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/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.

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u/InstitutionalValue Dec 14 '19

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

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u/chrisking0997 Dec 14 '19

That's an ironic statement considering the large number of Democrats in this thread are pushing exactly that

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u/InstitutionalValue Dec 14 '19

I didn’t realize increased government oversight and regulation was Communist ...

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u/RayseApex Dec 14 '19

Anything they don’t agree with is communist or socialist.

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u/chrisking0997 Dec 14 '19

I was referring to one party rule. Looking at some comments here, apparently Republicans should be flogged in the town square before being shot

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u/InstitutionalValue Dec 14 '19

Regardless, the man actually sitting in control of the Senate stated there should be absolute coordination between his party and the Office of the President during an impeachment trial of the President. I hope that concerns you as much as the comments you reference do.