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To: plain talk

The impeachment vote failed to convict on both counts.

The perjury charge failed with 45 senators (all Republican) voting “guilty” and 55 senators (45 Democrats and 10 Republicans) voting “not guilty”.

The obstruction of justice charge failed with 50 senators (all Republican) voting “guilty” and 50 senators (45 Democrats and 5 Republicans) voting “not guilty”. In both cases, a two-thirds majority of 67 senators would have been required for conviction.

The five Republican senators who voted against conviction on both charges were John Chafee of Rhode Island, Susan Collins of Maine, Jim Jeffords of Vermont, Olympia Snowe of Maine, and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania. The additional five Republican senators who voted “not guilty” only on the perjury charge were Slade Gorton of Washington, Richard Shelby of Alabama, Ted Stevens of Alaska, Fred Thompson of Tennessee, and John Warner of Virginia.


102 posted on 12/20/2013 10:28:18 AM PST by Nero Germanicus
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To: Nero Germanicus

See ol’ Fred Thompson was already straying long before he decided to “run” for President. He wasn’t that generous with Nixon’s foolish Watergate caper, was he?


126 posted on 12/28/2013 7:31:43 AM PST by Theodore R.
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