Politics Thread

[GoMuskies]

Not being Donald Trump was pretty much the entire platform that he ran on.

I mean, that's a good platform.

[Smails]

I mean, that's a good platform.

Couldn't agree more. It was a slam dunk strategy.

You could send an approval poll out pertaining to Biden's response to the Canadian invasion of northern Minnesota and it would receive a 70% rating.

[paulxu]

I'm reading that Leahy will preside the Senate trial.
That doesn't make a lot of sense to me without knowing more info.
Would seem like since he would be voting that he couldn't preside.
Why not bring in someone from the outside?

[bobbiemcgee]

This is completely asinine but not surprising considering the source. What exactly has he done in 5 days that would illicit such a positive response, besides not being Donald Trump? I can't believe you actually think that a favorability score after a whopping 5 days in office has any real validity. I am no fan of our early response to the pandemic, so I'm not sure where you got that from but keep being you Bobbie.

What source - ABC/Ipsos? 69% support covid response, 81% support Mask mandate and 67% support transition so far. Maybe you should run your own poll with some family members lol. typical righty response. shoot the messenger. Sorry to interrupt your infowar re-runs.

[Mrs. Garrett]

I mean, that's a good platform.

Unless you're Hillary Clinton

[STL_XUfan]

I'm reading that Leahy will preside the Senate trial.
That doesn't make a lot of sense to me without knowing more info.
Would seem like since he would be voting that he couldn't preside.
Why not bring in someone from the outside?

Everything I could find seems that the normal precedent is for the VP to preside over the impeachment trial (of non-presidents) in his/her role as president of the Senate. So I guess the thinking is that if the VP is not presiding over the Senate then Leahy would preside as the President Pro Tempore.

The only thing I could think of is that since impeachment is the business of the Senate, whoever presides over the trial is technically presiding over the Senate. While the Constitution gives that power to the CJ for presidential impeachments, Rule 1 of the Standing Senate rules do not permit the President Pro Tempore to appoint a non-senator to preside over the senate.

I think it would be better if they modified the Senate rules to permit the President Pro Tempore to appoint an outside person to preside over this particular impeachment. If for no other reason it would quell the bad faith arguments that the "judge" is biased, as if an impeachment trial is the same as a normal trial.

[GoMuskies]

Unless you're Hillary Clinton

Well, being Hillary Clinton is a pretty bad platform, too.

[Masterofreality]

https://apple.news/Au_fwqg0JTUeSSwiDdEL2QQ

“No longer in Office”

Sounds just like what will happen on appeal to the Supreme Court if an Impeachment hearings proceed.
“No Standing” AND no dissent.

[Masterofreality]

I'm reading that Leahy will preside the Senate trial.
That doesn't make a lot of sense to me without knowing more info.
Would seem like since he would be voting that he couldn't preside.
Why not bring in someone from the outside?

It doesn’t make any sense to you because you cannot see the facts for what they are through your blue glasses.
CJ John Roberts wants nothing to do with this sham. He’s not gonna mucky up the court’s reputation over BS partisanship.
There is no case because there is no subject in office that can be Impeached.
Constitution 101.

[Masterofreality]

MOR, what's with the name calling? Certainly we can have discussions about issues without that.
Reserve the name calling for the politicians we don't like.

Just playing the game like you Leftists play it.
When will you stop Whining about your Boogie Man, grow up and move on?
Your selected President already has all kinds of screw ups and mis truths to answer for.