****LIVE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL 1/31/20 THREAD 4****

[BumRushDaShow]

Thread 1 - https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212933656
Thread 2 - https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212934619
Thread 3 - https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212935730

[BumRushDaShow]

1. Senate is doing a roll call vote to table the Van Hollen Amendment to the Rules to have Roberts

preside over the issuance of subpoenas and document requests and adjudicate whether such are relevant for the trial.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Collins and Romney have voted with Rs to table this amendment

[BumRushDaShow]

3. Tally - 53 yays 47 nays. TABLED.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Roberts - Question on adoption of Senate Resolution 488

[BumRushDaShow]

5. ROLL CALL to ADOPT new schedule rules - Senate Res. 488

[Hermit-The-Prog]

7. I shoul've reloaded before posting. :D

[BumRushDaShow]

12. LOL

[Hermit-The-Prog]

6. must be the resolution itself, gauging by ayes and nos

[BumRushDaShow]

11. Yes.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Tally - 53 yays 47 nays. TABLED.

[crickets]

15. And those two 'optics' votes flipped right back, didn't they?

No one can say the House managers didn't try everything they could to get a fair trial.

[BumRushDaShow]

16. Yup.

[crickets]

18. I don't think that was solely about making Susan Collins look good at home.

I think Mitch really wanted a one vote difference, as close as possible without letting it go over the line, just to be a jerk.

[BumRushDaShow]

20. The way it was done was to keep Murkowski and Alexander out of it

-and notably Murkowski - so there wouldn't be a tie. Am wondering what sweeteners were offered to her for that vote since she originally defied the "establishment" GOP to get that seat as a write-in way back.

[crickets]

21. Interesting. Who knows? It all seems like a BS ballet sometimes. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

24. Someone on MSNBC was explaining that delicate dance

that "allows" those defections for expediency (and this often gets rotated depending on the issue).

[BumRushDaShow]

9. Turtle - Unanimous Consent allowing Senators to explain their votes on Mon/Tues/Wed

[BumRushDaShow]

10. Turtle -Unanimous Consent-Senators have up to 10 minutes each during a period of "Morning Business"

after the final arguments.

Arguments will begin at11 am on Monday for final arguments.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. ***ADJOURNED UNTIL MONDAY 11AM ET FEB. 3, 2020***

[sprinkleeninow]

14. This is beneficent, is it not? 😎

[BumRushDaShow]

17. Monday is the Iowa Caucuses

so I'm sure all 3 Senators who are running are making their way to the airport to get planes out to Iowa (and not needing to actually "be" in D.C. over the weekend or technically, not until the final vote on Wednesday).

[sprinkleeninow]

27. Incoming》》

[Mersky]

19. It is, a teensy bit

And while the break and timing of next week’s proceedings is appreciated, it pales in comparison to the likely acquittal* permitting tRump to run amok as a bratty, de facto dictator.



*to have an acquittal, there has to be a trial. That’s simply not what I’ve witnessed this week.

[BumRushDaShow]

23. I did hear that the "since this was no real trial then it is no real acquittal" talking points

will be in full effect!

And the drip drip drip is only just starting.

[Mersky]

25. Hey, I am not above talking points that are TRUE

What we saw this week was a prelude to a trial that won’t occur.

[BumRushDaShow]

26. It's just the facts!

[sprinkleeninow]

29. The melodic sound of a leaking faucet. 🤠

[sprinkleeninow]

28. At the minimum, air let out of superbowl some and he stew/antsy some mb

not receiving a done deal Friday as expected. Plus bigger freakshow at SOTU. Perhaps...

[Mersky]

22. Enjoy the impeachmentless weekend. Thank you to all the DUers in these threads!

See y’all in the impeachment threads on Monday.

[sprinkleeninow]

30. 💙