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In reply to the discussion: Jeff Flake: There are 75 votes in the Senate to remove Trump if they use a secret ballot. [View all]fescuerescue
(4,448 posts)6. If the Senate used secret ballots
It would probably be compromised of entirely different members. It would be a totally different institution. As it is, the members who are in power are there because their voting patterns are well known and they got elected because of those voting patterns.
You can drive yourself crazy with whatifs, but what most people miss is that a single "whatif" always impacts more than just the single thing you want it to.
It's a cool piece of trivia, but it doesn't really change our reality much.
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Jeff Flake: There are 75 votes in the Senate to remove Trump if they use a secret ballot. [View all]
triron
Dec 2019
OP
You know McTurttle won't have a secret ballot. Got to protect the prez don't cha know.... nt
mitch96
Dec 2019
#51
I'd have to think McConnell might consider that. They can divy up the no votes so that
brewens
Dec 2019
#5
Jeff Flake is a hypocrite. If he's so morally moved why did he vote almost 100% Trump?
marble falls
Dec 2019
#15
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Cetacea
Dec 2019
#33
GOP no Senators go will down in history for turning their back on the constitution
aeromanKC
Dec 2019
#39