Some jack@ss took it upon himself to make the bizarre claim that the Senate can impose this punishment even if the President is NOT convicted ... and that scenario has now gone viral on FR.
This goes right up there with the “Electoral College is going to put Hillary Clinton in the White House even though Trump won the election” idiocy from December 2016.
WOW!!!
What a horrible lie to tell on here.
The articles that were posted specifically said even if he’s not convicted.
Thank you. Sheesh.
I heard it on Rush (Mark Steyn was filling in). The caller had zero support. Just said there was a "judge" that they did that to. The problem is that there are 1000's of trolls and disrupters waiting to get on the air and spew crap like that. Very hard to screen it out. Steyn brushed it off, but should have pushed back on the caller.
At least the “electoral college is going to elect Hillary” BS contained a kernel of truth. In theory, an elector can vote for anyone who meets the eligibility requirements for POTUS and there isn’t anything anyone can do about it. The members of the EC could have theoretically taken it upon themselves to vote for Clinton. In practice electors are chosen for party service and loyalty, though, so this scenario is never going to actually occur.
By contrast, the Constitution is crystal clear on what is needed to remove Trump from office and prevent him from seeking re-election— a 2/3 supermajority vote in the Senate. Anything short of 67 Senate votes results in acquittal and Trump is free to run for a second term.