Posted on 01/26/2021 6:30:09 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Perhaps Cocaine Mitch didn’t think all this through, but he’s now in a full retreat over the second impeachment of Donald Trump. Today, Rand Paul put together a procedural motion to declare Trump’s impeachment unconstitutional because he no longer holds the office of president in order to be removed from it. Somewhat surprisingly, given his past statements on the issue of Trump and the Capitol riot, McConnell voted in favor of that motion.
Senate rejects Sen. Rand Paul's (R-KY) attempt to declare Trump's impeachment trial unconstitutional, 55-45.
(Sen. Mitch McConnell sided with Paul's motion.)pic.twitter.com/yPU2ZcHZFV
— The Recount (@therecount) January 26, 2021
And just like that, Trump is certain to be acquitted a second time in the Senate. Nancy Pelosi’s gambit, joined by Republicans like Liz Cheney, was ill-advised from the start. McConnell’s vote is still surprising given he pushed the idea of impeachment early on. He had previously given two major speeches on the floor of the Senate pointedly claiming that Trump was responsible for inciting the riot that happened at the Capitol on January, 6th. McConnell appears to be in full retreat now, though. Having always known any impeachment trial wouldn’t happen until after Trump left office, he clearly overplayed his hand. Paul engaged in a stare down today, forcing his colleagues to go on record, and McConnell blinked.
If McConnell felt any post-presidency impeachment was unconstitutional, he should have mentioned that much earlier. Doing so would have put the Democrats on the defensive and saved a lot of good will with Republican voters who are now pretty furious. Instead, he straddled the fence until today and he’s going to get it coming and going. I guess there’s always the possibility that McConnell, after making such passionate proclamations on the floor about Trump’s supposed guilt, could still vote to convict. Yet, that seems unlikely. How do you vote to convict in a trial you believe to be unconstitutional? I don’t think he will do that.
As to whether Paul, McConnell, and the other 43 Republicans who voted in favor of the motion are correct, I think there’s a good case that they are. If we are reading the Constitution with an originalist lens, why would they limit impeachment to removal from office if they meant for the process to apply to those already out of office? It also clearly states that it applies to the President of the United States. Trump no longer holds that position. There are a lot of people, including many on the right, claiming this is constitutional without making a very good argument as to why.
Regardless, this was a miscalculation from the start. Ironically, it’s one that will make it more likely Trump runs in 2024. He’s never one to take a slight lying down. I doubt he starts now.
They are admitting without saying that Trump actually won.
That’s why the impeachment.
Mitch does as Schumer tells him ...
Good for Rand Paul for putting them on the spot.
Most of the GOP Senators are not on the side of the citizens and the rule of law, but sometimes it’s good to make them fake it.
We’ll see what happens on the 8th...
The communists have put too much effort, planning, and propagandizing into this purge of DJT to quit easily...
Be prepared for something... Who knows what?...
The communist scum will have something up their sleeve...
Heres hoping they make some turtle soup real soon.
Not out of actual turtles, just Mitch.
Well if Trump is still,president, then go ahead, by all means, have your show trial, uniparty.
But if he isnt you have no authority to try any private citizen.
Sasse, Romney, Collins and Murkowski can join the shameful ten in the House (Toomey is retiring as a traitor already). 14 enemies. 14 people I will never, ever vote for or support. No money for the GOP until these 14 are out of office. 14 scum where I will actively help their opponents defeat them regardless of party or ideology.
As for McConnell, I am not happy with him and he is walking dangerously on the edge but he hasn’t earned my opposition yet. We will see how he votes.
Either way, we still need at least 5,000 to 10,000 troops in DC, in order to protect Nancy from being “set up” by anymore hair salon owners
I think McConnell may be getting some serious blowback for his anti-Trump, anti-GOP positions. He’s seeing himself as the new “Maverick McCain,” but the reality is that anybody who adopts that position is going to be out of a job at the next election or before.
I read someplace that he will probably retire at the end of his term, so perhaps reelection that doesn’t matter to him now. But I don’t think he wants to go down in history as a total tool of the left, and in addition, he ain’t gonna get no respect from nobody, nohow, if he keeps up his anti-Trump nonsense.
Hmmm...IMHO this would be a great opportunity to lay out all of the unconstitutional actions of PA and other States and other proof of fraud.
Hmmm...IMHO this would be a great opportunity to lay out all of the unconstitutional actions of PA and other States and other proof of fraud.
How do you vote to convict in a trial you believe to be unconstitutional.........
There might be ten congressman or senators that care a lick about the Constitution.
>>Good for Rand Paul for putting them on the spot.<<
One of the best senators we have. I don’t agree with everything he says/supports, but damn near 90%.
Of course he’s still the REAL and LEGITIMATE president.
ELECTION THEFT is a THING.
And yes, I AM screaming.
LOL.......good one.
Yes and its way more than just a thing.
The Senate is not what our founding fathers intended. It is full of trash.
95+% for me. Far more than his dad.
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