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To: Reily

Shut up troll

The proceedings unfold in the form of a trial, with each side having the right to call witnesses and perform cross-examinations. The House members, who are given the collective title of managers during the course of the trial, present the prosecution case, and the impeached official has the right to mount a defense with his or her own attorneys as well. Senators must also take an oath or affirmation that they will perform their duties honestly and with due diligence. After hearing the charges, the Senate usually deliberates in private. The Constitution requires a two-thirds super majority to convict a person being impeached. The Senate enters judgment on its decision, whether that be to convict or acquit, and a copy of the judgment is filed with the Secretary of State. Upon conviction in the Senate, the official is automatically removed from office and may also be barred from holding future office. The trial is not an actual criminal proceeding and more closely resembles a civil service termination appeal in terms of the contemplated deprivation. Therefore, the removed official may still be liable to criminal prosecution under a subsequent criminal proceeding. The President may not grant a pardon in the impeachment case, but may in any resulting Federal criminal case.


1,602 posted on 07/29/2019 10:28:51 AM PDT by BiggBob
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To: BiggBob
Shut up troll.

Haha. Brief and to the point.

1,603 posted on 07/29/2019 10:31:06 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: BiggBob

And Q didn’t seem to know that!

I’ve known it since 7th grade Civics.

It took you to explain it for him .... or at least make excuses for him.


1,604 posted on 07/29/2019 10:33:50 AM PDT by Reily
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To: BiggBob
I know, BB.

Q probly shoulda wrote out what you posted, or the Constitutional definition of the process, instead of the commonly understood one word to satisfy the dork community.

Cause as we know. brevity isn't important.

Bad Q, bad.

1,605 posted on 07/29/2019 10:34:21 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: BiggBob

President Nixon resigned before impeachment. Can a President resign after impeachment but before conviction?


1,645 posted on 07/29/2019 11:40:57 AM PDT by AU72
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To: BiggBob; Reily

It’s just one more nail in the Trump coffin! Reily has told us all along that Trump is unfit for the office of POTUS. This is just evidence that he surrounds himself with sycophants that don’t know basic civic!

See, he’s not a seasoned politician like Mitt or Ryan or Jeb. He should just resign over this devastating mistake.

AMIRIGHTREILY?


1,669 posted on 07/29/2019 12:24:10 PM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (There is only one POTUS and Donald Trump IS that POTUS; may re-election be upon him.)
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