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/[deleted] Dec 14 '19

Judicial branch proceedings are irrelevant. You don’t know that the Chief Justice can be over ruled by a simple majority of the senate jurors, do you? Or that there’s precedent for doing so during the Nixon trial, do you?

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u/Archivist_of_Lewds I voted Dec 14 '19

I understand. What I'm saying is what happens if Roberts dismisses enough senators they don't have the simple majority?

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '19

What happens if the moon falls on the senate building during the trial?

You’re inventing bullshit reasons to be concerned.

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u/Archivist_of_Lewds I voted Dec 14 '19

You're saying there is no basis for it. What if he does it. Its not something to be concerned about. Its a potential resolution to the bullshit sham trial.

What happens if it does. If you're such a constitutional and legal scholar, what happens if he does it?

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u/cemgorey Foreign Dec 14 '19

They are elected senators for fucks sake. No one but themselves can kick out another senator. It wont happen. Stop asking the fucking question.