43 cowards who violated oath and voted in favor of the failed putsch

Remember these names.

These are the ones that betrayed the country.

 

Yes because we are all shocked at the vote

 

The name on there I'm surprised is Toomey. Considering he's leaving office and hasn't been a complete Trumpists. Bill Burr was a surprise on the guilty side and coming into the vote I would've expected to Toomey to vote for conviction and Burr not guilty.

 

https://jonathanturley.org/2021/02/12/did-the-democrats-tank-the-second-trump-trial/

excerpt:

That is why I have referred to their case as more emotive than probative. It lacked direct evidence to support the claim that Trump wanted to incite an actual insurrection or rebellion against the United States, as alleged in the article of impeachment. I do not believe that an acquittal was inevitable in this case, but it was all but assured by critical decisions made by the House in this impeachment. The unforced errors discussed below raise the question of whether the Democrats 'tanked' the trial. . . .

The House is not alleging reckless or negligent conduct leading to a riot. It is alleging incitement to actually seek rebellion or overthrow of the country. The article specifically refers to section 3 of the 14th Amendment in its prohibition of anyone holding office if they 'engaged in insurrection or rebellion against' the United States. Even moderate senators who condemned Trump for his speech would be highly unlikely to convict on such an article. The House made it easy on those seeking acquittal. . . .

The House brief in the Senate further highlighted the lack of direct evidence on Trump’s state of mind. It laid out an emotionally charged but legally incomplete case for the Senate. To convict, the House needs to show Trump was more than reckless. It crafted the article as inciting an actual rebellion or insurrection, not mere negligence.​

 

I knew this whole impeachment thing would end up being nothing more than a bunch of fckery. Politicians facing consequences isn’t something that happens often.

I’m not even mad right now...I just have this feeling of “I give up”

there’s nothing that will be done...nothing ever is when it comes to these politicians

What’s gonna happen to these 43 individuals? Probably nothing more than a bunch of angry tweets they won’t even see

 

Uh, WaPo (erroneously?) reported Toomey voted with the 56 others to convict.

 

just stop posting you ****ing traitor. Nothing you share or write yourself is intelligent, well-reasoned or even factually accurate most of the time.

We get it - you hate the coloreds and hate anything that benefits someone other than you and your self righteous white Christian fellow ideologues. And I’m sure you’ll cling to your hate until you meet your maker. Hell, even when you do reach the pearly gates (or its equivalent), you’ll probably respond to enlightenment with a ridiculous anecdote from some right-wing provocateur.

 

wow.

 

I see the latest report. Good then for Toomey

 

Wow is more than you could muster when the President of the United States incited a crowd to ransack the Capitol.


More editorials please.

 

LOL. Pathetic. And Im not talking about those that voted against impeachment. You guys are so petty.

 

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/02/blame-it-on-the-bossa-nova.php

 

Some of us take the tacit approval of an attempted insurrection seriously. What is pathetic are twits who’s act like they’re above it all.

 

so many hurt feelings today. I think people got a little too invested in these impeachments.

say, if you're an impeachment fan, look to New York:

https://www.politico.com/states/new...ter-following-nursing-home-revelation-1363064

 

sure, here you go

https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/13/whataboutism-is-a-nonsense-word-that-defends-hypocrisy/

 

Not to interrupt your fun, but a few thoughts:

• I'm surprised people thought this could have any other outcome in the Senate... but...
• I get the severe disappointment, and not just for folks on the left. What 45 did was a direct assault on our government, not just its traditions. Forget the riot, but just consider that he tried to overturn a valid election, using a caustic stream of lies and thug tactics, all to keep himself in power. Ugly, ugly history being written, all with no punishment. So I can forgive people, not for full-on nasty posting, but for a perception that we seem to be drawing a historical line now: we aren't really serious, collectively, about conserving this system of governance. If one takes that view, then yeah, I think we can understand extremely hurt feelings.
• Seeing the House managers' case, with the facts and chronology lined up, led some people to kind of relive the awfulness of that day, and it may be especially infuriating to see Senators who themselves were in some danger... just shrug at it to support tribalism and/or their own future ambitions.

Being a cynical b*stard, I'm amazed they got 57 votes to convict 45. Being a cynical b*stard, I don't think this was a major line to cross but just the latest in 30+ years of lines. But I understand it if people think this was sort of a last chance to avoid fully jumping the shark as a country.

 

Eternity Amended: My Life on a Basketball BBS by Sam Fisher (Simon & Schuster, 2021). *Starred review*