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TXPaganBanker

(210 posts)
13. Sole power to try vs. duty to
Tue May 21, 2019, 05:05 PM
May 2019

He thinks McConnell and the Senate Republicans will do the right thing. Of course, I'm hopeful too.

However, I don't think McConnell will let it come to that. The Senate has the "sole power to try" all impeachments, however nothing says they have the DUTY to. McConnell has shown time and time again he is willing to let legislation and administrative actions sit idle because he doesn't want to bring them up. There is literally nothing that says the Senate has to perform or even vote on performing the Impeachment trial once it is handed to them by the House.

i have found dawn5651 May 2019 #1
Good points! lunatica May 2019 #7
thank you i have been here for awhile but am usually quiet. dawn5651 May 2019 #27
Hi Dawn! luvtheGWN May 2019 #36
Writing on the Wall? CDerekGo May 2019 #2
In other words, you father is a real Republican who believes in his values. pdsimdars May 2019 #3
the bifurcation of news is pure poison to democracy. SleeplessinSoCal May 2019 #4
Why don't Republicans tell their Congressmen to get it done? FakeNoose May 2019 #5
Impeachment now Gibbyman01 May 2019 #16
It will happen but we have to be patient FakeNoose May 2019 #17
Taxpayers funded the Mueller report. Scarsdale May 2019 #30
I suspect its because the right wing media like Fox is telling them they are winning cstanleytech May 2019 #25
Advice you probably already do lunatica May 2019 #6
Good advice. Never tell an Edsel buyer that they bought a lemon. erronis May 2019 #23
LOL! lunatica May 2019 #26
Since most of tRump gear Scarsdale May 2019 #31
NICE! That's great to hear... it's working, if we can just keep from attacking Democrats... FreepFryer May 2019 #8
Ironically your father has 10 times the power you do. grantcart May 2019 #9
I think it's thousands who think something but don't call lindysalsagal May 2019 #18
Did you explain to your dad that impeachment won't remove Trump from office? Honeycombe8 May 2019 #10
Sole power to try vs. duty to TXPaganBanker May 2019 #13
Of course they'll do the "right thing." Honeycombe8 May 2019 #14
Impeachment or not, Scarsdale May 2019 #32
"we don't need him in office any more" progressoid May 2019 #11
Just the kind of President Grover Norquist loves. LuvNewcastle May 2019 #21
Yup - pence will be a better robot. Well trained and predictable. erronis May 2019 #24
Ironically he makes a case against impeachment Raven123 May 2019 #12
I have to admit that thought has crossed my mind also patphil May 2019 #15
Putin might have something to say Scarsdale May 2019 #33
Anger is what got Chump elected the first time FakeNoose May 2019 #19
Please tell daddy that it's Democratic malaise May 2019 #20
This man has done nothing but turn people off since the night of his fake election. 2020 will be UniteFightBack May 2019 #22
If Trump was impeached and Pence became President before the election would he vote for Pence? cstanleytech May 2019 #28
Pence would be Scarsdale May 2019 #35
My late husband was a very handsome man luvtheGWN May 2019 #37
K & R SunSeeker May 2019 #29
"We don't need him in office anymore." Why did they need him in the first place? TCJ70 May 2019 #34
I'd like Repubs to acknowledge their whole party's bankruptcy, but... Beartracks May 2019 #38
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