The case was about walter nixon. Three articles of impeachment where. Did. Were adopted. Drama focused on what happened in the senate. Impeachmentesented rule 11. Ofre was a Committee Senators appointed to receive testimony and that is what the committee did. And based on the committee report, the senate convicted judge nixon. He was removed from office. He sued and said senate rule 11 violates the constitutional grant of authority for the senate to try all impeachment does it prohibits the whole senate from participating. In the District Court and the court of appeals said the claim was nonjews nonjudicial ball. It involves a political question. Court agreed. Wasin a decision that unanimous although it has some important concurring opinions, the Supreme Court said it is indeed nonjudicial. And they had a bunch of Different Reasons for that conclusion. Host we talk about judicial due process. Is there such a thing when it comes to impeachment . The requirements of the constitution itse
Sondland, to to go to any of it . Washington journal continues. Host delicate Stacey Plaskett at our table this morning, we thank you for being here. On the your thoughts passing of congressman Elijah Cummings and what it was like to serve with him on the oversight committee. Thisr this guest would have been my third term with representative cummings on oversight and he really was a mentor to me in many ways. You have heard so many reflections from individuals in the past day and the thing that stands out so much about him is he was a man of god. People talk about the fact that both of his parents for sharecroppers and they came to baltimore, he was born and raised there, but what is more important to know about his parents as they were both preachers. He was raised in that and really demonstrated it. Many people talk about it but he walked about it. Across the aisle, everyone has to say Elijah Cummings was a fair person. Even if you did not agree with them, he always stood for what is