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TruckFump

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11. Not enough time, IMO, to get the Articles done and sent to the Senate...

Reply to needledriver (Reply #4)

Sat Sep 19, 2020, 12:14 PM

Sep 2020

...to go against tRump, Mitch, etc., and throw a wrench into their SCOTUS appointment.

The Senate can hold up the vote.

IMO, there is not enough time.

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Do impeachment proceedings take precedence over Supreme Court nominations? [View all] needledriver Sep 2020 OP

House does articles of impeachment...the Senate confirms SCOTUS nominees. TruckFump Sep 2020 #1

Yes, exactly. The Democrats control the House. needledriver Sep 2020 #4

Not enough time, IMO, to get the Articles done and sent to the Senate... TruckFump Sep 2020 #11

Impeachment trials, 2naSalit Sep 2020 #2

McConnel decides when to bring it to the floor once its out of the house. nt drray23 Sep 2020 #3

McConnell could dispose of articles of impeachment the same day they were delivered. tritsofme Sep 2020 #5

The last trial lasted two weeks and six days. needledriver Sep 2020 #6

It lasted two weeks only because McConnell allowed it to last that long. tritsofme Sep 2020 #7

But Pelosi could send over the Articles on her schedule, right? kentuck Sep 2020 #8

Holding on to the articles in the House does nothing to interfere with Senate business. tritsofme Sep 2020 #9

I like that. needledriver Sep 2020 #10