Comments by "Charles Brightman" (@charlesbrightman4237) on "The Republicans are the party of 'common sense': Jim Jordan" video.

  1. THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENCY: (Concerning 'Section 4'): The Constitution of the United States, Article II, Section 4: "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." Note other key items: (To help establish founding Father's intent): * The Declaration of Independence: The founding Father's leaving a Monarchy and establishing their Independence. * The beginning of the Constitution of the United States: "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." SOME POSSIBLE VIEWS CONCERNING 'Section 4': 1. A US President can act like a Monarch or Dictator, do whatever they want to, is above the law, and can only be convicted of a crime if impeached first. And if they leave office before being impeached, or never get impeached, they get away with all their crimes, of which, weren't crimes to the US President. Of course also, a US President would never need to pardon themselves because there would be nothing to pardon themselves from. But also, the entire US Government gets all their powers and authorities from 'We The People'. Anything at all the US Government could do, 'We The People' could do with their inherent powers and authorities that they grant to the Government to perform. Granting those powers and authorities to the US Government does in no way take those inherent powers and authorities away from 'We The People' as evidenced in the Declaration of Independence whereby the People can alter and even abolish the entire Government and establish a new Government that would make them 'safe and happy' as they and they alone decide. But 'if' a US President could ever pardon themselves, that would also mean that every single American citizen could pardon themselves also from any and all 'crimes' with their inherent powers and authorities to do so. In fact, 'We The People' could possibly even do so even if that specific power and authority was not granted to the US Government. (Self Governance, including to pardon one's self). * Sure doesn't sound like the founding Father's intent, especially since they just left a Monarchy and based upon the Declaration of Independence and the beginning of the Constitution of the United States. 2. The US President can be convicted of committing a crime, no person, not even the US President is above the law. And if mandatory jail time, so be it. And if then impeached, so be it. * Sure sounds like the intent of the founding Fathers to me, but I yield to Constitutional historians and the founding of America historians. 3. The US President can be convicted of committing a crime, no person, not even the US President is above the law. And if mandatory jail time, so be it. And if not impeached, then a sitting US President governs America from jail. * Seems to me to also be a potential outcome. Unlikely, but possible. 4. Other interpretations if anybody has any.
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