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In the face of prominent senators conspiring on strategy with the President, there is a solution. The Constitution states that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall preside. What if Roberts refused to preside until the conspirators recuse themselves? There is no way to compel the Chief Justice to preside, and the process would not be Constitutional without him. This would be an excellent thumb-in-the-eye of McConnell who has used refusal to review Obama nominees as a corrupt tool. | In the face of prominent senators conspiring on strategy with the President, there is a solution. The Constitution states that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall preside. What if Roberts refused to preside until the conspirators recuse themselves? There is no way to compel the Chief Justice to preside, and the process would not be Constitutional without him. This would be an excellent thumb-in-the-eye of McConnell who has used refusal to review Obama nominees as a corrupt tool. | ||
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| + | '''Further thoughts 12/25/19:''' | ||
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| + | Perhaps the next step in the impeachment process should be adding more articles of impeachment: for example, an article about Trump attempting to rig the Senate trial with the connivance of McConnell and others. Articles could keep being added until a fair trial is guaranteed by recusal of the conspirators. | ||
