Posted on 01/19/2020 12:13:02 PM PST by bitt
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is as of now including in the U.S. Senate impeachment trial rules a “kill switch” that effectively allows for the president’s legal team to seek an immediate verdict or dismissal of the case should Democrats engage in any shenanigans like they did in the House process.
The revelation comes after the House finally late last week formally sent the Articles of Impeachment it adopted before Christmas—after holding them for more than a month without transmission—to the U.S. Senate, thereby triggering the start of a Senate trial. The Senate will formally commence its trial procedures in votes this coming week, and while some Republicans want to outright dismiss the charges altogether from the outset, others believe a trial should take place.
In so finally transmitting the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also named impeachment case managers—the Democrats who will present and manage the House’s case to the Senate—last week. They include House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY). Both Schiff and Nadler were widely panned for the highly unfair process they ran in the House of Representatives, and many Senate Republicans do not trust them to refrain from playing games that seek to make the Senate trial unfair to the president as the highly partisan process in the House ended up.
Republicans on the House side, who were essentially powerless to stop the Democrats’ shenanigans since they are in the minority in the lower chamber, are warning Senate Republicans to be on the lookout for Schiff’s gamesmanship and that from his ilk.
“It’s incumbent upon the Senate to preserve the right of the President’s legal team to ask for a verdict or move to dismiss this sham impeachment anytime they..
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Fly in President Zelensky of Ukraine as the first witness. Can’t get any closer witness than that. Case closed and fast.
So Nancy gets to take credit for impeaching Trump while Nadless and SHIfT get credit for the Senate impeachment outcome.
Nancy can’t lose. But Nadless and SHIfT get the blame for Tump not being removed. Nancy, served those 2 clowns the the SHIfT burger they force her to carry.
I predict, Trump turning his impeachment trial into hundred of process crimes that net both Democrats and republicans in the Senate where it can not be said that he persecuted his political opponents.
I think Mitch has stooped to whip. And then both Cruz and Linda have been baiting the Dems wholesale on nationsl TV for the last week.
Lets see what that fat lady sings next week.
Man, wouldn’t that be egg on their face. We can only hope.
SPEEDY TRIAL
also known as Kill Switch
protection from obfuscation of witch hunt.
I would just set Adam shif up and drill him with 1000 defense questions s, ending with his false reading of the transcript in hearing.
Killswitch Engage!
A big advantage the representative dems (Socialists, communists, America haters)have, is they are totally shameless, and only care about what their district voters think of them.
You and I, and the rest of the voters don't matter. -Tom
How do you know they don’t?
the Kill switch would be ending this insanity after opening statements..didnt Nadler already say that the witnesses during the House hearing proved Trump guilty beyond all doubt..well than what is the point of witnesses than, just do the vote for dismissal and end this garbage
The best part about this is, it almost assures the RATs have to always have to be in attendances - can’t be on the campaign trail; else the switch is thrown and h They can’t stop it, even with a couple of ‘Code Pink’ defections.
This is all the Constitution has to say about the trial. From Article 1 Section 3:
6: The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.
7: Judgment in Cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law.
“Why don’t Repubs threaten errant members with no money or support for re-election if they don’t toe the Repub line? Not only that, threaten them with embarrassing revaluations, true or not (the media don’t care)... “
In fairness to the RINOs, they are still FAR, FAR, BETTER than the Democrats who would replace them (particularly on judges, where they support Trump 98% of the time). So I don’t blame McConnell for protecting them, at least the ones from purple/blue states.
I hope so but Collins and Murkowski voted against repeal of obamacare
You are right, of course.
But first "no smartphones" then "reduced media" and now you ask for "no blackmail."
Why try something brand new in DC when they're already feeling claustrophobic as it is.
I think that’s why he didn’t dismiss it right away, simply because he had that handful of “mavericks” who are essentially crypto-Dems. But I’m sure he’s working on them and reminding them that their re-election rides on this...
If the Republicans don’t put this thing on a fast track, The dims will endeavor to drag it out through the election at least. This is almost a given, with internecine filings at SCOTUS.
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