Posted on 02/01/2021 10:28:43 AM PST by Red Badger
I don’t know who wrote this headline, but it actually makes no sense. Senate Republicans (or Democrats for that matter) aren’t going to vote to impeach Trump because Trump has already been impeached. The House has the sole power to impeach federal officials, including the President. The Senate can vote to “remove” Trump, of course.
Impeachment is simply an accusation of high crimes and misdemeanors. That’s already happened. In a criminal case it’s analogous to an indictment. In this case, we’re this a court case, it would undoubtedly be tossed on the grounds that it’s moot. The Senate can only vote to remove Trump from office. Since he’s already out of office the whole thing is a pointless political stunt.
If they really did believe Trump is guilty of criminal activity, they would charge him in the criminal justice system. Since he’s not the POTUS anymore, that is certainly an option. They know full well he’s not guilty of anything criminal, though, and that a jury would be less likely to convict him than the Senate is.
“It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.”
― George Orwell, 1984
I read an article specifically about McConnell and how he really does want to be minority leader, rather than majority leader. The thesis of it was that because of the filibuster, nothing can really happen in the Senate without support from the minority party. Since that’s the case, Mitch has delivered just enough votes from his party to gain cloture. In the process he’s become a power broker in the Senate (and likely enriched himself) by picking and choosing different Senators on different bills, and providing political cover to them in order to help move bills.
I don’t know how much truth there is to that, but it certainly rings true and seems like something that would go in behind the scenes in the DC swamp.
First, McConnell doesn’t care about holding a majority position in the Senate. Whether he is a majority leader or a minority leader doesn’t matter to McConnell. In fact McConnell’s political skill-set does better in the minority than the majority.
The preferred political position for Mitch McConnell is where he has between 45 and 49 republican Senators, and the Democrats hold the Majority with around 55. Of course with Senator Harry Reid’s retirement, this would now imply Majority leader Chuck Schumer holding office.
Why does McConnell prefer the minority position?
The answer is where you have had to actually follow Mitch McConnell closely to see how he works. When the Majority has around 52 to 55 seats, they need McConnell to give them 8 to 9 votes to overcome the three-fifths (60 vote) threshold for their legislative needs. It is in the process of trade and payment for those 8 to 9 votes where McConnell makes more money, and holds more power, than as a sitting Majority Leader.
The 60 vote threshold, and McConnell’s incredible skillset in the minority, is where he shines. Each of the needed votes to achieve sixty is worth buckets of indulgence to the minority leader and those on K-Street who need the Senate to support their legislative constructs. The votes to get to sixty are worth a lot of money.
Whether he does it or not, good chance the Republican party is toast anyway.
Who wants to follow sniveling weasels who talk a good game but never act, as well as sell out their own parties President for 4+ years??
RIP scumbags!
MAGA party coming to you!
Thanks; that’s the one I was thinking of. I just couldn’t remember where I’d seen it.
So happy the GOPe have taken the bait of “thou shalt not speak of election fraud”..... Whichever way they turn they’re screwed
Their whole entire shtick is pretending to fight the Democrats. We are their audience, and we are throwing tomatoes at them.
And if they try to punish Trump for speaking out against election fraud, we won’t even bother with throwing tomatoes at them. We’ll just get up and leave.
It really like ‘Professional wrestling’.....................
When Robinhood backed established hedge funds against small investors, they probably killed their company. If McConnell backs the establishment against decent Americans, I expect the same outcome. It’s the same battle in many ways, just a different venue.
Thank You I’ve been around politics since I was a child I can see when someone writes an article with an agenda lord knows we saw enough of them the last several years
“Mitch wants Trump gone”
Wait a minute. I thought Trump was gone. Hmmm!
Urge McConnell? That is a hoot. McConnell don’t need no stinking urging. Way before the Republican vipers said a word to McConnell on the subject, his predilection was to do it in a heartbeat if he thought he could pull it off.
Not party suicide. Just the end of their political careers!
Oh it seems like just about everyone who voted for this is getting a primary challenger and it willl be wonderful when at least 7 by my account lose
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