Those 15 empty seats...

[babylonsister]

wasn't it suggested (by Dems iirc) that those who don't want to make their votes known just not show up? That would work in our favor, right? Could that be what's going on?

[lagomorph777]

1. I'd be OK with a bunch of GQP cowards just not showing up for the vote.

Better than voting actively to flush America down the toilet.

[soothsayer]

2. That would be cool. Empty seats, empty suits.

[Miguelito Loveless]

3. The 15 should be disqualified as "jurors"

and excluded from the vote.

[babylonsister]

5. True ideally, but this way

they're excluding themselves anyway.

[Miguelito Loveless]

6. But simply not showing up

will be seen as disloyalty by Trump's murderous mob.

[babylonsister]

9. In the immortal words of that woman,

I really don't care, do you?

[SCantiGOP]

7. You can't disqualify any Senator from voting

Unless you change the Constitution.

[Miguelito Loveless]

14. We have now reached the point that the law, especially the Consitution

is essentially meaningless. We may play by the rules, but they never will. All this reluctance to nuke the filibuster because "reasons".

The GOP will absolutely nuke it without a second thought when it stops serving their purpose.

Alea jacta est

An acquittal of Trump means another insurrection, and as many insurrections as it takes to succeed.

[Wounded Bear]

4. The final vote is based on members present, so if a bunch of repubs sit out the vote...

Dems could prevail.

[babylonsister]

10. That is what I read, too. We can hope. nt

[sweetloukillbot]

8. I've read that due to COVID they weren't required to be in the chambers

They could watch from their offices instead.
So they have plausible deniability, although I'm sure they weren't actually watching.

[MineralMan]

11. They will all show up for the vote.

I have no doubt about that.

[Cirque du So-What]

12. I consider that scenario highly unlikey

Even the most acceptable of excuses for absence from the voting would be seen as 'traitorous' by MAGAt nation.

[Orangepeel]

13. no

the senators who aren't showing up are largely the ones who would vote to acquit under any circumstances.