Impeachment is an administrative process, not a criminal trial.

[Claritie Pixie]

Any talk about accusers and defendants, any language that relates to a criminal trial by the GOP are irrelevant to impeachment.

Just to be clear.

[bigbrother05]

1. And reasonable doubt is not the standard, it's 2/3 of Senate votes

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4. a standard of proof is what would guide those senators in deciding how to vote.

yes it takes 2/3rds to convict; the question is, does each senator vote based on preponderance of evidence? proof beyond a reasonable doubt?

the reality is there is no particular standard, each senator simply has to decide for themselves how to vote.

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2. indeed, it's just a process to get someone fired from their job.

language that relates to a criminal trial by the gop is *technically* irrelevant, but in practice it is very telling that they go straight to thinking they need to defend themselves in a criminal context and that they need to fully avail themselves of all the protections afforded to people facing criminal liability.

[Claritie Pixie]

3. Great point! If nothing to hide, why so defensive?

Why conceal information and threaten the whistleblower, why stonewall testifying?

It all drips of guilt.

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5. i know, right? an innocent person's first reaction is always "i'll kill whoever spilled the beans!"

i love that they're complaining about "hearsay".

that's like, "dude, people are saying they heard you singing like the beegees."
"no way man! you weren't in the room last thursday at 1pm! where's bob, i'm gonna kill him! oh, your statement is inadmissible!"

[customerserviceguy]

6. It's also a political process

instead of a judicial one, although it involves a few trappings of the latter.

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7. The senate can run the trial anyway it wants... it could allow trump to subpoena...

Biden, the whistleblower, etc.

The senate, the Turtle and do what every he wants. There are no rules