Constitutional Lawyers Send House Leaders Letter Opposing Impeachment of IRS Commissioner

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In a letter sent today to House Speaker Paul Ryan and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, more than a dozen constitutional law professors opposed the resolution to impeach John Koskinen sponsored by Rep. John Fleming (R-LA). The impeachment resolution is a privileged resolution able to be brought directly to the House floor by any member and is expected to be considered by the House next week.

According to the letter from the constitutional law professors to the House leaders:

[W]e believe that the proposed resolution is an unprecedented rush to judgment that is contrary to the Constitution’s original meaning and structure, as well as longstanding traditions of the House of Representatives.  Approving the proposed resolution will seriously injure our constitutional system.