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24. Door should have been locked and...

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Wed Jan 22, 2020, 07:17 PM

Jan 2020

Impeachment vote taken right then!

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Truth Hurts! 12 GOP Senators Break The Rules And Walk Out ! [View all] UCmeNdc Jan 2020 OP

I wonder if any of those 12 Senators have a name? gratuitous Jan 2020 #1

Hey people help me DENVERPOPS Jan 2020 #53

Poor you. Duppers Jan 2020 #59

You could watch Josh Hawley and Marsha Blackburn being interviewed live on tblue37 Jan 2020 #62

💯 live love laugh Jan 2020 #66

Yes, we need names. Duppers Jan 2020 #60

See my post #62 above yours. nt tblue37 Jan 2020 #63

They can't sit bdamomma Jan 2020 #2

They should follow Dear Leader and wear Depends. milestogo Jan 2020 #21

As full of shit as they are, it wouldn't help. lastlib Jan 2020 #34

What discipline will they face for this flagrant breach of the rules? guillaumeb Jan 2020 #3

roberts won;t do a damn thing... pangaia Jan 2020 #5

Democratic Congresspersons guillaumeb Jan 2020 #6

McConnell overruled him already re the break malaise Jan 2020 #9

McConnell overruled Roberts? guillaumeb Jan 2020 #10

When Crow asked about the break malaise Jan 2020 #11

Amazing. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #12

May I correct your spelling pls? lastlib Jan 2020 #38

ROFL malaise Jan 2020 #44

Not quite FBaggins Jan 2020 #15

Thank you for that information. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #16

The senators do, with a majority vote. NYC Liberal Jan 2020 #17

Thank you as well. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #18

then who is the jury? Or isn;t there one? pangaia Jan 2020 #25

Senate is judge, jury, and (symbolic) executioner Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #49

Not all trials have juries FBaggins Jan 2020 #54

Did you hear that a # of Sens wore smart watches which of course enabled them to stay on the napi21 Jan 2020 #36

I heard they had to give them up malaise Jan 2020 #46

what about bdamomma Jan 2020 #20

Can't even abide by bluestarone Jan 2020 #4

Well, if those 12 assholes were not there to hear what was being introduced, then... TruckFump Jan 2020 #7

Did the Chief Justice say anything about decorum? malaise Jan 2020 #8

yeah decorum.. both sides are equally to blame.. blechk... pangaia Jan 2020 #26

Amazing isn't it malaise Jan 2020 #27

i managed to miss that one.. as well as most of the other... pangaia Jan 2020 #29

The Senators should be required to behave like any other seated jurors. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 #13

They proved bdamomma Jan 2020 #23

Exactly. WHERE was the Sergeant-at-Arms. ancianita Jan 2020 #47

Isn't bdamomma Jan 2020 #50

they shouldn't be let back in scarytomcat Jan 2020 #65

I think you may have hit on the point... Newest Reality Jan 2020 #43

Chump's SOTU is coming up, hope an organized protest walkout happens. Hassler Jan 2020 #14

Maybe they should not show up at all? Desert grandma Jan 2020 #22

Uh, guys, the Otter defense doesn't work in real life. Initech Jan 2020 #19

Door should have been locked and... RealityChik Jan 2020 #24

If they're required to be there for the whole thing MissMillie Jan 2020 #28

Names of the Senators rockfordfile Jan 2020 #30

Yes I bdamomma Jan 2020 #51

Graham and Risch were two I heard DeminPennswoods Jan 2020 #64

Maybe they all decided it was in their own best interest Doreen Jan 2020 #31

if you leave the chambers you should forfeit your vote............ Takket Jan 2020 #32

Damn straight. Did Roberts even call them out? Probably not. Evolve Dammit Jan 2020 #41

They are out of order. So who calls the Sergeant-at-Arms to keep order. McConnell? Roberts? ancianita Jan 2020 #48

Frankly, I don't think they know what to do. Uncharted (almost) waters in an info-age that the Evolve Dammit Jan 2020 #67

That should cost them the right to vote on the verdict. Flaleftist Jan 2020 #33

Exactly. They just quit. Bring in a replacement and send the idiots home to their mommies. lindysalsagal Jan 2020 #35

Try walking out if you get seated in a jury trial. lindysalsagal Jan 2020 #37

Any juror would be disqualified for skipping out C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #39

Didn't the rules say-- Bayard Jan 2020 #40

Justice Roberts is not doing his job. Duppers Jan 2020 #58

I actually can't watch the news or the Tweeter bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #42

its ok for them (rs ) to break the rules , but hevean help a democrat. AllaN01Bear Jan 2020 #45

Jack Nicholson said it best: sandensea Jan 2020 #52

So say we all! SCVDem Jan 2020 #55

Where can I find the "rule" that says Senators cannot leave the Senate floor during the proceedings. onenote Jan 2020 #56

Kick burrowowl Jan 2020 #57

IOKIYAR. nt tblue37 Jan 2020 #61