CMC Congress Course: Impeachment and Judiciary

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Impeachment and Judiciary

For Monday, read Davidson ch. 14. What domestic issues do you want to discuss on Wednesday of next week?

Trump Impeachment I

Trump Impeachment II -- The 7

The J6 Committee

The two GOP members worked in tandem;
In each hearing, one member took the helm;
Careful TV production
Public opinion impact: reinforcement, not persuasion

Biden impeachment effort falls apart.

Mayorkas impeachment -- McClintock comments

Court-packing (Davidson 347-348).

A check on the court: jurisdiction-stripping, or court-stripping (Davidson 344-345 -- a 2020 article)

Constitutional Amendments

Response to statutory (vs. constitutional) interpretation (Davidson p. 363) Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and ADA

Supreme Court Nominations (355-356)

Clarence Thomas:

In hearings, senators try to get judicial nominees on the record. NOTE WHAT ALITO SAYS (START AT 18:45) ABOUT STARE DECISIS.

Merrick Garland and "the Biden Rule"

Gorsuch and the nuclear option

KBJ

Blue Slips and Senatorial Courtesy (Davidson, 357)

The Trump record on the courts (Davidson 357)

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