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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSeven Republicans voted guilty
Not enough to convict, but pretty damned bipartisan given what the Senate is,
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Seven Republicans voted guilty (Original Post)
Stinky The Clown
Feb 2021
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Irish_Dem
(80,415 posts)1. Profiles in Courage.
crazylikafox
(2,902 posts)2. I believe it's historic
Mike 03
(18,690 posts)4. It will be the most bipartisan impeachment in history, I believe.
crazylikafox
(2,902 posts)7. Exactly
Hamlette
(15,556 posts)3. who were they?
empedocles
(15,751 posts)6. Important milestone in the long road to hold trump accountable.
Bi-partisan popular vote GUILTY!
The seven GOP senators who joined with the chambers 50 Democrats and independents to vote guilty were North Carolinas Richard Burr, Louisianas Bill Cassidy, Maines Susan Collins, Alaskas Lisa Murkowski, Utahs Mitt Romney, Nebraskas Ben Sasse and Pennsylvanias Pat Toomey
Mersky
(5,340 posts)5. Burr, Cassidy, Collins, Murkowski, Romney, Sasse, and Toomey
Voted guilty.
TeamPooka
(25,577 posts)8. The GOP has 7 Senators. The rest are Qanon Trumpers now.
Mersky
(5,340 posts)10. Yep. That's how I see it, too.
MustLoveBeagles
(15,189 posts)9. I had a feeling Cassidy would vote guilty
yardwork
(69,088 posts)15. Burr is not running for re-election, so has the "luxury" of being ethical.
My other senator, Thom Tillis, will probably make another mealy mouthed statement that history will convict Trump... but he's voting to acquit.
UpInArms
(54,423 posts)11. The 7
The seven GOP senators who joined with the chambers 50 Democrats and independents to vote guilty were North Carolinas Richard Burr, Louisianas Bill Cassidy, Maines Susan Collins, Alaskas Lisa Murkowski, Utahs Mitt Romney, Nebraskas Ben Sasse and Pennsylvanias Pat Toomey
russiamommy
(276 posts)13. I'm stunned with Burr. (nt)
yardwork
(69,088 posts)16. He's not running for re-election.
RussBLib
(10,464 posts)14. time for the indictments to rain down
Hopefully that's what prosecutors have been waiting for. Maybe didn't want to interfere with the Impeachment.
