Steve Bannon will be released from federal prison on October 29th after serving his sentence. 4 months The political charge of contempt of Congress is a stark reminder of the rules Democrats have chosen to enforce. It’s infuriating to hear Democrats worry about being imprisoned by a weaponized federal government under Donald Trump.
Mr. Bannon filed a legal challenge to whether he would be allowed to testify before Congress based on certain evidence. Claims of executive privilege. After losing that appeal, he let the Democratic-controlled Congress know he was. I can testify. Rather than welcome his testimony, Congressional Democrats chose to denounce him through the Biden-appointed president. U.S. Attorney, District of Columbia.
Bannon was not allowed to mount an aggressive defense and the case was tried by a Kangaroo D.C. jury. found him guilty. (Related: Jason Sneed: The left is trying to rig the system to win)
Imagine the uproar if this set of facts were used against Democrats and never-Trump Republicans.
Democrats in Washington, D.C., have the audacity to rip off Lady Justice’s blinders and worry that her steady gaze is now focused directly on them. Those who commit crimes should be prosecuted. Even though the truth is that Democrats cannot be found guilty of politically motivated corruption in the very swamps they protect.
So what can you do?
A reasonable approach would be for Congress to simply restructure the federal appellate court system and abolish the federal appellate court system. DC Circuit Court of Appeals and restricts district courts to only handle local cases similar to those in other federal districts. Disputes over federal regulatory policy should be assigned to the remaining personnel on a lottery basis. Jurisdiction of the Federal Court of Appeals.
There’s a reason. constitution created unique federal district It is about housing the federal government and its bureaucracy and denying it the additional power that comes from being able to vote for the people who pay its salaries. It is a natural consequence that the Federal District is not entitled to establish courts to adjudicate disputes directly related to the powers of the Federal District and to imprison those who oppose the exercise of those powers.
It’s time for Congress to act on what I call the Bannon-Navarro-Stevens Act and not only end the D.C. Circuit as described above, but also end the prosecution of political corruption cases in the District. are.
After all, the Democrats achieved their goal 60-vote non-veto majority That led to Obamacare and the disaster. Federal government takeover of student loans That’s because former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was convicted of corruption on the eve of the election, and Democrats won the seat. stevens conviction deadline has been overturned Against the outrageous abuse of power by federal prosecutors who withheld it innocent information From the jury.
America can never again allow the federal government to be weaponized. One of the best safeguards against it is to bring judicial oversight of this weaponized government away from the stronghold of political corruption and back to America, where a jury of our peers means a jury. Republicans, Democrats, and independents agree.
Rick Manning is the President of the American People of Limited Government.
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