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Lord Ludd

(585 posts) Sat Jan 9, 2021, 11:04 PM Jan 2021

So far I count 5 Senate GOP votes for conviction [View all]

Romney, Murkowski, Sasse, Toomey (maybe?), Collins (finally!)

Barring Trump turning into Yosemite Sam ("Yose-mite" as he would say) & running out to the front lawn with six-guns a-blazing, where do you think the additional 12 GOP votes needed to convict might come from?

Could there be a bandwagon effect, Mitch be damned?

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So far I count 5 Senate GOP votes for conviction [View all] Lord Ludd Jan 2021 OP

You mean Collins isn't going to give the ole "He learned a lesson" line? PA_jen Jan 2021 #1

Amazing. That outrage-o-meter of hers must have buried the needle. sandensea Jan 2021 #13

A lot of it has to do with McConnell. Renew Deal Jan 2021 #2

Yo-semite. marybourg Jan 2021 #3

We need 19 GOP votes to convict. euphorb Jan 2021 #4

Not true. We need 2/3 of Senators who are present, whether that's all 100 or only 50. stopbush Jan 2021 #7

This. xmas74 Jan 2021 #11

2/3 * 99 66 jcgoldie Jan 2021 #9

2/3 of the senators PRESENT. Senators can be absent Say there are only 75 senato DLCWIdem Jan 2021 #16

I get it jcgoldie Jan 2021 #17

Sorry i pounded it. DLCWIdem Jan 2021 #18

Warnock and Ossoff should be sworn by Jan 23. (Certification deadline is 1/22.) pat_k Jan 2021 #19

If 20 Republicans were "in quarantine" or "ill" or otherwise "unable to attend", I think Atticus Jan 2021 #5

Only need 2/3 of Senators PRESENT when the vote is cast to convict. stopbush Jan 2021 #6

And that would be smart. xmas74 Jan 2021 #12

You beat me to it nt Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #15

GOP: The Party of Terrorists & Democracy Usurpers badboy67 Jan 2021 #8

If they knew they'd be part of 20 or so, I bet ambitious shitheels like Rubio or Paul would do it... RockRaven Jan 2021 #10

Burr might but Tillis will not. Mitch might actually Piratedog Jan 2021 #14

I believe it was Don Lemon who pointed out Friday night crickets Jan 2021 #20