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Like it means anything when he's been impeached twice now. As a reminder, it's a trial to see if there is enough evidence for the real trial. The system is broken and relies on pinky promises to not be a cunt.
Congresses impeaches, Senate removes. So when this time there is a democratic majority in the senate as well they could actually remove him.
Could, but won't. Too many dems are openly complicit with the current regime.
Ive seen this one before. Dems get majority, a handful of dems decide it's their time to act like Republicans to appease Dem donors, nothing gets passed, Dems get called ineffective and lose the next election to a fascist.
am I off on my facts or isn't it a 2/3rds requirement? Getting a majority is very possible... getting a 2/3rds is almost impossible. In Nixon's era the republican party at least held up enough air of responsibility that some of them would have voted with the facts rather than along party lines. Those days have gone.
"checks and balances"
To be fair, it was a pretty good idea. The main problem is it was designed without the idea that all three branches being utterly compromised.