Here IMO is what could happen.
If the skank Pelousy does NOT send the articles over to the Senate, the Senate can simply ignore them and do nothing, or hold court and dismiss all past, present and future articles of such from THIS house of reps.
Or, if the skank doesnt send them and they stay till after the next election, the NEW House can bring those article back up and hold trials of retribution against those who brought this sedition and charge them as indicated.
You think I am deluded? Well...they, (democRATS)didnt follow any rules and rolled right over the constitution, violating several article of the constitution, so why would any NEW house follow any rules?
Dems don’t believe in “a fair and speedy trial.” They want to flood the jury pool with peers of their own choosing.
Nuts!!!
After listening to Mitch this morning, it seems to me that the House is trying to set itself up, and by default the Speaker of the House, as a separate branch of government, above the Constitution. If they are successful, they can impeach any future president at will, and force the Senate to a standstill by imposing their rules on them.
.... The Coup is deepening ....
don’t pay them until their work is completed...
The house needs to send the articles to the Senate in order for this be considered a legitimate Impeachment. If they never send it, then it becomes nothing but a House Resolution. Basically it turns into to a censure vote and nothing more. Trump will not be able to be labeled as the 3rd President in history to be impeached!
Mitch should announce a start date for the trail and give Pelousy 12 days to name the managers.
Resolved, That William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate:
(House Resolution 755, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, First Session)
Resolved, That Donald John Trump, President of the United States, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate:
The House expressly resolved to exhibit the articles to the Senate. That is what passed.
It is axiomatic that the accuser isn't done until the accuser presents the case to the trier of the case.
I cannot see why delay of transmittal would force McConnell to do anything. It just keeps IMPEACHMENT in the forefront of the popular consciousness and swings more 2020 votes and Congressional seats to Trump and the Republicans unless, of course, McConnell reverts to traditional Republicanism and “caves.” Pelosi may be calculating that maintaining a spine is wearing on McConnell and eventually that spine will revert to its normal gelatinous state.
The Senate sets its own rules for impeachment. There is already a Senate bill outlining specific procedures for accepting articles from the House. This Senate should simply pass another standing bill proclaiming these impeachment articles are officially rejected as soon as they get logged into the Senate record .....in the presence of the SCOTUS Chief Justice, of course.
The Chief Justice is a constitutional requirement.
Then charge Pelosi with obstruction of justice!
McConnell should agree to every demand by the House Leadership.
Then the House transfers the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate.
Then McConnell promptly holds a vote to Dismiss the charges.
Pelosi will scream from her podium that Mitch lied.
But it will be to late and the case is closed.
No laws broken by McConnell. He just shouldn’t agree to an outcome.
It’s like dealing with children.
If Plastic Face waits long enough, The Turtle can go to the Supreme Court and ask for relief. I believe the Court would have no choice but to order her to send the case up or the Court would declare it Null and Void and have it stricken for the records. Where else would it be heard and what else could the Court say and do?
Does not anybody else see what the witch is doing? She is holding onto the articles of impeachment as long as she can to keep implicating President Donald Trump in some sort of crime. She knows that releasing the articles of impeachment would be an embarassment to the democrats. She does not intend to do that. She will hold out as long as we will let her. The time has come to close in on her. Let us expose her for what she is.
The US Constitution provides that “all citizens are innocent until proven guilty”. If the Senate holds an impeachment trial, it can only determine that the president is “not guilty”. If they do not hold a trial, they can declare that he is INNOCENT. The Senate can simply vote on impeachment rules that require the House to turn over the charges and if they do not turn over the charges, he shall be declared INNOCENT.