Actually, the Constitution says very explicitly that the Senate gets to decide whether to remove the president.https://twitter.com/LarrySabato/status/1223231986988281862 …
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This is a replay of the "have a hearing for Merrick Garland even though you're already not going to confirm him" argument. There's no purpose to the thing once the outcome is already certain.
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Congressional hearings can serve purposes besides legislative decisions, of course. They can also be used to expose malfeasance to create public political pressure. But you can still hold hearings! An impeachment trial serves a more specific function.
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If the House thinks new testimony would support new articles of impeachment, it can do that too! It may not be the best politics, but if you think more testimony would persuade the public, then that step is available.
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There is indeed always the risk that doing what you believe is the right thing today will look indefensible later. Comes with the territory with Trump.https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/1223324808424771584 …
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They have every right to do this. It would, however, be an admission politically that they mishandled the original process https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/1223326568589746177 …
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There was a definite purpose in NOT CALLING witnesses - to provide cover for GOP Senators who had decided, yet again, to give Trump a pass.
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It's literally an overreach of power for the Senate to do so. It's the job of Congress to make the case for impeachment. It's the job of the Senate to decide on said case. Democrats were quite clear on this during the Clinton impeachment. The turnabout is quite hilarious.
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I'll counter that maybe the Senators have decided, but many people haven't. And with elections coming up I'd like more information to help make up *my* mind so I know how I feel about my Senators' decision as well as Trump.
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Fair. But the House can perform that function just as well.
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