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Time for an Independent Attorney General and DoJ

Time for an Independent Attorney General and DoJ

by David Tollen | Nov 4, 2024 | The Recent Modern Age, Legal History

As the 2024 election looms, each side dreads the prospect of the opposing candidate winning the White House. The fear makes sense because the President has power to break the law with little or no consequence. We can change that through a relatively simple...
History Tells Us Congress CAN Impeach the President After His Term

History Tells Us Congress CAN Impeach the President After His Term

by David Tollen | Jan 10, 2021 | The Early Modern Age, The Recent Modern Age, Current Politics, Legal History

The Constitution says nothing specific about whether Congress can impeach an official after his or her term. That didn’t stop the House of Representatives from impeaching the Secretary of War in 1876, after he left office — or the Senate from trying him....
History Tells Us the President Cannot “Self-Pardon”

History Tells Us the President Cannot “Self-Pardon”

by David Tollen | Jan 10, 2021 | The Early Modern Age, The Recent Modern Age, Current Politics, Legal History

The Framers of the Constitution based the presidential pardon on the English monarch’s power to grant pardons. And the monarch could not pardon himself — could not use executive power to escape the judgement of the courts. Parliament established that...
As Benedict Arnold means treason, Donald Trump will mean corruption

As Benedict Arnold means treason, Donald Trump will mean corruption

by David Tollen | Jan 28, 2020 | The Recent Modern Age, Current Politics

Here’s a prediction. As Benedict Arnold means treason to Americans, Donald Trump will someday mean corruption. And politicians who support him will be painted by the same brush. Tale of a War Hero Benedict Arnold was a successful merchant and an accomplished...

Trump Threatens to Jail Clinton: An Authoritarian in America

by David Tollen | Oct 10, 2016 | The Recent Modern Age, Legal History

Last night, Donald Trump told Hillary Clinton he plans to put her in jail if he’s elected President of the United States. Dictators threaten to arrest political rivals. American presidential candidates never have. One of the central features of our democracy,...
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