President or were going to let some foreign power do it. You know who has the right to elect the american president , the citizens of this country and no one else. Men and women have died on the battlefield to protect our democracy. The least we can do is show the courage to stand up tonight and do our part to protect our democracy. With that i yield back. Gentleman yields back. Does anyone else seek recognition on the amendment . Mr. Armstrong. Gentleman is recognized. And im going to go back to the actual language of the amendment and in particular the removal from office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States. So at numerous points in times during todays debate have they my friends on other side of the aisle have held up a pocket constitution, waved it around. I think its interesting nobodys read from it yet and i think theres a reason for that. But im going to read from the constitution. You are joining our live coverage
Elect the american president . The citizens of this country and no one else. Men and women have died on the battlefield to protect our democracy. The least we can do is show the courage to stand up tonight and do our part, to protect our democracy. With that, i yield back. The gentleman yields back. Does anyone else seek recognition on the amendment . Armstrong. Armstrong. For what purposes buzz mr. Armstrong seek recognition . Move to strike is the last word. And im going to go back to the initial language of the amendment, and particularly the removal from office and disqualification to hold any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States. So at numerous points in times during todays debate have they my Friends On The Other Side of the aisle held up a pocket constitution, waved it around. I think its interesting nobody has read from it yet, and i think there is a reason for that. But im going to read from the constitution. And if we want to talk about
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only sanctioned roughly 40% of russia s economy or gross domestic products. 60% that we haven t hit through sanctions. we need to hit every possible area of it including the banks and energy. energy is still not included in the financial sanctions. i will just point to one, visa and mastercard pulled out of russia and russia turned to china and is turning to union pay. why haven t we sanctioned union pay? i know we will get to that in a later blog. to putin, and i don t mean to channel or even try to channel a tyrant and this horrifically violent man but if you are in the nuclear standoff, crazy is what it requires because if putin was acting rationally, than the west wouldn t think he was capable, potentially, of using a nuclear weapon. he is trying to bluff, essentially.
you ever side and the law isn t on your side, just argue for a long time. the facts are on our side. and so is the law. if you look at the legal definition again, it s very clear that the democrats cannot make out a prima facie case. it s interesting to note too that the democrats have become originalists all of the sudden. so let s just go back to the statute. the federal bribery statute contains the following elements, whoever being a public official corruptly demands or seeks personally anything of value in return for being influenced in the performance of an official act. so we can take any one of those elements and deconstruct it. let s just start an official act because we haven t hit that yet tonight, official act. a meeting in the white house is not a quote/unquote official act under the supreme court s mcdonald precedent. setting up a meeting, talking to another official or organizing an event without more does not fit the definition of an
when the facts aren t on your side and when the law isn t on your side just argue for a long time. the facts are on our side and so is the law. if you look at the legal definition again, it s very clear the democrats cannot make out a prima facie case. let s go back to the stooatute. the federal bribery statute contains the following elements. so we can take any one of those elements and deconstruct it. let s just start at official act because we haven t hit that yet tonight. official act, a meeting at the white house is not a quote-unquote official act under the supreme court s mcdonald precedent. setting up a meeting talking to another official or organizing