[ SECRET POST #4730 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4730 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Merry Impeachmas!

[(Anonymous)]

Twitter tells me this isn't enough, that he isn't removed unless the senate votes him out as well? And that he can still run in 2020 if they don't vote him out?

That seems stupid?

Re: Merry Impeachmas!

[(Anonymous)]

Yep. It's intentionally very hard to impeach someone. The House really just makes a formal accusation, and then the Senate tries him. And the Senate almost certainly won't actually vote him out, because there's far too many Republicans who know that they'll lose a primary and have to retire from politics if they vote to convict.

But still, he's guilty as sin.

Re: Merry Impeachmas!

[bur]

It seems stupid until you remember that the U.S. is super extra when given an inch and every President would go under an impeachment process if it wasn't difficult and a huge political risk.

Re: Merry Impeachmas!

[(Anonymous)]

And to be fair, I don't think the Founding Fathers really envisaged a scenario where someone would be clearly guilty of impeachable offenses and his own political party would just decide to let it slide

Re: Merry Impeachmas!

[(Anonymous)]

Impeachment is a whole process. First it is investigated and then the House votes on articles of impeachment (simple majority), then the Senate puts the accused on trial, then there is a vote whether to convict (supermajority). The result of conviction is removal from office. Clinton was acquitted, Johnson was acquitted (because the vote to convict was one short of a two-thirds majority). Nixon resigned and the impeachment process against him was closed before it went to a full House vote. No US President has yet been removed from office by an impeachment, though Nixon probably would have been.

So, at least 67 Senators have to vote to convict - assuming all the Democrats (45) and Independents (2) vote to convict, at least 20 Republicans would also have to vote to convict. To me, it does not seem that likely to happen, right now.