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ancianita

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23. I don't believe anything. I'm here to just to find out what's likely. Thanks for your input.

Reply to beachbumbob (Reply #21)

Sun Oct 6, 2019, 12:04 PM

Oct 2019

I expected that McConnell wouldn't allow a trial. I just thought he was admitting to being legally compelled to let it happen.

Trial or no trial, the House will present its case and 2020 will happen.

Either way, the goal of getting the case conveyed to the country is the important thing.

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General Questions About The U.S. Senate Trial of Trump [View all] ancianita Oct 2019 OP

Yes lots of questions, and very little out there to answer them. Claritie Pixie Oct 2019 #1

Then Painter was wrong to call the senators "judges" in his latest tweet? ancianita Oct 2019 #3

Apparently so. Here - Claritie Pixie Oct 2019 #4

Thanks. I just posted a variation of this below, editing for readability. ancianita Oct 2019 #8

After reading some other replies, I was not correct in calling the Senate the jury. Claritie Pixie Oct 2019 #11

Actually the senate is not "the jury". When Chief Justice Rehnquist presided over Clinton's PoliticAverse Oct 2019 #6

Ok - thank you for this. Claritie Pixie Oct 2019 #9

See... PoliticAverse Oct 2019 #2

Thank you! The Senate Web page answers some questions, but none about who the managers are, ancianita Oct 2019 #5

To answer the managers question, see the House impeachment page... PoliticAverse Oct 2019 #10

Interesting info. Thank you. So members of the Judiciary will prosecute in the Senate trial. ancianita Oct 2019 #17

All you have to do is review the Clinton impeachment. MineralMan Oct 2019 #7

"All I..." or "All anyone..."? Media should be aware, however, that most of the public weren't , ancianita Oct 2019 #13

Oh, it's easy. You can start on Wikipedia: MineralMan Oct 2019 #15

follows typical trial process and we historical process beachbumbob Oct 2019 #12

Isn't that a political power, and didn't he go on public record saying he'd HAVE to take it to the ancianita Oct 2019 #14

The Senate could vote on a motion to dismiss prior to the House managers presenting their case. tritsofme Oct 2019 #18

Motion to dismiss what, managers? No evidence, just Articles? Proceed to a political vote? WTF ancianita Oct 2019 #19

Yes, they could vote to dismiss the impeachment charges prior to the actual trial. tritsofme Oct 2019 #20

So YOU BELIEVE what Moscow Mitch says? beachbumbob Oct 2019 #21

I don't believe anything. I'm here to just to find out what's likely. Thanks for your input. ancianita Oct 2019 #23

More on procedure. Because these questions, never having been asked, deserve an airing somewhere. ancianita Oct 2019 #16

where in the constituition does it mandate a timetable for a trial? I like to know as I don't see it beachbumbob Oct 2019 #22

I haven't mentioned a timetable. Don't know how you think that. ancianita Oct 2019 #24