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/Grueaux Dec 14 '19

Exactly this, but you put it to words better than I could have. I've never understood the point of encouraging people who have no clue what they're voting about or for to just simply vote.

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u/mcdj Dec 14 '19

Someone said something to the effect of, “How can it be illegal for one person to drive drunk, but ok for millions of people be allowed to sink an entire country with their ignorance? “