Right, that’s been clear all along. A two thirds majority in the senate is needed to remove him from office, and the republicans hold a majority of the seats. So it probably won’t happen.The Brown Wizard wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 5:52 pm Did i just hear correctly on the news that the dems wont even get to remove trump because theyll need the senate to approve his removal...which happens to be controlled by the Republicans?
Now, the consitution states that the senate should function as impartial jurors, listen to and evaluate the evidence presented, and base their verdict on that and that alone. But we all know that’s not what will happen.
A number of republican senators (mcConnell, Graham...) have already stated that they have no intention of being impartial; which I guess must mean they’re convinced Trump is guilty but will still vote against his removal.
I mean, if they thought he was innocent, why scoff at impartiality?
The only question in my mind is, when they openly defy the constitution, couldn’t they go to jail for that?
”Lock them up! Lock them up!”
A lot of the leading democrats (including Pelosi) were opposed to going the impeachment route, precisely because they know the senate will not play ball, but when the Ukraine story broke, they felt they had no choice any longer. They had to draw the line
And even though the likelyhood of some twenty republican senators voting for the removal of Trump is close to zero, they hope that when all the criminal acts and violations of the constitution are brought to light, the voters will respond by removing Trump in 2020. It’s far from certain, because many Trumpeteres seem to actually approve of him ”breaking all the rules” so we will just have to wait and see.
Also, when he is no longer president, all the evidence they’ve dug out can be presented in a court of law instead, and then his party hacks can’t save him!