A real impeachment can’t be bumped up to SCOTUS for an appeal but can a bull-jive bill of attainder be bumped to SCOTUS? BTW, if Leaky Leahy allows the trial to go on, what effective date will be used to remove Trump from office? January 20, 2017? What office does Trump currently hold from which he is being removed?
That is the point as I understand the Constitution. The U.S. Senate has absolutely no authority to try a private citizen. They can make criminal referrals to the DoJ but they cannot try, convict and sentence a private citizen.
This 'trial' is the most ridiculous sham since the sham election. If the Left and DS weren't writing the history books this whole dog and pony show would probably be the most laughable episode in all of American history. Bitem pushes unity but our rulers are really demanding conformity - conformity of speech, conformity of thought, conformity of obedience.
All this perversion of government authority is not likely to turn out well. The DS has become unhinged!
:: What office does Trump currently hold from which he is being removed? ::
Here is the fly in the ointment.
Impeachment is used to remove an elected or appointed (requiring advise&consent) person from office.
If that person is removed from office by 2/3rds vote, then the deliberative body (Senate, in this case) can take up the question of “denial of further elected/appointed service; a majority yes/no vote.
The second can’t happen without the former.
The official must FIRST be removed from office if found culpable for the articles of impeachment, then the denial can be asked.
The “combining of the question” as a run-around, will be disallowed according to the language of the rule (Constitution).