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Senate votes Trump impeachment trial is constitutional
foxnews.com ^ | Feb. 9, 2021 | By Marisa Schultz

Posted on 02/09/2021 2:35:16 PM PST by PROCON

The Senate voted Tuesday to move ahead with the unprecedented impeachment trial of former President Trump after listening to hours of arguments on whether it is constitutional to try a president who is already out of office.

The vote was 56-44.

Trump's legal team said the trial is unconstitutional because he's no longer in office and can't face removal, which is the standard judgment of an impeachment conviction.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: censureromney; crossingtherubicon; farce; farce2; impeachment; impeachment2; rinos; senate; trump; unconstitutional
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To: PROCON

Impeach him all they want, I’m still voting for the guy in 2024


101 posted on 02/09/2021 3:01:48 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free equal justice under the law will never exist in the USA)
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To: PROCON

Well now we know how many senators have never read the Constitution and the Federalist Papers

What a bunch of worthless “public servants.” There should be a recall for each one of them, both Defecrat and Republicrat.

Com on America!!!Wake up before it’s too late!!!! These idiots are dragging us all to HELL!!!!!

Stop the Steal of our Republic


102 posted on 02/09/2021 3:02:52 PM PST by robindy56
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To: Jonty30

Speaking as a Nebraskan, Ben Sasse is a grade A A$$hole and only represents himself and not Nebraskans.


103 posted on 02/09/2021 3:04:04 PM PST by Newbomb Turk
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To: PROCON

Attention Azrael...do your job


104 posted on 02/09/2021 3:04:26 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Since when does the Senate or Congress get to assume the Supreme Courts role in determining what’s constitutional? For example, they passed DOMA and it was signed into law only to be declared unconstitutional by SCOTUS. If the representatives have the ability to determine constitutionality, then no law passed should ever be questioned. Our nation is a joke.


105 posted on 02/09/2021 3:04:27 PM PST by RBW in PA
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To: Sacajaweau

Because they know better than the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. 😆


106 posted on 02/09/2021 3:07:07 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: RBW in PA; All

BTTT

They are the truest words spoken we shall see.


107 posted on 02/09/2021 3:07:46 PM PST by wombatsrule
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To: irishjuggler

China.


108 posted on 02/09/2021 3:10:31 PM PST by P-Marlowe (Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping List )
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To: robindy56

Too late! Today was proven our elected officials are dictators governing by THEIR OWN set of fantasy unconstitutional laws! Now you know why Roberts refused to preside on the hearing because the fix was in. But his hatred for Trump is so enormous that he’d rather just sit it out and let Congress and Senate have their way. No matter if it’s unConstitutional ..Roberts don’t care as long as it fk trump all the way to Kingdom come!


109 posted on 02/09/2021 3:10:47 PM PST by RoseofTexas
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To: grobdriver

He needs 11 more. 67 to convict.


110 posted on 02/09/2021 3:11:04 PM PST by Alas Babylon! ("You, the American people, are my only special interest." --President Donald J. Trump)
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To: RetiredScientist

I was going to say, the Senate is way out over it’s skis here. The SCOTUS decides if it’s Constitutional.

But, hey. They tossed the rule book out in 2019 for this one.


111 posted on 02/09/2021 3:13:01 PM PST by RinaseaofDs
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To: PROCON

Does not matter how they voted. It does not make the impeachment suddenly Constitutional.


112 posted on 02/09/2021 3:16:35 PM PST by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: Sacajaweau
Unbelievable. They really don’t understand the Constitution do they...or their role to uphold it.

No, they just don't care about it. All they care about is power and wealth. Laws and rules are for us unwashed masses.

113 posted on 02/09/2021 3:17:10 PM PST by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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To: EEGator

Why does the presiding officer get to vote?


114 posted on 02/09/2021 3:17:24 PM PST by I-ambush (From the brightest star comes the blackest hole; you had so much to offer, did you offer your soul?)
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To: RetiredScientist
No. A court decides if it is legal. This sham trial is a miscarriage of justice.

What court?

115 posted on 02/09/2021 3:18:01 PM PST by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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To: Flick Lives

“Do you really think what anyone says is going to make one iota of difference the final vote? Do you think anyone will be swayed by logic? The vote you see today is the vote you’ll see.”

This is an emotional dramatic production meant to influence those not as familiar with the facts as Freepers. Its showtime, and Trump had damn well better put one on, too, to challenge thee UniParty vermin on an emotional level. Any half-decent lawyer that I know would have stuck it to the prosecution. I could do better, with more passion. Trump’s lawyers are worthless.


116 posted on 02/09/2021 3:19:07 PM PST by myerson
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To: All

IF any of you guys so much as give a dime to the SWAMP GOP...I’m coming for you..


117 posted on 02/09/2021 3:19:20 PM PST by Fawn ("My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" Hosea 4:6)
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To: RBW in PA

What astounds me is these wackos have to know that what they are doing is leading people down a path to where they will eventually revolt. Is that what they want? Do they want riots 24 hours a day in every city? Do they want the military gunning down masses of citizens?

It’s like they do not care, they are moving high speed ahead to impose tyranny. Do they see what the population is of the USA? This isn’t some small European country with 5 million people this is country getting close to half a billion, and just tiny percentage of that is all it takes to bring absolute anarchy to every city in this country. Just striking truck drivers is enough to stop this country dead in its tracks, fuel, food, instantly stopped. Violence is not the only way to revolt.

Look how people riot just when a cop shoots someone black. How do they think they are going to react when people are jailed for speaking against the government? That’s where they are moving to. The Capital invasion was just a tiny tiny example and just that made Pelosi crap her pants. Does she REALLY want to incite something much worse?


118 posted on 02/09/2021 3:21:34 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free equal justice under the law will never exist in the USA)
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To: PROCON

I didn’t know Cassady was an oily stool.


119 posted on 02/09/2021 3:22:38 PM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: afchief

We have a ROGUE, CRIMINAL and EVIL Government now.


In both DC and in state legislatures


120 posted on 02/09/2021 3:23:19 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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