 |
 |
The Trump implosion thread!
Poll
 | 2 votes (8.69%) | ||
| | 1 vote (4.34%) | ||
| No votes (0%) | |||
| | 2 votes (8.69%) | ||
| | 2 votes (8.69%) | ||
| | 13 votes (56.52%) | ||
| No votes (0%) | |||
| | 2 votes (8.69%) | ||
| No votes (0%) | |||
| | 1 vote (4.34%) |
23 members have voted
| January 9th, 2021 at 5:32:04 AM permalink | |
| Mission146 Administrator Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 23 Posts: 4147 |
That's correct. Although, one important distinction is that it takes a 2/3 vote of the Senators present. Strictly speaking, you wouldn't necessarily need 67 votes if fewer than all 100 Senators were present. Additionally, I think it's possible that, while some Republican Senators would not vote to remove Trump from office; they might not show up to prevent him from being convicted. Unlikely, but possible. In addition to, "Conviction," leading to removal from office, a Senate can separately take up the matter of disqualifying the person from any future office of trust in the United States Government. Removal from office does not automatically effectuate that; it's a separate vote. "War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen..let us give them all they want." William T. Sherman |
| January 9th, 2021 at 6:28:08 AM permalink | |
| Dalex64 Member since: Mar 8, 2014 Threads: 3 Posts: 3687 | Mcconnell just circulated a memo saying basically if the senate is presented with articles of impeachment from the house, the earliest the senate would take it up is one hour after Biden is inagurated. I think such a trial could still happen even after the president has left office, with the potential punishment for conviction of being banned from holding any future federal office. There still probably aren't enough republican senators for a conviction, either. "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
| January 9th, 2021 at 9:43:55 AM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
How did it go down with Bill Clinton? I recall the vote to remove from office went down on party lines, thus not achieving the required 2/3. But by what mechanism did he get censured? Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| January 9th, 2021 at 10:17:40 AM permalink | |
| Dalex64 Member since: Mar 8, 2014 Threads: 3 Posts: 3687 | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censure_in_the_United_States Looks like they tried, or proposed, to censure him, but didn't. "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
| January 9th, 2021 at 7:16:40 PM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11803 | Pence attending Inauguration Class Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| January 9th, 2021 at 7:26:48 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18762 | Hopefully they'll have a little more security for the Inauguration. Before I thought it was just laughable Trump probably wasn't coming. Now I think it's a gift if he stays away. (and laughable) You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
| January 10th, 2021 at 4:18:11 AM permalink | |
| ams288 Member since: Apr 21, 2016 Threads: 29 Posts: 12536 |
Maybe Donny will try to change his mind. He’s an attention whore. Without his Twitter, we haven’t seen anything from him lately. It’s probably killing him inside. lol “A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman |
| January 10th, 2021 at 8:52:24 AM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11803 |
I hate getting suspended He must be going ballistic unable to tweet No doubt driving anybody near him nuts as he is probably ranting, raving and drooling just like a spoiled child Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| January 10th, 2021 at 9:05:57 AM permalink | |
| Dalex64 Member since: Mar 8, 2014 Threads: 3 Posts: 3687 |
You may have seen that joke/fake tweet from FLOTUS saying "I had to hide my phone" Others have pointed out that he has a press room in his own house. As far as I know, the press would still cover the president if he spoke there. "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
| January 10th, 2021 at 10:17:17 AM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18762 |
He's tweeted over 26,000 times. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |