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To: umgud

“If the dems regain the house majority at any point in Trump’s tenure, they will, without question or evidence, vote and approve articles of impeachment. You can take this to the bank.”

They will need to prove high crimes and misdemeanors for which there are none. Trump will take it to SCOTUS who will vote 5-4 for Trump. If it even gets that far. And if he is impeached, so what? He doesn’t have to resign and he could always pardon himself if it goes any further.

First things first. Democrats will have to win both the house and the senate to try something this foolish. What Democrats are doing is equivalent to a coup.


32 posted on 12/22/2017 7:10:31 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (We're CNN. We're not lying, we're just incompetent!)
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To: EQAndyBuzz
The courts are in no way involved in the impeachment process.

The House must vote by majority in order to impeach, and after a trial in the Senate, two thirds of the Senate must vote in order to convict and remove.

33 posted on 12/22/2017 7:13:41 PM PST by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius available at Amazon)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

The senate would need to convict and this is not going to happen, but you only need a simple majority in the house to bring the articles of impeachment. And while they need evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors, don’t look for a lack of evidence to slow down the dems. They are nearly apoplectic as it is.


41 posted on 12/22/2017 7:56:38 PM PST by umgud
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To: EQAndyBuzz
The courts? I don't understand what you mean. The House can initiate impeachment proceedings if they want to and the courts have no say. It is clearly written in the Constitution and believe me, the courts would never intervene. Impeachment is a political process.

Then if a majority vote is successful, then it goes to the Senate for a trial, which you need two thirds majority for conviction and then thrown out of office.

The courts wouldn't and shouldn't be involved at all.

48 posted on 12/22/2017 8:41:11 PM PST by Dave W
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