Will Rep. senators vote to acquit based on unconstitutional view

[mrsadm]

of the impeachment trial? Can they be prohibited from voting at all (abstain)?

I feel if they think the whole process is invalid, they should not be allowed a vote.

This may be naive but I am interested in your ideas.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. They will acquit because tomorrow is Saturday.

[bamagal62]

2. They will acquit because

Of either money or kompromat. Full stop.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. They don't need a reason.

[muntrv]

4. They will acquit because the republickers have their lips pressed on Trump's butt cheeks.

[JustFiveMoreMinutes]

5. I always thought the Judicial Branch decided constitutional questions...

... now I guess the Senate can just 'vote' on it.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. The courts decide constitutional questions when they arise in litigation,

which is almost always when they come up. But Congress has exclusive jurisdiction over impeachment, which is essentially a political matter, and the Supreme Court avoids political questions like the plague. Hypothetically, maybe the Senate could have certified the question to the Supreme Court, as lower courts can do, but even if that had been possible procedurally the Supremes might still refuse to decide the question because it's political and because it's within Congress' exclusive jurisdiction over impeachment.

[Siwsan]

6. Partially. Mostly because they are cowards

It will be interesting to see who, and how many, actually do the right thing.

[overleft]

7. They will vote to acquit because they are chicken spit.