Promise the Moon

Promise the Moon

I have picked up on a stratagem of the Socialist Party—promise the moon, knowing it is impossible

Take the tax returns for instance. Nowhere in the Constitution, the Statutes or elsewhere that any candidate for any office is required to produce tax returns. She would have no more authority as Speaker as now to compel the President to produce his tax returns.

How about abolishing the Electoral College. It is in the Constitution. The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.

In the House, 2/3 is 291 votes required. There are presently 193 Democrats in the House. In the Senate, 2/3 is 67 votes required. In the Senate, there are 49 Democrats. Keep in mind too that only 33 Senate seats are up for election on November 6. Three fourths of the State Legislatures are in total, 38 States.

By far, the best you could do is get 15 States to ratify but that is a stretch. You are going to ask low population states like Delaware, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, etc. to give up their equal representation in the Constitution. Dream on!

These are just two examples of what they promise to do that would require amending the Constitution, KNOWING it is impossible. BTW—there is NO healthcare or insurance matter allowed for in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution. These are the only strictly federal powers provided for in the Constitution, “all else is left to the States and to the People. The US Supreme Court is now a 5-4 strict Constitutionalist Court, soon to be 6-3. Good luck with that moon.

Article 1, Section 2, Clause 5

The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.

Article 2, Section 4

Impeachment is another of their promises. The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. The Constitution also allows for involuntary removal from office.

Article 1, Section 3, Clauses 6 and 7

The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried the Chief Justice shall preside; And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.

Judgement in Cases of Impreachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgement and Punishment, according to Law.

The House may refer Impeachment proceedings to Senate, which requires a 2/3 vote to Impeach. Again, it’s a simple numbers game. Sixty seven votes in the Senate are not even on the horizon.

So, why do it? It is purely emotional, an act of desperation. Nancy is looking at some of the same internal candidate tracking polls as I am. It is her last ditch effort to get attention, pretend like she is doing something for her minions, promising the moon, knowing it is impossible. But, Nancy is just a symptom of the problem. The problem is her flock of sheep.