"The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. The Constitution requires a two-thirds supermajority to convict a person being impeached."
So I just did the math and realized that the number of members of Congress who are respondents in the Brunson Case are: 291/435 for House which is 66.9% (more than two-thirds) and 94/100 for Senate which is 94% (again more than two-thirds) which is the minimum number required as per constitution for conviction after impeachment. Can it just be a coincidence or do these numbers mean something? Does it give extra power to SCOTUS to remove these members while ruling on the Brunson Case?
I'm not sure I'm understanding you, but if I am, you are suggesting that the number arrived at is the magic number because 'a few were added from the republican side,' than that would be beyond unethical. The people named are specifically those who broke their oath to the constitution. Why in the world would DJT throw some innocent members under the bus just to make up the numbers? The overall number of people named is, I think, 335.
Yes you are right. It is just a wild guess that may be few trusted members agreed to sacrifice their position for the greater good on request of DJT so that the two-third majority could be reached, if at all that matters.
The overall number of defendants are 385 (291 House + 94 Senate) + Current President & VP+ Ex VP- so total 388!
Okay, that's more than I thought. I thought I'd heard it was in the 330s. Anyway, I personally do believe this case has merit. Not only merit, but that it requires the obvious finding from the court. We shall see.