Mueller investigating firing of Comey? So what?

We can fan the flames of conspiracies all we want, but at the end of the day the "reports" that Mueller is calling for information surrounding the firing of James Comey falls under the category of much ado about nothing. 

The reality is that Trump had the authority to fire Comey, had proper cause to fire Comey, and had proper documentation to fire Comey.  This was a textbook, c.y.a. corporate firing. Likely the sort of thing Donald Trump has done a hundred times. Whether the firing was considered justified by Robert Mueller, or whether Special counsel might believe there was an ulterior motive carries very little weight. 

Let's start with one simple reality: special counsel's have never had authority to indict or charge a President with a crime. In the case of Kenneth Starr, his report regarding Bill Clinton provided multiple charges that would have otherwise been "indictable" if not for the fact he was a sitting President. But rather than drawing up an indictment and arguing those points before the grand jury, the Starr report became a recommendation to Congress that these actions could be impeachable offenses. 

Moreover, the issues surrounding the President firing James Comey are not so much about the circumstances, but rather about the philosophical viewpoint of the constitutional powers of the Presidency, and the constitutional notion that those in the executive branch serve at the pleasure of the President.  So regardless of what information Mueller uncovers, or how those closer to the situation might have viewed things, it all comes down to Mueller drawing his own conclusions. That is where his authority ends.

The decision to impeach or not impeach is not in the hands of a special prosecutor, or special counsel, but resides solely in the House of Representatives. Which means that Mueller's authority on the matter of "obstruction" is limited to providing his single personal opinion in some form of report. But keeping in mind that we have approximately 230 people with law degrees serving in Congress right now, and that those serving in congress seem to have high opinions of themselves, I doubt many are waiting for Mueller to tell them how the constitution works. If Mueller were to come to the opinion that the firing was obstruction, such an opinion will be flat out rejected as moot by anyone who otherwise believes the firing was well within the President's authority. 

What the left really needs to remember here is that members of Congress are under no obligation to accept Mueller's opinion on any subject. But most certainly they are not required to substitute his philosophical opinions about the constitution for their own beliefs.     

Ultimately Mueller's investigation into the matter of the Comey firing becomes an exercise in futility unless he first convinces a large majority of Congress that President's do not (under the constitution) have authority to fire those who work for them. Given the large numbers of conservatives and even non-conservative legal and constitutional experts providing the opposite argument, that seems to be a tall order.