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The Impeachment Trial
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Some of the highlights:
-Schiff (jokingly?) threatened senators with arrest if they left during the hearing
-Nadler claims that Trump is doing Russia's bidding
-Schiff continues to "misrepresent" testimony and documents, selectively quoting parts that appear to support his position while leaving out the parts that refute it (it's worse than a TheologyWeb debate! )
-Schiff enters the handwritten Parnas note into evidence despite the fact that it can't be proven who wrote it, or when, or for what purpose -- or why a man who's native language is Ukrainian would write notes to himself in EnglishSome may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Forgot to mention Nadler appealing to the standard of maladministration as a reason for impeachment, apparently unaware that it had been explicitly rejected by our Founding Fathers.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostSome of the highlights:
-Schiff (jokingly?) threatened senators with arrest if they left during the hearing
-Nadler claims that Trump is doing Russia's bidding
-Schiff continues to "misrepresent" testimony and documents, selectively quoting parts that appear to support his position while leaving out the parts that refute it (it's worse than a TheologyWeb debate! )
-Schiff enters the handwritten Parnas note into evidence despite the fact that it can't be proven who wrote it, or when, or for what purpose -- or why a man who's native language is Ukrainian would write notes to himself in English
Schiff seems absolutely CONSUMED and obsessed with this "trial", reminiscent of Captain Queeg, of The Caine Mutiny infamy, apparently to the chagrin of his co-conspirator, Jerry Nadler.
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostSome of the highlights:
-Schiff enters the handwritten Parnas note into evidence despite the fact that it can't be proven who wrote it, or when, or for what purpose -- or why a man who's native language is Ukrainian would write notes to himself in English
And if you think a handwriting analysis would prove those documents to be fake there's a good way to get the chance to demonstrate so.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostNot everything "improper" rises to the level of an impeachable offense.
Even if there are TONS of evidence that somebody committed the "improper" act, doesn't make it more impeachable.
Sometimes, "improper" conduct deserves a scolding, or a censure, or perhaps the loss of a subsequent election.
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Sure - they have sole authority over that process. The Senate has sole authority to say, "uh, slow your roll - you may think that's impeachable, but we don't think it's cause for removal".
The House, however, tends to think they have power, somehow, to control what the Senate does.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostSure - they have sole authority over that process. The Senate has sole authority to say, "uh, slow your roll - you may think that's impeachable, but we don't think it's cause for removal".
The House, however, tends to think they have power, somehow, to control what the Senate does.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostSure - they have sole authority over that process. The Senate has sole authority to say, "uh, slow your roll - you may think that's impeachable, but we don't think it's cause for removal".
The House, however, tends to think they have power, somehow, to control what the Senate does.
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Originally posted by JimL View PostNo the House doesn"t,
they know just as you do that the Senate has sole power over the trial.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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The House Managers are guests in the Senate. Their part was complete, as to how the impeachment process was run. Now it's up to the Senate where to go from there.
That amounts to the House getting a "do-over". It should be expected that they do their due-diligence and present their best case, especially since they have been crowing about how "overwhelming" it is.
What the House can do is start another investigation, and present NEW Articles of Impeachment. Nothing prohibits them from doing that.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Whoops... Democrats may have stepped in it. As part of the arguments today, House manager Sylvia Garcia introduced into evidence the actions of both Joe and Hunter, saying that neither of them did anything wrong, and therefore any request by President Trump to have them investigated was illegitimate. This means that the Biden's are now fair game if the defense wants to call them as witnesses to counter the prosecution's claims.
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2020...-senate-trial/Last edited by Mountain Man; 01-23-2020, 07:52 PM.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostThe House Managers are guests in the Senate. Their part was complete, as to how the impeachment process was run. Now it's up to the Senate where to go from there.
That amounts to the House getting a "do-over". It should be expected that they do their due-diligence and present their best case, especially since they have been crowing about how "overwhelming" it is.
What the House can do is start another investigation, and present NEW Articles of Impeachment. Nothing prohibits them from doing that.
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostWhoops... Democrats may have stepped in it. As part of the arguments today, House manager Sylvia Garcia introduced into evidence the actions of both Joe and Hunter, saying that neither of them did anything wrong, and therefore any request by President Trump to have them investigated was illegitimate. This means that the Biden's are now fair game if the defense wants to call them as witnesses to counter the prosecution's claims.
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2020...-senate-trial/
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