Politics & Policy Ted Cruz on ‘Incitement’ and Senate Jurisdiction over Impeachments By Jason Lee Steorts February 12, 2021 Trump's alleged incitement of insurrection started well before his remarks to the crowd on January 6.
U.S. A Textual Argument for Late Impeachment Trials (Only) By Jason Lee Steorts February 5, 2021 What’s noteworthy about the McConnell and Gormley argument is that it’s purely textual, rooting the constitutionality of a late trial for Trump in the Senate’s power to try “all” ...
Politics & Policy Publius Weeps for the Senate By Jason Lee Steorts January 31, 2021 Has Rand Paul read Alexander Hamilton on impeachment trials?
Politics & Policy Why the Constitution Does Not ‘Contradict’ Late Impeachments, Explained with Droll Elucidations By Jason Lee Steorts January 29, 2021 The crucial consideration is not ‘fairness’ but the avoidance of a conflict of interest.
Politics & Policy The Extent of Capitol Police Officers’ Injuries By Jason Lee Steorts January 28, 2021 A second Capitol Police officer has committed suicide since the insurrectionist storming of the Capitol on January 6.
Media Are Politicians ‘Dictators’ for Wanting to Deny Security Clearances to QAnon Cultists? By Jason Lee Steorts January 26, 2021 Tucker Carlson claims to think so, using the d-word.
White House Alan Dershowitz Makes an Unpersuasive Argument against Late Impeachment Trials By Jason Lee Steorts January 21, 2021 Dershowitz’s reasoning about the Constitution falls well short of establishing what he thinks it does.
White House Fourteenth Amendment Worries Should Not Stop Republican Senators from Convicting Trump By Jason Lee Steorts January 21, 2021 A response to Andy McCarthy and Dan McLaughlin
White House Impeaching Trump Now and Then — Part I: Now By Jason Lee Steorts January 16, 2021 A conceptual framework in support of President Trump's impeachment and conviction.
Elections A Politics of Lies Is Not ‘Legitimate’ By Jason Lee Steorts January 14, 2021 It is not good for the republic if beneficial policies are achieved by means of a massive disinformation campaign led by the president.