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DFW

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5. Impeaching trump is not a hurdle

Reply to Raven (Original post)

Sat Jun 1, 2019, 07:14 PM

Jun 2019

The House could do that tomorrow.

The problem is the Senate. Not only will we never get 20 Republicans of the current Senate to vote for removal from office, McConnell might well find a way to ignore the impeachment altogether and never even let it come to the constitutionally mandated trial. McConnell isn't in the slightest worried that 20 of his caucus will desert him and vote for Trump's removal. He just doesn't want a televised trial where Trump's crimes are spelled out one by one, only to be declared worthy of an "innocent" verdict by his "law and order" party.

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What happens is Trump is impeached and convicted? [View all] Raven Jun 2019 OP

It means he's no longer the president and he has to remove his wide orange ass from the White House. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #1

Looks like he would try to appeal to the SC...failing that Thomas Hurt Jun 2019 #2

That was such a laughable assertion from him StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #3

Actually that's incorrect NewsCenter28 Jun 2019 #13

I found the link. Checking it out now. StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #15

I hesitate to provide the link because it's garbage but it's below NewsCenter28 Jun 2019 #17

I think it was Justices Souter and White (not Breyer) StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #23

Right I just barely scanned the article the first time because I can't stand right-wing sources NewsCenter28 Jun 2019 #26

Byron/Breyer - the confusion makes sense to me! StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #29

Check out this law review article from 2009 by none other than The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #27

Yes.It was clear to me he'd muddled the whole thing & conflated as he has in other past "opinions" hlthe2b Jun 2019 #28

Thanks for the link. I'll take a look. StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #30

Apparently the "preeminent" Dershowitz (who lost his marbles some time ago) hlthe2b Jun 2019 #21

I give my take on Dershowiz's argument above ... StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #24

There is no appeal sarisataka Jun 2019 #4

Sure--appeal to whom? DFW Jun 2019 #6

But he doesn't know that. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author NewsCenter28 Jun 2019 #16

ROFL malaise Jun 2019 #25

Impeaching trump is not a hurdle DFW Jun 2019 #5

Right now the House is also a hurdle - there aren't 218 votes to open an impeachment inquiry StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #9

In an alternate universe, guillaumeb Jun 2019 #7

If the GOP was a party of integrity, they never would have let tRump be nominated. madinmaryland Jun 2019 #10

True, the GOP is lacking integrity, but possessed of an abundance of racism. eom guillaumeb Jun 2019 #11

Ultra conservative Pence takes over highmindedhavi Jun 2019 #8

Unfortunately he will never face justice. OnDoutside Jun 2019 #14

Pence becomes President fescuerescue Jun 2019 #18

Obviously, he will be re-elected in 2020 still_one Jun 2019 #19

I think there is a chance he will not peacefully relinquish office. gordianot Jun 2019 #20

Forcible ejection from the White House. dchill Jun 2019 #22

Party On randr Jun 2019 #31

oh hell yeah ! dweller Jun 2019 #32