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Dem Senators Must Vote Acquittal
Posted on 02/02/2020 11:52:19 AM PST by TN4Trump
Anyone who voted for more witnesses must vote for acquittal. A person is presumed innocent until proven guilty. If you need more evidence than the case has not been proven and you would have to vote for acquittal. Also, if you voted for more witnesses to make your decision - you are saying the house did not do their job.
TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: idunno; impeachment; maybe; nah; riiight
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To: Leaning Right
"But an impeachment is not a criminal or even a civil trial. It is a political process."You still have to be certain beyond a reasonable doubt about how you decide to vote. It is certainly reasonable to doubt whether someone is convinced about an issue when he cast a vote to get more information on it before he makes a decision.
To: Leaning Right
The exact mechanisms of a court hearing are not required, but fundamental principles still apply it to be legitimate.
Sure they can abuse their power, because there is no direct check, but that doesn’t make it legitimate.
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posted on
02/02/2020 12:59:17 PM PST
by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
To: TN4Trump
Any communist who votes for acquittal will be interred at Fort Marcy Park before the end of 2020...
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posted on
02/02/2020 1:01:06 PM PST
by
SuperLuminal
(Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
To: Leaning Right
The exact mechanisms of a court hearing are not required, but fundamental principles still apply for it to be legitimate.
Sure they can abuse their power, because there is no direct check, but that doesn’t make it legitimate.
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posted on
02/02/2020 1:01:54 PM PST
by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
To: TN4Trump
Now, now. Being rational does not apply. These are democrats we are discussing...and dem-lites Romney and Collins. Thus, we must not expect rational reasoning. Liberalism is a mental disease.
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posted on
02/02/2020 1:14:33 PM PST
by
Tudorfly
(All things are possible within the will of God.)
To: Bitman
SPOT ON, imo.
Yours, TMN78247
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posted on
02/02/2020 1:23:17 PM PST
by
TMN78247
("VICTORY or DEATH", William Barrett Travis, LtCol, comdt., Fortress of the Alamo, Bejar, 1836)
To: Oldexpat
They will probably try to impeach him again this spring.Not a chance.
Not a chance they'll wait that long.
Friday, tops.
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posted on
02/02/2020 1:30:32 PM PST
by
null and void
(The democrats just can't get over the fact that they lost an election they themselves rigged!)
To: TN4Trump
All you have to know that demonicRATS are full of carp about the need to hear from more witnesses is that they only invoked the testimony of 17 of the 18 people they deposed.
Who was the 18th?
Word on the street is it was Schiff-faced daughter's boyfriend, Eric Ciamerella.
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posted on
02/02/2020 1:34:41 PM PST
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: TN4Trump
Welcome to FR. Why don’t you jump in and participate on a few threads?
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posted on
02/02/2020 1:42:56 PM PST
by
deport
To: Uncle Sham
The senators took an auth requiring each one to swear or affirm that they will “do impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws.”
If they voted for witnesses and then vote guilty - their version of “do impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws" is guilty until proven innocent. Is that the "fair trial" that they are claiming is being denied?
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posted on
02/02/2020 1:58:48 PM PST
by
TN4Trump
To: TN4Trump
"If they voted for witnesses and then vote guilty - their version of “do impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws" is guilty until proven innocent. Is that the "fair trial" that they are claiming is being denied?"Better yet, they keep on harping about "fair" trial. What do you suppose would happen if a jury, while deliberating, would ask the judge that the prosecution provide MORE evidence for them to consider before they are able to render a verdict?
To: DarthVader
The vote will be 52-48 on the first article (Romney voting yes) and 54-46 on the second article (Manchin voting no). It will be a partisan vote except for Romney and Manchin being cute by splitting their votes on the articles.
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posted on
02/02/2020 2:52:57 PM PST
by
damper99
To: damper99
Watch for Synema and Jones to chime in. I don’t give a shit about Romney.
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posted on
02/02/2020 3:20:04 PM PST
by
DarthVader
(Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
To: damper99
Romney will get recalled by Utah if he does that. You can take that to the bank.
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posted on
02/02/2020 3:21:37 PM PST
by
DarthVader
(Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
To: EQAndyBuzz
I’ve been thinking 55-60 votes fro acquittal...just a feeling.
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posted on
02/03/2020 3:21:45 AM PST
by
trebb
(Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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