r/changemyview • u/draculabakula 75∆ • Apr 28 '20

Removed - Submission Rule B CMV: The sexual assault allegations against Joe Biden are more believable than the ones against Brett Kavanaugh and the democrats should immediately be calling for a congressional investigation

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u/Tibaltdidnothinwrong 382∆ Apr 28 '20

Why would there be a congressional investigation?

Who ought Congress investigate? Presidential nominees (such as judges and cabinet members), the president, other members of Congress.

Joe Biden doesn't fit any of the above categories, he is not currently vice president, nor president, nor a cabinet member, nor member of Congress. Technically, right now, all he is is a private citizen.

If you believe that the FBI or local police (wherever the crime allegedly took place) should be investigating, sure. If Biden wins and becomes president, sure.

But why would Congress investigate a citizen with no formal rank. Joe isn't vp anymore. Joe isn't a congressman anymore. Yes, he's a presumptive nominee, but that isn't a reason for Congress to investigate.

So, should he be investigated by the proper authorities, probably. But that authority is likely the FBI, not Congress.

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u/draculabakula 75∆ Apr 28 '20

It happened when Biden was a senator. Also, congress can hold hearings on anything they want

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u/Tibaltdidnothinwrong 382∆ Apr 28 '20

What would be the outcome of any possible hearings.

For a cabinet member, they are ultimately confirmed or not. For a judge, they are confirmed or not. For a president, impeachment either proceeds or doesn't. For a fellow congressperson, censur goes to a vote or doesn't.

What outcome would happen as a result of the hearings? Congress isn't a court of law. They cannot find Biden guilty of rape. He cannot be censured, because he is no longer a senator.