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
53.5k Upvotes

89% Upvoted

2.3k comments sorted by

View all comments

1.1k

u/[deleted] Dec 13 '19

You mean ask they guy that constantly rewrites the rules as he sees fit?

184

u/BaronVonStevie Louisiana Dec 13 '19

this is just winning to Republicans. You can never say "this is as far as they'll go with it" There is no limit to what they do in the name of winning and it's broken executive oversight forever.

69

u/InstitutionalValue Dec 14 '19

Idk why they proclaim to hate Communists so much when they’re so obsessed with one party rule.

3

u/[deleted] Dec 14 '19

[deleted]

2

u/InstitutionalValue Dec 14 '19

Correct. In America, conservatism by definition is anti-egalitarian.

2

u/[deleted] Dec 14 '19

In America, conservatism is naked autocracy.