{"id":51924,"date":"2022-06-13T18:28:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T18:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=51924"},"modified":"2022-06-13T18:28:23","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T18:28:23","slug":"constitution-still-works-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=51924","title":{"rendered":"Constitution still works"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/USpoliticsphoto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-51846\" src=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/USpoliticsphoto-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/USpoliticsphoto-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/USpoliticsphoto-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/USpoliticsphoto-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/USpoliticsphoto-1536x1067.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/USpoliticsphoto.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gerald R. Ford became president on Aug. 9, 1974, and told the nation weary of scandal, <em>&#8220;Our Constitution works.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It did then. It is working now as the House select committee assigned to get to the truth behind the 1\/6 insurrection slogs on in its quest.<\/p>\n<p>A president resigned in disgrace and President Ford took control just as the Constitution prescribes. A future president summoned a traitorous mob to &#8220;take back our government&#8221; on 1\/6 and sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>The Constitution gives the speaker of the House the sole authority to appoint a committee to examine that horrible event. Speaker Nancy Pelosi followed the Constitution, and we now are watching that panel continue on its journey.<\/p>\n<p>Where the committee concludes remains to be seen. I have my hope for what I want to see happen. If that hope doesn&#8217;t come true, then I am going to accept the panel&#8217;s findings, given that it is legally constituted and has done its duty as it sees fit.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, we are witnessing in real time once again the durability and strength of the nation&#8217;s governing framework.<\/p>\n<p>Those framers were smart men &#8230; don&#8217;t you think?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:johnkanelis_92@hotmail.com\">johnkanelis_92@hotmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gerald R. Ford became president on Aug. 9, 1974, and told the nation weary of scandal, &#8220;Our Constitution works.&#8221;\u00a0 It did then. It is working now as the House select committee assigned to get to the truth behind the 1\/6 insurrection slogs on in its quest. 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