That's wholly expected of any president, though I wouldn't consider it particularly productive. Judges can't solve any of our problems on a national level, they can only contribute to (or aid in the corruption of) our justice system.Confirming more judges, baby!!
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/18/politics/tulsi-gabbard-present-impeachment/index.htmlTulsi Gabbard said:"After doing my due diligence in reviewing the 658-page impeachment report, I came to the conclusion that I could not in good conscience vote either yes or no," Gabbard, who declined to talk with reporters following her votes, said in a statement soon afterward.
She added that she could not oppose impeachment "because I believe President Trump is guilty of wrongdoing," nor could she back it "because removal of a sitting President must not be the culmination of a partisan process, fueled by tribal animosities that have so gravely divided our country."
Gabbard accused Republicans of having "abdicated their responsibility to exercise legitimate oversight, and instead blindly do the bidding of their party's leader." She also had harsh words for her fellow Democrats, arguing that their "extreme rhetoric was never conducive to an impartial fact-finding process."
Right now, it means he will be put on a trial where the Senate acts as the jury. Do not confuse this for any actual legal proceedings and regulations that apply for a normal trial, even if they are similar. There are no rules within regards to how the jury forms their decision. The House acts as prosecution and both the House and Senate can call witnesses.Trump is impeached now. What does that mean ? That mean he will no longer to be elect for 4 more years next year. This year will be his last president due that he abused the power?
Right now, it means he will be put on a trial where the Senate acts as the jury. Do not confuse this for any actual legal proceedings and regulations that apply for a normal trial, even if they are similar. There are no rules within regards to how the jury forms their decision. The House acts as prosecution and both the House and Senate can call witnesses.
As for Trump, this is mostly just a rather big blemish on him for now. He can still run in 2020 and still holds office unless the Senate deems him guilty.
Note that the Senate does not actually deem him guilty, that is a separate trial that would come afterwards which would determine punishment and the like. This is just to remove the man from office.
You need 2/3 majority (67 votes) to impeach, its not a simple majority of 51 votes.The margins are relatively small (53-45 and 2 independent seats and who knows how those will vote), so you need at least 4 to vote out of line in addition to the independent seats.
For the record, during the House vote to adopt the impeachment articles, 1 republican voted yes whilst 3 democrats voted no.
Oh. Nevermind then. Guess I was misinformed.You need 2/3 majority (67 votes) to impeach, its not a simple majority of 51 votes.
Oh. Nevermind then. Guess I was misinformed.
Welp, that's where it probably ends then unless some miracle happens.
Also, I guess the statistic image I was shown rolled the independent vote into the republican vote so that explains that.
So this is weird. A lot of people are saying the President hasn't actually been impeached until the House delivers jurisdiction of the articles over to the Senate. Even one of the Professors who testified for Democrats during the Judiciary Committee hearings says this.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/a...-delay-could-be-serious-problem-for-democrats
Right now, since Pelosi isn't sending them to the Senate and the House is in recess till next year ... well, I couldn't put it any better than this dude:
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It does not need to be sent to the senate for the impeachment to be valid.
Tell that to Professor Feldman. You know, the one the Judiciary Committee Democrats called as an expert witness on the law of impeachment.
Or are you saying Professor Feldman's opinion on impeachment law is no good?
I guess the flipside to that ... if you're right and Professor Feldman is wrong ... is that the Senate can go ahead and get on with it then. The President has been impeached, no need to wait for the House. Because as you pointed out above, the House has the sole power of impeachment. But once the elected official is impeached, the House is done with it. All the power over the rest of it is with the Senate.
Which is it then?
He did the same with the Mueller investigation, and Democrats won in 2018 by a large margin. They also won several state races this year while the impeachment inquiry was ongoing. The idea that he's playing to some grand strategy is bull. He's just another rich dipshit who has never in his life faced any consequences for his actions and thus believes himself to be above the law. His "brand" becomes more toxic by the day, and his presidency is now forever stained, regardless of what happens in the Senate.Nevermind the fact Trump has been using the Impeachment heavily as ammunition in all of his rallies