bionic 50,111 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Live on PBS, but broadcast on a lot of networks. Trump has impeached by the House late in January but now the Senate is judging whether Trump should be convicted or acquitted. 2/3 of Senators must approve conviction. The Senate is currently split 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans. 02/09/2021: The Senate voted 56-44 that a conviction trial would be constitutional now that Trump is out of office. 6 Republicans voted in favor of this, 44 against. The full trial will commence tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 31,812 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Just now, bionic said: 2/3 of Senators must approve conviction. The Senate is currently split 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans What do you think will happen Former First Lady of the United States. Now card-carrying member of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 Congressman Jamie Raskin (D MD-8) is the manager of the House Impeachment representation. Trump has legal representation by David Schoen and Bruce Castor (although there were rumors he added new counsel shortly before the things went underway?) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Jill said: What do you think will happen I voted 'No' lol EDIT: I don't even think Romney will vote in favor of conviction this time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monster4life231 4,304 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Politicians almost always vote along party lines, so I said no. For a moment, imagine if Obama had incited a coup and Democrats didn't vote to convict him in an impeachment trial. The Republicans would have used the lines of "they hate the USA and they hate democracy". Yet, when Trump has incited a coup, their response is "well... let's just move on" or "it's unconstitutional to convict a former president". Yet it is these actions and attitudes that contribute to political disillusionment. spread peace - #MJInnocent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, monster4life231 said: Politicians almost always vote along party lines, so I said no. For a moment, imagine if Obama had incited a coup and Democrats didn't vote to convict him in an impeachment trial. The Republicans would have used the lines of "they hate the USA and they hate democracy". Yet, when Trump has incited a coup, their response is "well... let's just move on" or "it's unconstitutional to convict a former president". Yet it is these actions and attitudes that contribute to political disillusionment. Today's vote is on the constitutionality of proceedings against a former president, so we'll get a good idea of who may be willing to cross party lines (if any) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 Trumo's legal defence is embarrassing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 Voting has started on whether the conviction trial is constitutional. This only needs a simply majority of votes to pass and then a full trial would begin. if this fails then the trial is over Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenDenTired 1,126 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 *lurks in background* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 56 Senators voted to agree that a conviction trial is constitutional. 44 voted against. The full trial will begin tomorrow but is essentially a waste of time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 6 Republicans (out of 50) voted to proceed with the trial on grounds of constitutionality: • Bill Cassidy (Louisiana, newly re-elected) • Mitt Romney (Utah) • Ben Sasse (Nebraska, newly re-elected) • Susan Collins (Maine, newly re-elected) • Lisa Murkowski (Alaska, newly re-elected) • Pat Toomey (Pennsylvania, retiring in 2022) All Democrats and Independents voted in favor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 From the NYTimes: To succeed, the House managers would need to persuade at least 11 Republican senators to find Mr. Trump guilty in a trial that they have deemed unconstitutional. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 Day 2 has began. Should be able to stream on same link as in OP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacs vs looser 5,130 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 20 hours ago, bionic said: From the NYTimes: To succeed, the House managers would need to persuade at least 11 Republican senators to find Mr. Trump guilty in a trial that they have deemed unconstitutional. That sounds incredibly unlikely. Is it at all possible that he be barred from holding office in the future at least? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 Just now, jacs vs looser said: That sounds incredibly unlikely. Is it at all possible that he be barred from holding office in the future at least? Setting that condition will likely require conviction first. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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