Paphitis wrote:Kikapu wrote:Londonrake wrote:As I understand it, if Trump’s impeached and the Senate vote 70% in favour at the subsequent trial he will never be allowed to stand for office again. That’s a lot of votes though and despite some high profile Republicans declaring support the result isn’t a forgone conclusion.
Although Trump’s getting all the coverage I’m personally concerned (and always have been) about Biden. I simply don’t think he’s up to the job. That in normal times, let alone with a pandemic raging and potential widespread civil disruption brewing. I hope I’m wrong.
There are a few world leaders - who have no concerns about petty things like elections - that must be laughing their socks off right now. At least Trump, unlike Biden, wasn’t a person you’d tend to be tempted to try your luck with.
And my understanding is, once the senate trial of Trump’s impeachment brought by the House passes in the Senate by 2/3rd (67 votes), then another vote will be taken by the senate to ban Trump from holding elected office ever again, which would only need a simple majority to pass in that order.
Biden has been around for long time and he knows how the world’s diplomacy works, so don’t expect him to be an easy pushover.
You need to get the 67% first which is almost impossible!
It’s an act of desperation to sideline the next POTUS in 2024 but it won’t work.
Biden is going to be a total disaster.
The 67 votes in the senate depends on the Banana Republican Party senators if they would wish to free themselves of any association with criminal insurrectionist Donald Trump. If they want to remain loyal to Trump, that would be good news to the Democratic Party as the Banana Republican Party will be known the anti democracy and constitution party, which will be very damaging to their brand. Either way, the Democratic Party wins. Best chance for the BRP is to cut the Trump cancerous tumour out to start redeeming itself somewhat to rebuild their Republican Party brand from Banana Republican Party brand as it is now.