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bluestarone

(16,924 posts) Wed Jun 27, 2018, 04:12 PM Jun 2018

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Anybody answer this?

I know for sure we will not have votes in the senate to impeach RUMP! My question is this: Just curious here. If we won EVERY seat we are running for in NOV. How many REPUG votes would we need to get 2/3rds. IMPOSSIBLE YES i know, but still curious!!!

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Anybody answer this? (Original Post) bluestarone Jun 2018 OP

i think best case is we have 51 seats. we would need 67 votes (2/3rds) unblock Jun 2018 #1

TY for you response!! bluestarone Jun 2018 #2

If we hold all the seats we have and win the 9 republican seats up for grabs we'd have 58 onenote Jun 2018 #3

well that's a little better TY bluestarone Jun 2018 #4

The Senate doesn't impeach. The House does. WillowTree Jun 2018 #5

I gotcha there ty (I knew that but to convict we need 2/3rds RT?) bluestarone Jun 2018 #6

Yes. WillowTree Jun 2018 #7

unblock

(52,205 posts)

1. i think best case is we have 51 seats. we would need 67 votes (2/3rds)

Reply to bluestarone (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 04:14 PM

Jun 2018

so 16 republicans, minimum.

bluestarone

(16,924 posts)

2. TY for you response!!

Reply to unblock (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 04:15 PM

Jun 2018

onenote

(42,700 posts)

3. If we hold all the seats we have and win the 9 republican seats up for grabs we'd have 58

Reply to bluestarone (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 04:16 PM

Jun 2018

bluestarone

(16,924 posts)

4. well that's a little better TY

Reply to onenote (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 04:18 PM

Jun 2018

WillowTree

(5,325 posts)

5. The Senate doesn't impeach. The House does.

Reply to bluestarone (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 04:18 PM

Jun 2018

Just for the sake of precision of speech.

bluestarone

(16,924 posts)

6. I gotcha there ty (I knew that but to convict we need 2/3rds RT?)

Reply to WillowTree (Reply #5)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 04:22 PM

Jun 2018

WillowTree

(5,325 posts)

7. Yes.

Reply to bluestarone (Reply #6)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 04:24 PM

Jun 2018

Didn't mean to be a prickly B-word, but I think everyone needs to be careful these days that we're saying what we really mean. 'Cause…….you know...….

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