Play Nice 45th President of the United States: Donald Trump - Part 9 - The Shi'ites Hit The Fan (Cont. in Part 10, see OP)

[donkeypunchd]

Trump and his supporters have absolutely NOTHING to defend.
These are just stories.
If they had factual evidence, Trump would have been prosecuted by now.

The rich rarely suffer the full force of the law in the US.

 

[Magruder]

It took 30+ years for the criminal law to catch up to Weinstein.

Same with Cosby

But this is something not just peculiar to the states. Famous sexual predators often get away with it for decades, sometimes beyond the grave.

 

[iBeng]

Same with Cosby

But this is something not just peculiar to the states. Famous sexual predators often get away with it for decades, sometimes beyond the grave.

Gary Glitter agrees.

 

[Magruder]

Gary Glitter agrees.

And Jimmy Saville

 

[Magruder]

Intriguingly the Senate trial with a secret ballot thought balloon is getting floated.

That would change everything!

 

[Bomberboyokay]

 

[The Warlord]

Intriguingly the Senate trial with a secret ballot thought balloon is getting floated.

That would change everything!

Who by?

 

[iBeng]

I love finding these on Youtube randomly:

 

[RobbieK]

Who by?

Bill Weld - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/26/bill-weld-trump-challenger-impeachment-senate

I don't see it happening.

 

[The Warlord]

Bill Weld - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/26/bill-weld-trump-challenger-impeachment-senate

I don't see it happening.

Yeah is it even possible? Like legally?

Good tactical move though if they can get Trump raging about it though.

 

[RobbieK]

Yeah is it even possible? Like legally?

Good tactical move though if they can get Trump raging about it though.

I don't think it is.

 

[Satan]

Yeah is it even possible? Like legally?

Good tactical move though if they can get Trump raging about it though.

Trumps head would explode if it ever came to this

 

[The Warlord]

I don't think it is.

Theoretically McConnell could run it that way. I think.

 

[The Warlord]

Trumps head would explode if it ever came to this

Would be the lever to get him to resign.

 

[RobbieK]

Theoretically McConnell could run it that way. I think.

I don't know if he does.

The Senate has a guide for impeachment procedures: https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/3_1986SenatesImpeachmentRules.pdf<

Key parts:

XX: At all times when the Senate is sitting upon a trial of an impeachment the doors of the Senate will remain open, unless the Senate shall direct the doors be closed while deliberating upon its decisions.

XXIII: Form of putting the question on each article of impeachment. The Presiding Officer shall first state the question; thereafter each Senator, as his name is called, shall rise in his place and answer: guilty or not guilty.

My takeaway from that is that it is certainly possible for the Senate to decide to close the doors, but ultimately the vote, doors open or closed, requires each Senator to identify their personal decision. If the doors are closed you can safely bet that we will know exactly who voted which way within seconds of it happening.

 

[Magruder]

guidelines...

 

[RobbieK]

guidelines...

Sure, but do you see a Republican led Senate choosing not to follow the guidelines that exist in a way that will probably not favour a Republican president?

 

[FireKrakouer]

#QuoraQuotes

"Caitlyn Jenner".

- President Trump, 2019, when asked who his favorite X-Man is.

 

[Financialpanther]

#QuoraQuotes

"Caitlyn Jenner".

- President Trump, 2019, when asked who his favorite X-Man is.

Sounds like someone likes “between two ferns”

 

[FireKrakouer]

Sounds like someone likes “between two ferns”

I don't know what you mean m8. See my avatar, I'm all about original content now!

 

[Satan]

I don't know what you mean m8. See my avatar, I'm all about original content now!

Kiwi sporting team

 

[Financialpanther]

I don't know what you mean m8. See my avatar, I'm all about original content now!

I won’t tell Zach Galifianakis if you don’t.

p.s. it’s a cracking joke regardless.

 

[iBeng]

I won’t tell Zach Galifianakis if you don’t.

Bless you.

 

[Magruder]

Sure, but do you see a Republican led Senate choosing not to follow the guidelines that exist in a way that will probably not favour a Republican president?

Depends on whether Trump is seen as a net positive or not... and indeed whether he’s seen as a republican.

 

[RobbieK]

Depends on whether Trump is seen as a net positive or not... and indeed whether he’s seen as a republican.

But if it gets to that point then the reason for keeping the vote secret, individuals within the Republican party wishing to hide their disapproval of Trump, no longer carries any weight.