It's a solid point though. The majority of Democratic candidates are sitting US senators, who would be consumed by the trial during the time in which they would be campaigning in key battleground states.

Impeached is like indicted

my understanding is this is like a prosecutor deciding the case is worth prosecuting, and now it's going to the court.

It's an agreement in the house to state the charges to the senate

Yes exactly

I'm not sure if there's another legal term for the actual removal from office

But basically impeachment doesn't make that a sure thing at all

it's just step one

Exactly. Now it goes to the Senate that directs proceedings, similar to a court case.

And unless a 2/3 majority in the Senate agree that he's guilty of charges, the President is simply Aquitted (nothing happens)

Gotcha. So is this really just the Democrats throwing their weight around because *OrangeManBad* and they have the House of Representatives? Some hardball political theatre, if you will.

Now you're getting it

You got it fren

worse then nothing happens, if he is Aquitted he is innocent of the charges. (by the standard of law)

One could argue this was done by Dems to generate negative press to disparage his character for the upcoming election

(had to throw that last bit in there because there are people who get off on technicalities, though I don't believe that's the case here)

@Mersenne I would argue that is the case, there is so little evidence to the contrary.

good chance their plan backfires hard

Already has. Polls show Trump overtook Biden in key states *during* the impeachment hearings.

it already has and it will keep backfireing the longer they talk about it.

Damn, he was actually impeached. For some reason I thought there was a republican majority and he wouldn't be

It sounds like that's the case to me. The left-wing just got Yeeted out of existence in the UK with our election, and I think the Dems are terrified the same is going to happen in the US in 2020

Democratic majority in the House, Republican in the Senate

@Mersenne hahaha that's great to hear

Biden's gonna get stomped

that might be their play now, they can't back down form impeachment because of how crazy their bases, so they have to throw it to the Senate, and I would bet they will just claim that he is being acquitted based on partisanship.

The main reason they did it was most likely so they'd have a better shot winning in 2020

Pretty much. The claims themselves hold little merit from a legal perspective regardless.

even though he was impeached solely on partisanship lol

This will likely have the opposite effect. Fatiguing moderate voters and catalyzing the Republican base.

and that will be the arguement back, but the (most of) news is part of the dem party so they won't report that part.

I reckon this brings the impeachment procedure into question then if Presidents can be impeached on pure partisanship.

Several democrats were quoted saying they had to impeach him or he might win the election

pro strat: people are mad at us for lying, let's lie more

Here is the Schoolhouse Rock explanation of how it will work out https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/295826901132509186/657076375840227338/e3a2oh8klb541.gif

@ZERO this is why it goes to the Senate

What's to stop the Republicans impeaching the next Dem president because they don't like them? And then it just repeating every 4 years?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXwb_7DdZeQ

It doesn't go to the senate though. He's been impeached. He now can't run for office in 2020

He is Impeached. Long live the God Emperor. Senate trail house party starting soon.

Curious to see if they call the whistleblower or Biden's to the stand <:trumpepe:588019356215279642>