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soothsayer

(38,601 posts) Thu Feb 11, 2021, 10:15 PM Feb 2021

Move to exclude the 16 jurors who weren't present. Apparently 15 were Rs. That would then mean 56 to

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Harry Litman
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Here is the ultimate hardball http://move.It’s just a thought experiment here, though not much worse than what McConnell has done in the past. Move to exclude the 16 jurors who weren’t present. Apparently 15 were Rs. That would then mean 56 to convict,.
8:26 PM · Feb 11, 2021

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Move to exclude the 16 jurors who weren't present. Apparently 15 were Rs. That would then mean 56 to (Original Post) soothsayer Feb 2021 OP

Not possible. TwilightZone Feb 2021 #1

Ah well soothsayer Feb 2021 #2

WUSA is hardly the authority on such matters. GeorgeGist Feb 2021 #4

It is definately time to play hardball. n/t KarenS Feb 2021 #3

Excellent thinking. UTUSN Feb 2021 #5

TwilightZone

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1. Not possible.

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Thu Feb 11, 2021, 10:16 PM

Feb 2021

"However, unlike criminal trials, there is no way to remove a Senator for showing impartiality. Since this is an inherently political process, our legal and political experts said that it is expected that Senators should act with political allegiances or biases. "

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/verify/verify-are-senators-required-to-be-impartial-jurors-during-impeachment-trial/65-4d2847d1-a65b-4ed7-9e97-b093741c9245