CCSir 410 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 2 hours ago, SwissMonster said: I don’t follow this a lot. With those 4 new republicans turning on him how many are still needed? Since the Dems have control of the House, they didn't really need these Representatives to turn, they only need half majority. Conviction in the Senate will require 2/3 majority however, meaning 67 senators. So we'd need 19 of them to jump ship, but no Republican Senators have really spoken yet, apart from McConnell being "happy with the impeachment" whatever that means. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma 7,182 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 1 minute ago, CCSir said: Since the Dems have control of the House, they didn't really need these Representatives to turn, they only need half majority. Conviction in the Senate will require 2/3 majority however, meaning 67 senators. So we'd need 19 of them to jump ship, but no Republican Senators have really spoken yet, apart from McConnell being "happy with the impeachment" whatever that means. Doesn't McConnell have some authority or at least persuasive power? Isn't it "his" Senate? I never thought I'd say this but can they listen to him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCSir 410 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Enigma said: Doesn't McConnell have some authority or at least persuasive power? Isn't it "his" Senate? I never thought I'd say this but can they listen to him? Loooool I hope they do, but he hasn't formally said he would vote to convict though. He might think the House impeaching him a second time will do enough "good" without the Senate having to actually act on it. If he does though, I guess it might tip the scales, since he's their Majority Leader after all... but then again, last time Romney was the only one, and his stance against Trump made him lose a lot of influence in the party. One can only hope Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimisaMonster 31,073 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Trumps stress level must be through the roof... Stream my new single, 💜"Heartbeat"💜, on Spotify! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alannah 2,988 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 1 hour ago, CCSir said: Since the Dems have control of the House, they didn't really need these Representatives to turn, they only need half majority. Conviction in the Senate will require 2/3 majority however, meaning 67 senators. So we'd need 19 of them to jump ship, but no Republican Senators have really spoken yet, apart from McConnell being "happy with the impeachment" whatever that means. CNN said they have an estimate of ~ 20 so far, so fingers crossed. I don't trust McConnell at all, but part of me hopes that's a good sign with what's to come tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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