Predicting it now: they're going to go with a simple-majority vote to convict. Of course that's blatantly unconstitutional, but then what about this entire thing isn't? They'll convict on a ~55-45 vote, declare him ineligible from ever holding office again, say it's done, and what are we gonna do about it?
The Democrats MUST know they don't have anywhere near a two-thirds majority, so why would they be going through this?
Nope. Impossible to change the number. They have to impeach him so he can’t hold office again. The 6th did not follow the constitution, therefore, one might argue that the certification didn’t either (no 2-hour debate as made possible by the Electoral Count Act). In any case, if the fraud is proven, and Biden is seen to be fraudulently put in office, Trump is disqualified from holding office - cos he would have been impeached for inciting an insurrection. So, they need him gone, in any case. This is not from me, but from a great video someone posted yesterday.
This trial itself is impossible, having a senator preside over it is impossible, but they're doing it. They DON'T have 67 senators to convict, they know they're not going to get 67. They wouldn't be going this far with all this just to let it all blow up in their faces.
Predicting it now: they're going to go with a simple-majority vote to convict. Of course that's blatantly unconstitutional, but then what about this entire thing isn't? They'll convict on a ~55-45 vote, declare him ineligible from ever holding office again, say it's done, and what are we gonna do about it?
The Democrats MUST know they don't have anywhere near a two-thirds majority, so why would they be going through this?
Uh, NONE of this is how it works. They're doing it anyway.
Nope. Impossible to change the number. They have to impeach him so he can’t hold office again. The 6th did not follow the constitution, therefore, one might argue that the certification didn’t either (no 2-hour debate as made possible by the Electoral Count Act). In any case, if the fraud is proven, and Biden is seen to be fraudulently put in office, Trump is disqualified from holding office - cos he would have been impeached for inciting an insurrection. So, they need him gone, in any case. This is not from me, but from a great video someone posted yesterday.
This trial itself is impossible, having a senator preside over it is impossible, but they're doing it. They DON'T have 67 senators to convict, they know they're not going to get 67. They wouldn't be going this far with all this just to let it all blow up in their faces.
So, you think they’ll change the required number live? No, that’s absolutely impossible. These are things you have to do in advance.
If they have to. They can get five or six GOP senators easily enough. They'll trumpet the "conviction" vote as "bipartisan".
Seriously, why are they holding the trial at all otherwise?
Well that's fucking around if they pull that shit. Will they find out?