Posted on 01/02/2020 12:22:17 PM PST by rintintin
The historic fast-track impeachment of President J. Trump by the House Democrats may re-elect President Trump. The House followed party lines except for 4 Democrat representatives. The House vote is merely the charging document — tantamount to a grand jury indictment. The Senate is the trial court — the jury, the trier of fact.
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I for one don't share the desire for the Senate to take up the impeachment. Why dignify it? If Nancy doesn't send it over, it always has an asterix beside it - the phony impeachment, or "impeachment lite" as Trump calls it. The Senate should be spending its time on Trump's agenda, for a change, not wasting time on this charade.
the closer she gets to the election the worse it stinks.
This guy makes a good point. The next congress is a different one and would have to vote on the articles if they are not already at the senate.
The more Trump needles Neurotic Nancy the greater the chance she will make the huge mistake of delivering the Articles.
those frivolous, seditious articles of impeachment were cobbled together to attempt to keep President Trump from nominating a replacement SCJ for RBG.
I doubt this. There were nee members of the House and senate elected in 2016. But Clinton’s impeachment articles didn’t expire in 2000
L8r
“like other legislation”
I’m not a lawyer, but I don’t think Article of Impeachment are the legal equivalent of a bill.
Official rules would need to be consulted, by people with more time to spare than me.
“President Trump from nominating a replacement SCJ for RBG”
Trump would remain President during his trial.
If Trump names a person and the Senate then convicts him (and pigs fly), his nomination remains valid I believe.
Nanzi’s hemming and hawing is stupid.....insisting she wants to be assured of a “fair trial.”
Doesnt even know the constitutional language guaranteeing a “fair trial” is given to the accused......NOT the accuser.
one wonders if the think that they can wait it out in the hopes of retaking the Senate by vote fraud and then forcing the trial and buying off a conviction by 12 turncoats (Romney, Collins, Murkowski are already gone by that point)
“those frivolous, seditious articles of impeachment were cobbled together to attempt to keep President Trump from nominating a replacement SCJ for RBG.”
Indicting a 100% innocent ham sandwich isn’t sedition.
As long as the Democrats use (or more correctly, abuse) existing procedures, they are legally safe.
you’re using logic...again!!
The Dems HAVE no other plan to deal with the political challenge to their base of a replacement SCJ than to bleat about President Trump not being eligible to name a SCJ candidate while “under impeachment”
Yes-IMHO..they REALLY ARE that lame
“In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.”
Amendment VI
An impeachment is not a criminal prosecution. The Senate and the senators need not be impartial.
Nothing could have been done to toss out 100% pro-Clinton Democratic senators during Bill Clinton’s impeachment.
She’ll drag it out as long as possible.
All the dems have is impeachment-——to give the r/f a thrill.......to raise a little money.
Kudos......very thoughtful post.
I agree with both of you. The impeachment resolution is not a bill. And I think I remember correctly that the Clinton resolution was passed just before Christmas but not delivered until after January 10
Fast track impeachment??? LOL:-)
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