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In reply to the discussion: For those arguing against impeachment [View all]crazytown
(7,277 posts)There is nothing in the Constitution that specifies timing, and, as SCOTUS said in Nixon v United States procedure is up to Senate with no role for judicial review or supervision whatsoever.
If the courts reviewed the actions of the Senate in order to determine whether that body tried an impeached official, it is difficult to see how the Senate would be functioning . . . independently and without assistance or interference ... Judicial involvement in impeachment proceedings, even if only for purposes of judicial review, is counterintuitive be- cause it would eviscerate the important constitutional check placed on the Judiciary by the Framers.
So McConnell refuses to hold a trial before the GE - 'let the people decide' - what is the House supposed to do - go to the Roberts Court?
There will not be a trial before Nov 2020.