OPINIONJanuary 29, 2020Jipping & Canaparo: In Trump trial, can Chief Justice Roberts call witnesses without Senate approval?It appears that neither Democrats nor their allies are interested in making serious arguments in favor of impeachment. They’re interested only in using the impeachment process to score political points that they can use against the president.
OPINIONDecember 23, 2019Canaparo and Jipping: Trump is impeached – period. Speaker Pelosi, let Senate do its workHarvard law professor Noah Feldman insists Trump is not actually impeached until the House sends formal notice to the Senate.
OPINIONDecember 19, 2019GianCarlo Canaparo: Pelosi powerless to delay Trump impeachment trial if Senate does THISThe Senate should not let Pelosi interfere with its constitutional obligations or independence.
OPINIONNovember 23, 2019Canaparo & von Spakovsky: Did Trump critic Rep. Rashida Tlaib violate campaign finance laws and ethics rules?According to a report issued last week by the House Ethics Committee, there is “substantial reason to believe” that Rep. Rashida Tlaib used campaign funds for personal expenditures, thereby violating both campaign finance laws and House ethics rules.
OPINIONNovember 21, 2019Canaparo & Jipping: In impeachment inquiry, ‘whistleblower’ testimony is vitalThe so-called whistleblower is a critically important witness who should be required to answer questions in Trump impeachment hearings.
OPINIONSeptember 22, 2019Spakovsky and Canaparo: California can't pick who runs for president. New law just an attack on TrumpWhen a state chooses which of a candidate’s characteristics to educate the people about, it impermissibly substitutes its judgment for the people’s judgment.
OPINIONAugust 3, 2019Canaparo and Eastman: Crack down on Antifa using law targeting organized crimeSen. Ted Cruz is calling for federal prosecution of the militant group Antifa under RICO, which has traditionally been wielded against mobsters.
OPINIONJune 17, 2019GianCarlo Canaparo: Criminalizing cowardice isn't the American traditionCriminalizing cowardice may sate one’s hunger for revenge, but that doesn’t make it good policy.