Posted on 11/23/2019 5:25:53 AM PST by Scooter100
I read this on a Twitter post and now I can't find it.
The poster claimed that in Senate hearings the rules require both Majority and Minority members mutually "AGREE" on the witnesses to appear.
Anybody know if this is true. Let me know if you can find this rule regarding Senate impeachment proceedings.
If true, this could be a giant mess for Repubs.
They essentially have to agree on the rules/witnesses before they begin the proceeding from what I have heard (I think they did that in 1999).
It’s ironic of course considering how we’re being railroaded in the House.
This would not make any sense, because the defenders could refuse to agree to any witnesses, and then the prosecution would have no evidence.
The threat from the Senate GOP should be we get to call any witness we want or we acquit on the spot. Even Romney might agree to that if he’s being honest about wanting to seek out the truth.
A simple senate majority could change any rules, but you know they won’t in favor of Trump.
Which is why this whole ongoing soft-coup charade is so dangerous.
Fortunately public opinion is tilting away from support, but who knows what real or manufactured news could change that.
Slimy, but perfectly legal.
It seems to me unless it is in the Constitution that the Senate can make it’s own rules for the impeachment process as regards to witnesses.
If there are any rules at all that can hamstring the GOP, the GOP will make sure that they are hamstrung by those rules.
If there are no rules that will hamstring the GOP, then the GOP will insert rules to hamstring itself.
I don’t trust a single one of them at all.
You have a very generous opinion of the Senate GOP.
The threat from the Senate GOP is that they are going to find a way to convict the President. That's the threat you need to worry about.
It’s the threat I’ve always worried about, going back months. Note I said “should”, not “would”.
Not really. Rs need 50 votes or Ds can block.
So we can lose Minion, Tom Collins, and one other and still break the tie with Pence.
This whine is going nowhere.
I don’t trust McConnell to have a backbone in sorting out the hearing rules/witnesses....or even initiating a trial.
Don’t stress bc majority committee vote OR agreement...
So if the repubs stay together, they’ll get whatever (whoever) they want
Since I see the entire mess as posturing, and being political to gain FLOOR time and press coverage.... I think that a GREAT PLAY would be to forget it all, show a higher commitment to get laws passed, and show that gov’t was NOT meant to be continually bogged down in impeachment hearings, and opening more investigations. LETS GET SOMETHING DONE, the errs of the people who were in other administrations will come out in articles,books, and interviews, but it tears us all apart to keep bickering.
He’s not great but he will NOT have a trial that ends up convincing the president. That would be absolutely stupid and would destroy the party for decades if not longer.
So, what happens when the left storms the personal properties of those related to the GOP Senators, making threats? Lord know few if any would get arrested. If it goes to the Senate, I expect far worse than we’ve seen so far.
The GOP wants Trump gone....but they cannot convict him...
Because the democrats have nothing....Trumps poll numbers are not headed down...
I do not trust the useless party at all
Trump has exposed DC for what it is...corrupt...
So is it your opinion that the President will ultimately be removed?
No. The current senate rules for impeachment trial are different.
https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/3_1986SenatesImpeachmentRules.pdf
When may the investigators be investigated ????
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.