At 9:30am tomorrow morning, on the Senate floor, I will speak about House Democrats’ precedent-breaking impeachment of the President of the United States.

Twitter ^ | December 18, 2019 | Sen. Mitch McConnell

[zaxtres]

It’s not an impeachment until both bodies of Congress pass it _____________________________
This is wrong. Impeachment occurs in the House. When the House passes the Articles of Impeachment then the government official is impeached. It is then left up to the Senate to decide on the punishment via a trial according to the Constitution.

For the Senate to try an Impeachment, an Impeachment must have occurred, which is the "sole power of the House of Representatives". Impeachment, via the Articles of Impeachment, is passed in the House of Representatives, not both bodies.

Per the US Constitution:

The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment. (Article I, section 2)

The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two-thirds of the Members present.

Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law. (Article I, section 3)

[isthisnickcool]

1218 - NEVER FORGET

[Brooklyn Attitude]

“Yes, and I wonder what the dems are conjuring up next.”

No doubt they will cheat their @sses off to steal the next election. They are desperate and feel entitled to power. They will stop at nothing to get it. I see no sign that the Repubs are taking action to prevent this.

[usnavy_cop_retired]

Go to the USSC on emergency writ of mandamus, specifically referncing;

Sixth Amendment. The Sixth Amendment guarantees the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a public trial without unnecessary delay, the right to a lawyer, the right to an impartial jury, and the right to know who your accusers are and the nature of the charges and evidence against you.

Indicting PDJT without sending the indictment to the senate, (court), as leverage to force the court to accept “YOUR” rules of court will not fly at the USSC.

[21twelve]

“Heck I went on twitter to see what these Dress up Impeachment Parties were about....People can be really dense to say the least.”

I can just imagine the scene at Starbucks on Thursday. “I TOLD you Trump was a dictator - he still claims to be the President even though he got impeached yesterday!!”

[Hugh the Scot]

“It’s like celebrating somebody being a little pregnant”

In being completely wrong, this is hilarious.

Impeachment is purely a function of the House. It means “charged”.

[OKITRUMP77]

I’m here in Japan and my wife told me that NHK (National Network said, Trump has been impeached and that he will probably not get reelected in 2020. I set her straight. Trump should talk to Abe.

[Sacajaweau]

The Dems are so much better at getting out the vote. We need to up our game.

[Phil DiBasquette]

You hope

[RedEyeJack]

Who else wants to stir up chaos? Putin! Dems are “on the take” a la Biden and Putin is laughing his ass off.

[SisterK]

Amen
We pray for Senator McConnell to be very wise. We pray for support from the other Senators. We pray that the Senate will reverse the abuse of power inflicted by the House. We pray for our duly elected and beloved President Trump.

[Mashood]

The impeachment TV ratings must be very low...

[DoodleDawg]

At 9:30am tomorrow morning, on the Senate floor, I will speak about House Democrats’ precedent-breaking impeachment of the President of the United States.

Whoopie.

[gasport]

When do the NE Patriots get impeached?

[datricker]

Mitch reminds of the guy who with Paul Ryan got us in this position by thwarting president Trump’s agenda. That we need to rely on senators to do the right thing ... Oh boy. Do different Chinese fund Democrats in the house than Republicans in the Senate. I’m hoping to see cocaine Mitch today and not the turtle

[eartick]

Yes only an agreement. The real impeachment trial comes in the Senate. The House just gathers evidence to see if impeachment moves forward. Similar to a grand jury.

[workerbee]

Hope he ends this farce now.

I agree with Rush on this one. If this isn't stopped in its tracks tout de suite, the Dems, their despicable RINO colluders, and the media will manage to drag it out until next fall. The polls may look positive now but 8-10 months is a lifetime in politics where anything can happen.

[ReaganGeneration2]

That would be a Christmas Miracle

[a little elbow grease]

Well, it will be interesting to watch.

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Yes.

That is as true as the sun coming up in the east.

[SueRae]

Acknowledge it, do opening arguments, then vote. Close the book.