(12-20-2019 10:44 AM)Eagleaidaholic Wrote:  

(12-20-2019 10:20 AM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(12-20-2019 08:52 AM)Eldonabe Wrote:  So let's say for the sake of argument that nothing else happens. Congress holds on to their articles and the Senate does not take it up because of that. Technically, Trump is "impeached" even though it never went through the full wash cycle.

So, in the next couple months RBG's SC Seat becomes open. It seems that the current strategy was put in place (at the very least) to keep DJT (and the republicans) from filling the spot with another conservative. Again, for the sake of argument, lets say that holds and we maintain an open SCJ position.

What happens if/when:
- Trump wins in 2020
- The Senate stays in Republican control
- Congress stays with the Dem control


Is Trump still considered "impeached" for the next 4 years?
Can Congress continue to try to block and open SCJ seat for that long?


The more intriguing thing to me is what happens to Trumps status? Clearly if he wins again, that is a message "we the people" do not care because he is still doing a decent job. Does his 1st term impeachment carry into the second term?

I can only assume the Democrats are preparing to renew articles of impeachment hearings on November 10th, 2020 if things remain in the status quo?

From what I understand, until the articles are handed over to the senate Trump has not been "Impeached" . If my understanding is correct, I would encourage EVERY SINGLE REPUBLICAN that gets on TV to make this point repeatedly until the MSM has to cover it and admit Trump has not yet been impeached.

Per Trump's possible opponent in the election this is correct.
Impeachment is a process not a vote per Constitution.
Poor Nancy thinks the House is an equal branch of government. She is wrong. It is HALF of a branch of government.

I posted that article last night, then deleted it, when a number of legal analysts came out saying Feldman's opinion is wrong.

Trump is impeached, whether Pelosi delivers the articles, or not. But the procedure after impeachment is a SENATE rule, not a House rule, so Mitch can simply change the rules with 51 votes, and proceed to dismiss or hold a trial, regardless of what Pelosi does.

So... Nancy is withholding the articles of impeachment unless the Sentate does something she wants...

Quid Pro Quo?

(12-20-2019 11:44 AM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  So... Nancy is withholding the articles of impeachment unless the Sentate does something she wants...

Quid Pro Quo?

What hatefull leftist don't want to realize is "fairness" in a trial doesn't apply to the accuser, it applies to the accused. The onus is on the accuser to dot all of the i's and cross all of the t's when taking someone to trial. There are literally thousands of perpetrators that are walking free today because a prosecutor or investigator didn't follow proper protocol and a judge threw the case out or released a convict.

(12-20-2019 10:27 AM)bullet Wrote:  

(12-19-2019 09:53 PM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(12-19-2019 07:14 PM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  

(12-19-2019 05:37 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(12-19-2019 02:11 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  The funniest part of withholding is that we have been told that we didnt have time to wait for the other witnesses because it was URGENT that we move QUICKLY!!!

lol....so, by delaying the sending of the articles to the Senate---drunk Nancy has undermined the Democrats primary argument for moving so quickly. Also, Id like to add the argument that the Democrats are concerned about a "fair trial" is a loser as well. The basis of our "innocent until proven guilty" system which is derived from the due process portion of the US Bill Of Rights, requires that the DEFENDANT receive a FAIR trial. There is no requirement that the prosecution be treated fairly.

In other words, the requirements for a fair trial that are derived from the Bill of Rights are designed to protect accused citizens FROM THE GOVERNMENT---not the other way around.........Drunk Nancy is so screwed.

You know. They are so obvious. They have no sense of embarrassment. Again, they make Trump look good in that regard.

This is all a "Hail Mary". They know Trump is going to win(probably more states this time) and they HATE this guy with a passion. The impeachment was done as an act of desperation.

This was done to "mark" Trump so they can find a way to block his two upcoming SC nominations. They've lost any 'moral'high ground they may have had, any chance at 2020, and now they are losing in the court of public opinion. Only a matter of time until they lose in the Senate and their defeat will be complete. All they are hoping for is to find some way to keep Trump from picking two more supreme court justices.

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Which, of course, means absolutely zero unless he is removed from office. These people are so stupid. How many Democrats in the House are smarter than a 5th grader? 2? 3? 4?

Not to say a lot of Republicans in the House wouldn't fail that test also.

dems: easily <10....

pubs: ~20

yeah, not much of a difference, ya?

the house is a fk'n disaster....

If I were Mitch, I'd send Pelosi a letter demanding that the articles be turned over in 30 days and say failure to do so indicates bad faith and a lack of seriousness about pursuing impeachment. Then if it doesn't happen, dismiss it for failure to prosecute. Let the Dems rail against Pelosi for failing to actually impeach Trump.

(12-20-2019 11:44 AM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  So... Nancy is withholding the articles of impeachment unless the Senate does something she wants that affects the 2020 Presidential Election"...
[b]Quid Pro Quo?

FIFY[/b]