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In reply to the discussion: What happens if fifty-one Senators vote to convict in the Senate?? [View all]kentuck
(111,069 posts)24. So long as Trump can get 51 Senators, he can say he was acquitted.
If 51 Senators vote to convict him, he cannot argue that he was acquitted. He can argue that he was not convicted by the rules of the Constitution.
So, we will then have a president that won the White House with the Electoral College, after losing the popular vote by about 3 million votes. We will then have a president that was impeached in the House. And, if 51 Senators vote to convict, we will have a president that everyone has voted against and he will still be in the White House.
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It's a preventative measure to make sure removal is a bipartisan decision.
bearsfootball516
Dec 2019
#3
The point of the OP was to ask if he could be removed with a simple majority of 51 votes
Polybius
Dec 2019
#39
What happens? Nothing. It's back to the everyday grifting and tweeting. Golf anyone?
Vinca
Dec 2019
#27
I'm not certain the general public would view a vote to convict Trump, 51 or more Senators...
kentuck
Dec 2019
#28
Great point, but the majority voted not guilty on one and then tied for the other
Polybius
Dec 2019
#41
Unless 25 Senators decide to take a vacation outside of DC on the day of the vote...
krispos42
Dec 2019
#45