The Trump Card...

RLENT · Feb 9, 2021

muttly said:
The Founders also knew there were legal avenues to take if need be of a President who may have committed a crime and then left office.

Yup, you betcha ... nothing should be off the table.

muttly · Feb 9, 2021

This fellow Raskin that gave his speech today made a comment before Trump took office saying he may be impeaching Trump some day. Before he took office.

muttly · Feb 9, 2021

Wait, what? Look what Pelosi was saying months after a Presidential election and after the new President was sworn in:

danthewolf00 · Feb 10, 2021

Now i got a question. If chief justice Roberts is not presiding over the impeachment trial is it even legal ? Because a Democrat senator is in his seat.....acting like a supreme court judge.

Turtle · Feb 10, 2021

danthewolf00 said:
Now i got a question. If chief justice Roberts is not presiding over the impeachment trial is it even legal ? Because a Democrat senator is in his seat.....acting like a supreme court judge.

The Chief Justice presides over trials of presidents, not private citizens. So in this case, they just pick a juror to also be the judge.

Here we have Senate Trial Judge Patrick Leahy with House Impeachment Manager Eric Swawell.

RLENT · Feb 10, 2021

danthewolf00 said:
Now i got a question. If chief justice Roberts is not presiding over the impeachment trial is it even legal ? Because a Democrat senator is in his seat.....acting like a supreme court judge.

Nope, he actually isn't.

The reason a Democratic senator is there is because the Democrats control the Senate, and in the absence of the vice president (who is also president of the Senate), a person is designated the as president pro tem of the Senate, who takes the place of the vice president, when they are absent, performing the function of presiding officer ...

Also the individual being tried is no longer in office, and no longer President ... being a sad, pathetic loser and all.

It's legal because of the specific circumstances of this particular trial (ex-officeholder being tried, etc.)

All this may seem very strange and odd to those who are unfamiliar with how our government is structured and works ... but we are happy to provide the above synopsis to enlighten those who are unfamiliar.

RLENT · Feb 10, 2021

muttly said:
This fellow Raskin that gave his speech today made a comment before Trump took office saying he may be impeaching Trump some day. Before he took office.

One has to love aspirational goals.

RLENT · Feb 10, 2021

muttly said:
Wait, what? Look what Pelosi was saying months after a Presidential election and after the new President was sworn in:

Evidently she takes a very dim view of Vladamir's participation ...

We'd be lucky to have a couple hundred more like her.

muttly · Feb 10, 2021

RLENT said:
One has to love aspirational goals.

He said it based on unproven conspiracy theories.

muttly · Feb 10, 2021

RLENT said:
Evidently she takes a very dim view of Vladamir's participation ...

We'd be lucky to have a couple hundred more like her.

This can't be a serious post.
#she'sasdimasaditzcanbe

muttly · Feb 10, 2021

Lets hope the judge and jury Capt. Isn't drinking.

Turtle · Feb 10, 2021

Get it? Get it? :JC-hysterical:

Turtle · Feb 10, 2021

RLENT said:
... a person is designated the as president pro tem of the Senate...

The cool kids shorten it, but it's it's president pro tempore, (Latin, "president for a time"). The Constitution requires the Senate to elect a president pro tempore, and by custom it is the member of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.

Turtle · Feb 10, 2021

RLENT · Feb 10, 2021

Turtle said:
The cool kids shorten it, but it's it's president pro tempore, (Latin, "president for a time"). The Constitution requires the Senate to elect a president pro tempore, and by custom it is the member of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.

Yes, I know ...

RLENT · Feb 10, 2021

muttly said:
This can't be a serious post.

Serious ... while also being a tad ironic (see if you can find it ... the irony that is)

muttly said:
#she'sasdimasaditzcanbe

Nope, not even close.

That prize would have to go Michigan's own little brainless bimbo ... Melissa Carone ... who I understand is now running for elected office.

Go Wolverines !!!

Looking forward to the continuing hilarity ...

RLENT · Feb 10, 2021

muttly said:
He said it based on unproven conspiracy theories.

So what ?

Cheeto incited a riot and got people killed based on unproven conspiracy theories.

Sad, but true.

RLENT · Feb 10, 2021

muttly said:
The Founders also knew there were legal avenues to take if need be of a President who may have committed a crime and then left office.

Just so we're clear on this:

You would be fine with Uncle Chuckie putting together a criminal referral ... and getting the Senate to vote to authorize sending it to DOJ then ?

muttly · Feb 10, 2021

RLENT said:
So what ?

Cheeto incited a riot and got people killed based on unproven conspiracy theories.

Sad, but true.

You say he incited a riot. There are multiple reports that a lot of it was preplanned about a couple months. So his speech didnt incite the riot. Also there is a report that Trump requested that 10,000 National Troops be ready. Both Sgt. Of arms in House and Senate didn't take action on the request. What did Nancy and Mitch know and when did they know it? This impeachment thing could very well be mostly a coverazz excercise for gross incompetence.
It makes no sense that Trump would try to incite a riot when he also wanted National Troops to be present. # Factsmatter1
You say he "got people killed". Who exactly are you referring to?

muttly · Feb 10, 2021

RLENT said:
Just so we're clear on this:

You would be fine with Uncle Chuckie putting together a criminal referral ... and getting the Senate to vote to authorize sending it to DOJ then ?

Unlike some I'm not in favor of criminal referrals without evidence.