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Because there are only two entities that changes government:

The election process and massive amounts of money spread through politicians as well as administrators in Federal agencies.

In the trial if the Gaetz thing happens, Leahy will likely stop his argument the the basis of impertinence and being immaterial. Who would overrule him? Dems have the majority (Including Repubs who will not want to listen to Gaetz's presentation).

January 6th is a gift from hell to every wanna-be authoritarian and totalitarian. That day rivals Pearl Harbor as being a day of infamy. The ultimate "justification" to shut down every reasonable argument.

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"In the trial if the Gaetz thing happens, Leahy will likely stop his argument the the basis of impertinence and being immaterial. Who would overrule him?"

Queeg. That is what so many people are missing on this thread.

This Trial is supposed to come off as pure kabuki, the House presents their case -- with 720p vidya screens lofl -- and the Senate falls short, way short of votes, what those votes are supposed to do: 'remove' a private citizen? Whatever. Not the point.

No, the point is, if Leahy so much as even accidentally drops that gavel to stop the defense, then Gaetz would go straight to SCOTUS for ruling "In Re:" and pull Queeg right into that which Big John desperately wants to stay out of.

You realize that the reason Queeg specifically declined this kabuki Trial, he is the tie-breaker for adoptions. He is the 'question reader'. In Trump's 1st Impeachment Trial, Roberts (and ONLY ROBERTS could have) made critical rulings ACTING CONSTITUTIONALLY as PRESIDING OFFICER, the SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Trump's counsel, Gaetz or whoever, should open with a ticklist of Constitutional questions and force Queeg fully into the kabuki spotlight front and center -- including 'how dare you shirk your Constitutional duties, Mr. Chief Justice'; and then pull out the dirty ballots.