[17th Miss Regt]

2. The Senate could begin a trial and, thereafter, could end it whenever the Senate majority deems it has heard enough and calls for a vote. Such a vote would be called when the Senate majority is confident that a supermajority of 67 senators — two-thirds of the Senate — would not vote to convict;

Why a two thirds majority? They only need one third plus one to ensure no conviction.

[Still Thinking]

Maybe it’s like a criminal jury. Conviction or acquittal must both meet a certain number of votes. Anything in between is a hung jury.

[Texas Eagle]

Nice catch. As usual, the Fake News Media has it exactly backwards. It would take 67 votes TO convict.

The FNM And demonicRATS are always playing heads I win, tails you lose.