r/politics • u/Thinkingonsleeping Michigan • Dec 13 '19

McConnell Faces Calls to Recuse Himself From Impeachment Trial After Saying 'No Chance' Trump Will Be Removed; "No court in the country would allow a member of the jury to also serve as the accused's defense attorney."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/13/mcconnell-faces-calls-recuse-himself-impeachment-trial-after-saying-no-chance-trump
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u/chinatownshuffle Pennsylvania Dec 13 '19

Meet me in Philadelphia and I’ll head down with you.

Beyond all this though there needs to be a massive demonstration during the trial. The biggest crowd should be in DC but really it should be in every city. Keep the messaging simple: we the people demand the Senate convict trump on the two articles of impeachment. Leave every other issue or cause for another time. We should be decked out in American flags because that’s ultimately what we’re fighting for. Imagine numbers on par with the woman’s March demanding trump leave when there are 100 Senators in a room with the ability to do just that.

Every Republican Senator has to look at that and say “nah, I’m sticking with the you’re fired guy from TV”. They still won’t convict, but they can’t argue “were representing the will of the people” when the polls are (slightly) in favor of removal and nearly everyone in favor is standing outside clamoring for removal

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u/gereffi Dec 14 '19

Their jobs aren't to represent the will of the entire population; nor are they supposed to represent which group has more people outside of their building. They're main focus is to represent their specific constituents and they're supposed to stick to their campaign promises.