Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
7 replies, 1246 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (17)
ReplyReply to this post
7 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Sen. Leahy will preside over the Impeachment trial (Original Post)
StarfishSaver
Jan 2021
OP
Not sure what a Chief Justice presiding over an impeachment trial of a non-president has to do with
StarfishSaver
Jan 2021
#5
servermsh
(913 posts)1. Excellent :) n/t
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)2. There's something sweet about this
Trump is so diminished, the Supreme Court Chief Justice isn't going to waste his time on him.
A perfect illustration of how far he's fallen.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)3. Excellent point!
Alpeduez21
(1,749 posts)4. Or, according to Roberts own words,
he won't do it b/c he didn't like such a negative spotlight on himself that happened as a result of the first impeachment trial. He is a coward chickenshit repuke who doesn't think the constitution is important enough to defend.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)5. Not sure what a Chief Justice presiding over an impeachment trial of a non-president has to do with
defending the Constitution, but ...
Jarqui
(10,120 posts)6. Can Leahy still vote ? ...nt
Wounded Bear
(58,584 posts)7. Also my first question...nt