Posted on 01/25/2021 8:08:07 PM PST by Helicondelta
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will not preside over former President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, which is scheduled to begin in earnest on Feb. 8.
Instead, Senate President Pro Tempore Patrick Leahy (Vt.), the most senior member of the Senate Democratic Conference, will preside over the trial.
Leahy on Monday confirmed he would wield the gavel and promised to administer “impartial justice.”
Republicans say Roberts’s absence undermines the legitimacy of the trial.
“The Constitution requires that the chief justice preside over the impeachment trial of a president but that’s not what we’re doing. To me that’s indicative of the fact that we’re in uncharted waters,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a member of the Judiciary Committee.
“I just think it looks very petty and vindictive and I understand there are a lot of people who are mad but the process itself already looks like a railroad job,” he added.
Cornyn said having a Democrat preside over the trial “really undermines the legitimacy.”
Other GOP senators echoed that criticism.
“If the chief justice doesn’t preside, I think it’s an illegitimate hearing and really goes to show that it’s not really constitutional to impeach someone who’s not president,” said Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.).
Leahy on Monday pushed back on the Republican criticism.
“I have presided over hundreds of hours in my time in the Senate. I don’t think anybody has ever suggested I was anything but impartial in those hundreds of hours,” he said.
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Another Stalin Show Trial. Show me the man and we will show you the crime.
It’s a known fact that the frickin’ retarded Leahy and retarded Hop Sing Xiden can correctly identify each other 3 out of 100 times.
Trump should not respond. Let them play their game then take them to court. Or, if they declare he can’t hold office again, just run for office anyway. The democrats, by electing two people, Obama and Harris, who are not qualified, have established the law doesn’t apply if you don’t want it to, and if trump can get re-elected, the conviction is moot.
“To me that’s indicative of the fact that we’re in uncharted waters,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). No, John, that’s indicative that you’re swimming in an ocean of BULLCRAP!!
No you don’t. If you actually believed what you were saying, and weren’t just playing a schtick, you would go here and put the max bet on 67 or more:
$850.00.
If you were actually making a prediction, and if you were right, you will win $8,594.35.
But you don’t really believe what you are spewing here, so you won’t bet a penny.
"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."
Well how are they going to show it is not a show trial?
A: The media will COVER it up for them!
Exactly. They could impeach any and all candidates for president.
The idea is floating around that the Senate vote will be secret and anonymous. If so then Trump is toast.
I don’t think they’ll get enough votes to convict, but I wouldn’t bet any $ on it either way.
This is a good idea, thanks.
I am finding out that the GOP in the Senate is a lot like Free Republic. No real core convictions except for globalism and cheap labor with a tiny minority who are naturalists and patriots...
The idea is floating around that the Senate vote will be secret and anonymous
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Then it is up to US to tell them they ALL will be subject to primary etc etc
Probably won’t really do any good but at least we may get some of they thinking...although PDJT getting 75mil+ votes apparently isn’t ‘scaring’ them, so in effect they are telling US to go screw ourselves....
Judge, Jury and Executioner. Modern day Robespierre.
This is getting more banana republic every day.
Big talk, but you and I both know that you are not putting $850.00 on the line. You are still playing a game, and you are pretending because you think no one can verify it.
So, let’s up the stakes a bit. Why don’t we bet our continued participation here at FR?
If the Senate convicts, I’ll leave FR for good. If they don’t, you leave for good.
Are you willing to take the bet? Or, is it as I suspect, you playing a schtick and won’t back up what you say.
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