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...rules would take away the Chief Justice's authority to issue subpoenas and writs, to "charge" the Senators, or to cast tie-breaking votes as he presides over the impeachment trial. Mansfield argued that both precedent and the 1868 rules have compromised the Senate's "sole power to try" the President by giving too much power to the Chief Justice. Some Republicans countered that this rule expressed a Democratic fear that Chief Justice Warren Burger would wield a pro-Nixon gavel...
...McClory, Nixon's defiance of the subpoenas was an outright infringement of the Constitution, which accords the House of Representatives the sole power of impeachment. "Now, if you ever saw an example of stonewalling," said McClory, "the prime example is right there." Democrat Seiberling declared that "without the power to investigate, the impeachment power is meaningless." Several other Democrats noted that since the Supreme Court had struck down Nixon's claim of absolute Executive privilege to withhold tapes from Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski, he had no valid claim to keep them from the Judiciary Committee...
...seek a contempt citation from the full House against him. "We have not elevated this to the level of an impeachable offense by either going to the House floor or going to the courts," contended Democrat Flowers. Insisted Dennis: "The right to impeach ... does not make us the sole arbitrator of the Constitution." The article carried by the narrow and largely partisan margin...
...produce these papers and things Richard M. Nixon, substituting his judgment as to what materials were necessary for the inquiry, interposed the powers of the Presidency against the lawful subpoenas of the House of Representatives, thereby assuming to himself functions and judgments necessary to the exercise of the sole power of impeachment vested by the Constitution in the House of Representatives...
...year NBC career frequently crossed McGee's, but their roles on Today will be different. McGee insisted on being the sole host. "Frank had trouble working with a woman at first," explained Barbara Walters. Jim has no reservations about being Barbara's cohost, nor has he any plans yet for suggesting format changes. "I seldom get to see the show," he said somewhat sheepishly, "because I'm a late sleeper...