The writer is correct. His idea is terrifying.
https://theconservativeopposition.blogspot.com/2020/01/there-are-few-certainties-that-have.html
Democrats Know Trump Won’t Be Removed; Here’s What They’re Really Up To.
FTA:
Wherefore President Trump, by such conduct, has demonstrated that he will remain a threat to national security and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with self-governance and the rule of law. President Trump thus warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.
In this seemingly innocuous passage, tucked quietly away at the end of an article the Democrats knew full well most people would not read, lies the secret. The last sentence, in fact, is the very thing this entire circus has been about. All of the fireworks. All of the propaganda. All of the lies, fake news, and staged drama has been to keep our focus away from that one simple sentence. And why? For the answer, we turn to Justia, which is essentially the online bible for American law:
Because conviction requires a two thirds vote, this means that Removal can only occur as a result of the same two thirds vote. Unlike removal, disqualification is a discretionary judgement, and there is no explicit constitutional linkage to the two thirds vote on conviction. Although an argument can be made that disqualification should also require a two-thirds vote, The Senate has determined that a disqualification may be accomplished by a simple majority vote.
And what exactly does that mean? It means that while it would take 67 of the 100 Senate Votes to Remove Donald Trump from office, it would only take 51 to disqualify him from running once again in 2020.
And therein lies Democrats’ plan. The Pelosi led left wing media continues to bury us beneath statements from criminals, opinionated testimonies from questionable witnesses, and outright lies with the desperate hope that a handful of Senators will be convinced to join them in silencing the voices of American voters, or, as an even less likely plan B, to convince enough Americans to vote Enough Democrats in to impeach Remove him in 2021.
“And what exactly does that mean? It means that while it would take 67 of the 100 Senate Votes to Remove Donald Trump from office, it would only take 51 to disqualify him from running once again in 2020.”
That won’t happen, you can’t pass sentence unless you convict first.
And what exactly does that mean? It means that while it would take 67 of the 100 Senate Votes to Remove Donald Trump from office, it would only take 51 to disqualify him from running once again in 2020.
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Mairdie, I have seen this theory before. In my opinion it is not true—a clear misreading of the constitution.
In plain English-first comes conviction-then comes the sentencing(penalty or judgement) which can be removal or removal and disqualification.
Sentencing(disqualification from office) by a simple majority has NEVER happened, unless the person was first CONVICTED by 2/3 vote.
ARTICLE I SECTION3:
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.
BOTTOMLINE: They can not impose the penalty without a conviction —pretty sure that the Supreme Court would have to agree with that. Of course, that might not stop these idiots from saying it or trying it—POTUS and his legal team will not fall for it.
The writer is correct. His idea is terrifying.
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Nothing is as terrifying as ‘we don’t know’...and we don’t know...we don’t know what Our President actually knows, we don’t know what conversations have been had, we are not there nor will we be...
Our President is a very smart person, he has to be to get to where he is...it takes a lot to get millions of voters to come out and stand in bad weather, hot weather, freezing weather to see one of his rallies, and then vote when you haven’t ever voted or haven’t voted in years...he knows what is going on, he can read people...I can to some extent, and so can you, but not like Our President...
His whole future is on the line here and he knew what he was expecting when he came down in Trump Tower to announce his run for POTUS...I think he found it was somewhat more corrupt than he imagined, and he is the type of person to give you all the rope you want to hang yourself, you hang yourself he doesn’t...and time after time in 3 years he has done that...
Quit getting upset because we don’t know what he knows, fear one; we don’t know what people are telling him, fear two; and don’t let someone else, me included, scare you into believing that he’s going down...God doesn’t make mistakes and I FIRMLY believe that God put Our President where he is for a reason...have faith my friend...have faith...