickover without the capabilities….

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Trump complains his chair is shorter than a member of his cabinet:

"They gave me the lowest seat I've ever sat in."

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@Mylovanov @MalcolmNance It’s ILLEGAL. Say the word. Geez.

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@svdate It’s courage, not treason. What a stupid, ridiculous thing to suggest.

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@ATRightMovies The Thin Man
Now, Voyager
Mildred Pierce
Manhattan Melodrama
Philadelphia Story
Guess Who’s Coming to
Dinner
The Women
Singing in the Rain

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Guilty conscious needs no accuser….

[Scott MacFarlane @MacFarlaneNews]

We’ll see if a subpoena is eventually issued …. but Alan Dershowitz is not going to show for interview’s tomorrow with House Oversight Cmte about Epstein Files

[Gene Trevino @GenoVeno73]

LET ME BREAK THIS DOWN for everybody, bcos we all know this whiny little bitch @SenRickScott isn't gonna tell you the truth.

During Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation - known as "Artic Frost" - a grand jury subpoena was issued for companies like AT&T, Verizon, etc., requesting phone "toll" or "metadata" records (dates/times of calls, who called whom, durations, possibly location-based routing info) of about 8 Republican Senators — but that subpoena did NOT include the actual content of those calls or texts.

Under United States v. Sells Engineering, Inc., (1983), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled:
"Although the present Rule 6(e) is a considered judgment by Congress about the competing needs for grand jury secrecy and for effective use of grand jury materials, it accepts the same principle: that the only use to be made of grand jury materials by 'ATTORNEYS FOR THE GOVERNMENT' is in connection with the criminal prosecution to which the materials pertain."
[Emphasis My Own]

In other words, the prosecutor (ie, Jack Smith) acts as the agent of the grand jury in criminal investigations. Jack Smith did not issue the subpoena under his personal authority, but as the legal representative of the grand jury, whose mandate is to investigate potential federal crimes in order to rule on an indictment.
[18 U.S.C. § 3332 states:
(a)It shall be the duty of each such grand jury impaneled within any judicial district to inquire into offenses against the criminal laws of the United States alleged to have been committed within that district.]

That is to say, the grand jury subpoena for these asshole phone records (and those of other Republicans) was formally signed by the Clerk of the Court and/or issued with a prosecutor's signature (Jack Smith), but its legal authority came from the grand jury under the direction of Jack Smith's team.
Under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 17(a):
"The clerk must issue a blank subpoena—signed and sealed—to the party requesting it, and that party must fill in the blanks before the subpoena is served."

Now, the issue of Article I, Section 6, Clause 1 - known as the Speech or Debate Clause - comes into question:
"For any Speech or Debate in either House, [Members of Congress] shall not be questioned in any other Place."

That Constitutional Article has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to mean that lawmakers are immune from being compelled to testify or provide evidence about their LEGISLATIVE ACTS. Those are key words.

I say legislative acts are key words bcos under United States v. Brewster (1972) — the Court distinguished between legislative acts (which are Constitutionally protected) and political or criminal conduct (which is not protected).

The Court made it clear, that a member of Congress can be prosecuted for actions or crimes, that are "not part of the legislative process."

Hence, at the direction of the grand jury, Special Counsel Jack Smith was able to subpoena Republican members records as part of a criminal investigation.

Jack Smith did NOT break, nor violate, any law. He did NOT act outside his scope as Special Counsel and bounds. He followed the law.

👇👇👇👇

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@ATRightMovies Nick and Nora Charles.

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@EWErickson @jaysbookman Can’t drain a swamp with sewer…

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Like Oatton landing at Gela.
Not.

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

So now confirmed from Sky News that Farage delayed his "laying flowers" performance until all the TV crews were running and offered to repeat it for "B roll content"

Odious little man.