https://twitter.com/SaRaAshcraft/status/1067101670692323328
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A concise view of the broad constitutional powers of the POTUS re. last Q
will post all here to save Anons some clicks
"What if the House fails prior to majority change?
What vested auth does the Constitution grant a sitting President re: matters of NAT SEC?
Thank you, Mr. Soros.
Q"
Nov 25 2018 21:37:32EST
Let's see what the Constitution has to say about this
#QAnon @POTUS #TheGreatAwakening (1)
-Convene & dismiss Congress
-Arrest Legislators
-Fill all vacancies
-Suspend Habeas Corpus & #5A
-CIC of all State Militias
-Protect all States from invasion
-Guarantee Republican form of gov't in all States
-Void debts
-Seize land & property
-Apply punishment retroactively
(2)
Arrest Legislators (Article 1, Section 6)
Senators & Representatives…shall in all Cases except Treason, Felony & Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses & in going to and from same. (3)
Suspend Habeas Corpus (Article 1, Section 9):
The Privilege of the Write of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it. (4)
Retroactively punish (Article 1, Section 9): "No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed"
(Bill of Attainder = Legislative act focused on an individual or group for punishment w/out trial; Ex post facto = Retroactive)
Legislature cannot, @POTUS can for NATSEC (5)
Attainder (as differentiated from "Bill of Attainder") is the forfeiture of land and civil rights suffered as a consequence of a sentence of death for treason or felony.
So Legislature can't focus on a group/individual & take property for treason. But @POTUS can for NATSEC. (6)
Commander In Chief of all State Militias (Article 2, Section 2):
Paragraph 1: The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States. (7)
Fill all Vacancies (also Article 2, Section 2):
Paragraph 3: The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session. (8)
Remove convicted Traitors from Office (Article 2, 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. (9)
Article 3 Sec 3. Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying War against them or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid/Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of 2 Witnesses to overt Act or Confession in open Court (10)
That whole "adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort" line is gonna come back and bite 'em. This a why #QAnon says "Thank you, Mr Soros" Because Legislators (who usually can't be arrested) are proven to have aided our enemies = Removed from office & Arrested. (11)
Article4 Sec4 The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government & shall protect each of them against Invasion; & on Application of the Legislature or of the Executive (when Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence (12)
Void Debts (14th Amendment, Section 4). The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions & bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. (part 1 of 2) (13)
(2 of 2) But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States… but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.
We're not paying for Treason. (14)
What if the House fails prior to majority change? As in fails in their Constitutional obligation to protect the States from Invasion, guarantee them a Republican form of gov't with fair elections, etc? Well, in that scenario, @POTUS has authority to do quite a lot, it seems. (15)
I find the language of the 5th Amendment to be particularly interesting in this regard.
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on presentment or INDICTMENT OF A GRAND JURY.
So if indicted by grand jury, you can't invoke #5A. (16)
"You do not have a constitutional right to collaborate with an enemy." @LindseyGrahamSC
#Treason is the reason for the season. #EnemyCombatants are #AmericanTerrorists. Terrorists get Gitmo/Tribunals, Criminals go through @TheJusticeDept. Any questions?