The entire point of Paul Ryan's AMNESTY BILL VOTE today was NOT to pass the bill.
The message was clearly sent:
121 REPUBLICANS VOTED FOR THIS ABORTION.
KNOW YOUR ENEMY
Congress’s oversight authority derives from its “implied” powers in the Constitution, public laws, and House and Senate rules. It is an integral part of the American system of checks and balances.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGrain_v._Daugherty#cite_note-oyez-1
McGrain v. Daugherty, 273 U.S. 135 (1927) was a case heard before the Supreme Court, decided January 17, 1927. It was a challenge to Mally Daugherty's contempt conviction, which he received when he failed to appear before a Senate committee investigating Attorney General Harry Daugherty's failure to investigate the perpetrators of the Teapot Dome Scandal. The Court upheld his conviction.[1]
McGrain v. Daugherty
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Supreme Court of the United States
Argued December 5, 1924
Decided January 17, 1927
Full case name
McGrain v. Daugherty
Citations
273 U.S. 135 (more)
47 S. Ct. 319; 71 L. Ed. 580; 1927 U.S. LEXIS 985
Holding
The Constitution grants Congress auxiliary powers to carry out its duties. As congressional investigations have a legislative purpose, Congress has the power to make inquiries and to compel information when it is necessary and proper to execute Congress' authority under the Constitution.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William H. Taft
Associate Justices
Oliver W. Holmes Jr. · Willis Van Devanter
James C. McReynolds · Louis Brandeis
George Sutherland · Pierce Butler
Edward T. Sanford · Harlan F. Stone
Case opinions
Majority
Van Devanter, joined by Brandeis, Butler, Holmes, McReynolds, Sanford, Sutherland, Taft
Stone did not participate in the consideration or decision of the case
Laws applied
U.S. Const. art. I
In the case, the Supreme Court held for the first time that under the Constitution, Congress has the power to compel witness and testimony.[1]