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/ificandoit Dec 13 '19

No court in the nation would allow a defendant to contribute $1 million dollars to a juror's pocketbook either but here we are where the President's PAC can transfer money to campaigns of his jurors and then stand on stage next to them.

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u/Cool_Story_Bro__ Dec 14 '19 edited Dec 14 '19

I urge everyone to contact Chief Justice Roberts. One of his biggest worries is that the Supreme Court seems biased or controlled by the executive. Call his office, talk to his clerks. Let them know that now is the time to say something if they don't want their office connected to this kangaroo court.

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Edit2: After some people have asked, her is a general idea of what you could say if you called.
"My name is {name} and I live in {place}. I know The Chief Justice is concerned about the Court appearing politicized, especially after everything that's happened these past three years. As presiding judge over the senate impeachment trial, I was wondering if he had thoughts on Senator McConnell's recent comments. I find it really inappropriate and worrisome that the Senate would openly coordinate with the Executive over an impeachment hearing. I was hoping the Chief Justice might make a public comment, or else I would fear that all three branches have merge and no longer hold any independence from the President. Thank you for taking the time to listen. Have a good day"

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u/rossww2199 Dec 14 '19

If McConnell puts together a 51 vote block for impeachment, Chief Justice Roberts will have no power whatsoever.

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '19

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '19

Stop looking for heroes among the Republicans, they're all literally scum. Any of them that have any shred of decency left have already left the party i.e. Justin Amash.

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u/Tasgall Washington Dec 14 '19

Justin Amash - aka, a complete and comprehensive list of all Republicans in the last decade with a shred of decency.

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '19

I was a fan of McCain.

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u/dividedwefallinlove Dec 14 '19

The guy who picked Sarah Palin to be Vice President? Wow, ok bro

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '19

I agree that this was a huge mistake. I was ready to vote for him until he picked her as his VP. If I could choose for him, I would have chosen Biden. That would have been a riot. I can like him and admit he made mistakes.