That’s along the lines of what I’ve been thinking. There’s plenty more to impeach the fucker on, so the House should just crank up that machine again. It’s not like the Senate is going to suddenly go back to the regular business of dealing with bills from the House.
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It’s a perfect wall, okay? Perfect.
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God help us if this turns into a zombie pandemic
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reminder that there is NO SUCH THING AS MODERATE REPUBLICANS. They are not friends. They have proven they will NEVER be bipartisan…EVER.
Sen. Rob Portman is a “no” on witnesses
Here’s Sen. Murkowski’s statement on her no vote
Republican senator: “Lamar speaks for lots and lots of us”
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“We are sadly at a low point of division in this country.”
Just wait, Murkowski. It gets worse, and not because anything the Democrats are going to do.
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Mealy-mouthed Murkowski Meals Her Mouth Again. Film at 11.
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JMHO I think the House has strategically held back other impeachable offenses in case the Senate acquits Trump of the offenses he’s on trial for now. Depending on what happens in November, the House (and possibly a Dem-majority Senate?) may have a better shot at Trump then, and for that, they’d need new charges.
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It’s giving the Democrats a lot of undue credit for being clever and conniving. But, maybe they have finally gotten their shit together. In such a case, they would take the criticisms of the process and get them implemented for the next round to rub Republican’s face in.
This also presumes the future rounds won’t also be complete bullshit.
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Also in case of Trump et al losing the election, to avoid endless challenges and appeals about whether double jeopardy applies to impeachment-criminal charges. When, not if.
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For what its’ worth… this from Quora… If the President is impeached in the House but acquitted in trial by the Senate, how does the 5th amendment double jeopardy clause apply?
Peter Kruger, Licensed Attorney in the State of Wisconsin
Answered Mar 7, 2019 · Upvoted by Carter Moore, Degree in Political Science, former Congressional aide and Federal employee · Author has 1.2k answers and 8m answer views
The shortest answer is that it doesn’t. The 5th Amendment specifically applies to criminal proceedings. Impeachment is not a criminal proceeding.
Impeachment is a political proceeding, whose only purpose is to determine whether or not the legislature can remove a member of the other two branches of government from office. There are no damages to assess, no criminal penalties to impose. It is merely whether or not the accused should be removed from holding public office.
The “but”: Yes, the GOP would fight it tooth and nail!!
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Exactly. It’s better to just bypass the whole topic by bringing new charges.
ETA: There are certainly plenty to choose from!
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Do you think that depending on the November political atmo (and the polls) the latest charges could be made again if even more corroborative evidence and testimony are introduced?
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The House can pass any piece of paper it wants to
and the Senate can dismiss it or ignore it or hold another trial just like this one
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Constitutionally? Yes. As @smulder points out, politically, no.
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Thus assuring he will not be allowed anywhere near senators who might be at all interested.
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So if a sitting Senator thought that punching Mitch McConnell in the face on the floor of the Senate would increase their chances of re-election, Dershowitz would be okay with that?
Hmm. Well, it wouldn’t be the first assault in the Senate chamber. [I don’t know if that was the first such incident, it was just the first one I found.]
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