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Don’t call him “Superboy” anymore. The son of the Last Son of Krypton is getting an upgrade. Starting this summer, Jonathan Kent is graduating to the role of Superman. In fact, he will be replacing DC Comics’ current ongoing Superman title with a new one, called
Superman: Son of Kal-El. The new ongoing monthly series is written by Tom Taylor, with art by John Timms. It follows the new adventures of the young son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane as he’s entrusted with the protection of Earth. Down below is the series’ official description, along with the first issue’s several covers.
The majority is wrong.
Princeton political science professor Keith Whittington argued in a Jan. 22 Wall Street Journal opinion essay that the Senate can try Trump on the House-passed article of impeachment even though Trump left office on Jan. 20. Whittington is not a lawyer, but 170 legal scholars published an argument reaching the same conclusion.
All argue that the impeachment power reaches current and former officials. Otherwise, an official could resign on the eve of conviction and prevent the Senate from including in its judgment a provision rendering the official ineligible to hold federal office again, as Article I permits.
Beyond that, English practice allowed Parliament to expose and censure wrongdoing by the crown’s former agents, as well as prevent them from later abusing power.
Trump Impeachment Trial After Term Ends Is Backed by History Bloomberg 1/14/2021 Greg Stohr
(Bloomberg) Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial will be the first ever to extend beyond a president’s time in office, creating a novel legal question that ultimately could require Supreme Court resolution.
The answer isn’t settled but history has bad news for Trump: a sparse but consistent line of lower-level impeachments in the past suggests the Senate retains power to put him on trial even after his term ends. If it convicts him, the Senate could take a second vote to bar him from running for office again.
FOX News senior political analyst Brit Hume tells Tucker Carlson Tonight Trump is bad news politically for GOP
For the first time since 1798, the House of Representatives plans a second impeachment against an American government official.
There was a double impeachment by the House of Tennessee Sen. William Blount in the 1790s. But on Wednesday, the House of Representatives intends to impeach President Trump for the second time in 13 months.
If the House follows through, this is only the 21st time the body has ever impeached a government official.
Mr. Trump will face a singular article of impeachment on Wednesday. In 2019, the House charged the President with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in two separate articles. This is a lone article alleging Trump committed high crimes and misdemeanors.
Donald Trump on Monday, accusing the president of inciting insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. As the gears of government begin to turn in an effort to oust the president in his last days, questions as to both the procedure and substance of this eleventh-hour impeachment will be raised by Trump and those who support him.
We have taken a look at the likely defenses Trump will raise in his defense case. First, let’s examine two important procedural objections Trump will certainly raise about the impeachment process.
1. A president cannot be impeached after he leaves office.
This is perhaps Trump’s best procedural argument against impeachment, though that’s saying precious little about its validity. The chances of success for a Trump legal defense of “once I’m out of office, I’m immune from the impeachment process” would seem to fall somewhere between “none” and the laughter emoji.