Posted on 01/21/2021 2:32:57 PM PST by 1066AD
They’re trying to piss off the base to get us to DC.
Can a private citizen be tried by the senate???If there's one thing the last 4 years have taught us is that Democrats can do whatever they feel like doing.
No bill of attainder involved. Congress is empowered to impeach without involvement of a court. The narrow definition of “attainder” is legislature actinng without a court. By that definition, all impeachment would be bill of attainder. Impeachment is “okay” cause the penalty is limited and the penalty is not criminal.
No ex post facto violation. There is an issue about whether or not the alleged offience is impeachable, but that standard is up to Congress. What constitutes impeachable has no grounding in principle, other than purely academic arguments on both sides.
corrupt media needs a Trump trial for ratings, they need a boogeyman to survive and fill airtime...
Sleepy Joe needs a Trump trial as smokescreen for their corruption
after they’re done holding an impeachment trial of Trump they will soon follow with the impeachment of George Washington, all other slaveholding presidents, plus Lincoln for hanging Indians, Andrew Johnson for being a “racist”, and all other presidents from Grant thru Clinton, leaving 0bama and Biden as the only unimpeached and legitimate presidents.
What’s Q have to say about it?
“Trust the plan!”
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Didn’t you hear? THAT was the “Plan”.........😒🤨
“.... why? He’s not even President anymore. “
Because if Trump is convicted he can be banned from ever holding office again.
Solution for that: Have Melania run.
Mitch praying that the people censuring him in Kentucky just go away?
If Barry can get elected, so can she.
No. Mitch is trying to unconstitutionally purge a private citizen from running for office again.
No, he’s not. He’s trying to set up a fake defense of President Trump by the GOP Senate. The GOP will vote to acquit after the usual GOP suspects like Romney make a pinata out of Trump. Then the GOP will run around until the midterms saying how they really supported Trump. A lot of Trump voters will be duped by this bit of beltway theater and will stay on the GOP planation.
They are so obsessed with hatred that I expect them to do anything!
I do think Mitch is scared sh*tless!!!
Trump should have just pardoned Assange because Mitch is clearly out to get Trump
Might be trying to blackmail him into backing off for 2022
“And the penalty of not being able to hold office again applies only to appointees, not elected officials.”
There was a Federal judge who was impeached, and he later served/serves in the House.
Could this be McConnell’s way to tie up the democrats for a while to keep them from other business?
I’m so glad I switched to Independent.
Has the article even been sent to the Senate?
The Senate cannot hold a trial unless Nancy sends the impeachment over.
At the same time, once she does, the Senate cannot do anything without first dealing with it.
Congress is only empowered to impeach and remove a president, vice president and civil officers.
This would be a bill of attainder.
The Constitution says impeached and removed from office. If you are not in office, you can’t be removed, therefore you can’t be impeached.
No.
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