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Karadeniz

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4. As Burr said, there was no legitimate basis for basing the final vote on constitutionality.

Reply to andym (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2021, 09:45 PM

Feb 2021

The constitutional issue was settled when the majority voted in favor of the Senate's trying Trump. Burr said he voted against trial, but having been voted down, he..and everyone... was left with their oath to judge the case on its merits. So this time he voted guilty because the evidence proved guilt.

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Wonder why all those republicans who thought the trial unconstitutional didn't abstain [View all] andym Feb 2021 OP

For most of them, I think that your assumption is correct. n/t Laelth Feb 2021 #1

That would have seemed more proper... consider_this Feb 2021 #2

Absentions would have been the equivalent of a "no" vote, given they were present & still count hlthe2b Feb 2021 #3

As Burr said, there was no legitimate basis for basing the final vote on constitutionality. Karadeniz Feb 2021 #4