Topic: Tripartite Government

Robert Barnes provides a constitutional analysis of the January 6 committee, asserting that it is usurping executive branch authority. He argues that Congress has no power to act as a "grand jury" or "secret police" and that the committee was formed in violation of its own rules. Barnes emphasizes that the tripartite system of government is designed to prevent any single branch from exercising the combined powers of prosecutor, judge, and legislator.