Do you think we will ever return to a time when we can set our political animosities aside and wait for facts before we pass judgment or support denying due process to someone we hate?
I'm not saying whether or not the President should have been impeached; what I am saying is that he, just like anyone including those that are being arrested for the insurrection at the Capital on January 6th should be given due process. There should have been an investigation prior to the Articles of Impeachment being submitted on the floor of the House of Representatives. The reason that I'm saying that is because of information that was reported yesterday (January 14, 2021).
It was reported yesterday evening that on Monday, January 4th, two days before the rally in Washington D.C. and the insurrection at the Capital, the FBI had what they believed was credible intelligence that multiple people were planning an attack on and killing police officers at the Capital. The FBI reported that information to the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) in Washington DC. The Capital Police were also alerted, the Metropolitan Police Department was alerted separately. Additionally, it was also reported that NYPD's Intelligence Unit had similar information. A reporter also confirmed that none of the intelligence was ever given to President Trump.
I think the most important part, at least as far as the impeachment is concerned, is it was also reported yesterday that the effort to breach the Capital began 20 minutes before President Trump took the stage to give his speech! Now I'm not saying that President Trump's Speech was good or even that he doesn't deserve criticism or censure for his conduct, what I am saying is that there should have been an investigation by the House Judiciary Committee before an Impeachment article was placed before the House of Representatives. If an investigation had been conducted first, the information that was reported yesterday could have been looked into and determined the validity or how much importance should be given to the information. But instead the House of Representatives went ahead without conducting an investigation and now if what was reported yesterday turns out to be true it will give credibility to the claims that this latest Impeachment was purely political and without merit. It will also damage the credibility of those that voted for the Articles of Impeachment.
It's interesting that Members of Congress calling for revisions to the judicial system, claiming that it has to ensure due process for all, that all people should be treated the same, are so quick to deny the same when they are the ones passing Judgement. Those that are being arrested for their violent and criminal acts at the Capital, even when their actions were video recorded and posted on social media are being given due process but Congress chose to deny the President of the United States the same.
This can not be about one's support or non support of the person holding office, it can not be about politics, it MUST be about living up to the philosophy that all are equal under the law!
That's My Opinion, What's Yours
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- James N. Mann
- I retired after completing 38 years as a law enforcement officer in the State of Florida. I began my law enforcement career with the City of Miami, where I served for nearly 27 years before serving with a state agency for 11 1/2 years (part of that time as Interim Inspector General). During my career with Miami I worked in uniform patrol, the detective bureau, and the 911 center. I was also a member of the first law enforcement crew to respond to New York City on September 11, 2001. From January 2007 to April 2011 I also served as a commissioner on the state commission that governs the certification of law enforcement, correctional and probation officers in the state. I am a Past President of the Florida State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police (President 2004-2006); I was an employee representative with Miami FOP Lodge #20 for almost 21 years (6 years serving at the Chief Steward). I have worked on legislative issues at all levels, worked on political screening committees. I’m a past member of the Dade County Republican Executive Committee, and have been an advisor/ law enforcement liaison for a presidential candidate..
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