Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Uncle Sham

But doesn’t the Senate write the rules for an impeachment?

Why is McConnell saying he doesn’t have the majority votes to block calling new witnesses?


66 posted on 01/28/2020 7:51:36 PM PST by Engedi (ui)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 65 | View Replies ]


To: Engedi
"But doesn’t the Senate write the rules for an impeachment?"

The rules of impeachment are in the Constitution. The House does the impeachment. The Senate judges whether or not what the House presents to them should result in the removal of a President. It is the job of the House to impeach by bringing forth an article of impeachment. They go through a discovery phase in order to do this. Whatever article of impeachment they put together and present to the Senate is then judged by the Senate. That article of impeachment is limited to the discovery produced to create it. If there is "new" discovery needed, the House is responsible for obtaining it, not the Senate. The Senate can make rules as to how their "judgement" portion of the process is handled but their rules cannot contradict the constitution.

67 posted on 01/28/2020 8:12:55 PM PST by Uncle Sham
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 66 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson