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DallasNE

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12. I Read An Article

Reply to Mr. Ected (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 09:04 PM

Jan 2020

That said that was what happened during the Johnson impeachment and it takes a 2/3 vote to overrule the Chief Justice. But the Chief Justice would have final say on who would be permitted to be a witness and one of the criteria would be relevance to the current case. But Roberts is a pretty political justice so no slam dunk.

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Manu Raju: This is new - Schiff suggests a one-week period for depositions / witnesses [View all] Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 OP

Oh, but then poor widdle twumpie leftieNanner Jan 2020 #1

Could Roberts overrule a gop vote against witnesses? Roland99 Jan 2020 #2

Waiting to hear from our esteemed DU constitutional scholars Mr. Ected Jan 2020 #4

I Read An Article DallasNE Jan 2020 #12

No, the Senate has the last word. 51 votes can overrule anything that Roberts does. totodeinhere Jan 2020 #5

But they can appeal directly to him, without a vote, right? Roland99 Jan 2020 #6

They can, but any ruling he makes can be overridden by 51 votes. totodeinhere Jan 2020 #7

Gotcha. Thanks Roland99 Jan 2020 #9

And what about that State of the Union address he's supposed to give? japple Jan 2020 #3

IIRC Clinton gave a SOTU during his impeachment trial. RockRaven Jan 2020 #8

He'll spend the entire speech bitching about the unfairness of impeachment groundloop Jan 2020 #10

My prediction.... paleotn Jan 2020 #14

That is my hope. Of course I wake up each morning hoping to japple Jan 2020 #17

They're screwn!! japple Jan 2020 #18

BTW, this was a pure genius move. Simply genius. Roland99 Jan 2020 #11

How would that work when Trump would challange the witnesses in court. progressoid Jan 2020 #13

It would be a short challenge Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #16

Wingnut trolls are swarming that tweet thread Wednesdays Jan 2020 #15

I'm sure the republicans won't object to that. SergeStorms Jan 2020 #19