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Is there no way that Clarence Thomas can be impeached and removed? What does it take? (Original Post) Samrob Oct 2022 OP
Simple majority vote for impeachment in the House, and 67 votes in the Senate to convict Polybius Oct 2022 #1
This. ☝️ herding cats Oct 2022 #7
or he could just stop wasting oxygen. ginni, too. niyad Oct 2022 #2
2/3 of the Senate is what it takes relayerbob Oct 2022 #3
Sure there's a way. 67 senators voting to convict and remove... JHB Oct 2022 #4
Or, get all Repuke Senators sick and have 34 Dems vote to convict. Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2022 #6
I seriously doubt there are even enough votes in the House (simple majority) to impeach kelly1mm Oct 2022 #5
An act of Congress. nt MarineCombatEngineer Oct 2022 #8
Nevertheless, the House should bring Thomas in for questioning. They have impeachment authority Just A Box Of Rain Oct 2022 #9

herding cats

(19,569 posts)
7. This. ☝️
Tue Oct 25, 2022, 12:54 AM
Oct 2022

First answer here is correct.

I hear people lamenting getting him out daily and I'm exhausted of repeating the process.

He's not going anyplace. This is literally why I screamed about the importance of the election in 2016 at the top of my lungs. Now, here we are wishing for miracles when we don't have any viable options.

JHB

(37,166 posts)
4. Sure there's a way. 67 senators voting to convict and remove...
Mon Oct 24, 2022, 10:25 PM
Oct 2022

...after a house majority impeaches him.

But unless we can get that one way or another, no.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,564 posts)
6. Or, get all Repuke Senators sick and have 34 Dems vote to convict.
Tue Oct 25, 2022, 12:45 AM
Oct 2022

It's 2/3 of those present. We just gotta find a way to get a Republican-specific COVID mutation.

kelly1mm

(4,748 posts)
5. I seriously doubt there are even enough votes in the House (simple majority) to impeach
Mon Oct 24, 2022, 10:32 PM
Oct 2022

Justice Thomas let alone anywhere near 2/3 of the Senate.

 

Just A Box Of Rain

(5,104 posts)
9. Nevertheless, the House should bring Thomas in for questioning. They have impeachment authority
Tue Oct 25, 2022, 01:02 AM
Oct 2022

and a hearing--even one is closed session--is constitutionally appropriate.

The shame of that experience and what would likely be revealed with his wife's activities, would likely spur his retirement. And expose him in either case.

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