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In reply to the discussion: I am concerned about CJ Roberts not presiding over the impeachment trial. [View all]StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)9. No, that's NOT what you said
You said: "No Excutive Official impeached after leaving officehas had a Chief Justice officiate." Your comment was limited the few cases in which someone was impeached after they left office.
I responded by pointing out that, except for three presidents, no executive official at all (whether impeached before or after leaving office) has had a Chief Justice officiate.
We didn't say the same thing.
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I am concerned about CJ Roberts not presiding over the impeachment trial. [View all]
TomSlick
Jan 2021
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Precedent. No Excutive Official impeached after leaving office has had a Chief Justice officiate.
hlthe2b
Jan 2021
#1
Except in three previous impeachments, no Chief Justice presided over ANY impeachment trial
StarfishSaver
Jan 2021
#4
The Chief Justice is required to preside if it's the president being tried
StarfishSaver
Jan 2021
#31
I have no concerns. It is 100% the correct decision. I hope the Senate didn't ask him.
servermsh
Jan 2021
#3
The Chief Justice is required to preside over the impeachment trial of a sitting president
StarfishSaver
Jan 2021
#33
Under the Senate rules the Chief Justice presides only over trials of presidents.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jan 2021
#8
"When the President of the United States is *tried* the Chief Justice shall preside...."
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jan 2021
#18
What matters is what the Constitution says, not what Hamilton was thinking.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jan 2021
#35
Sure. But SCOTUS often looks to the Federalist Papers in parsing the Constitution.
TomSlick
Jan 2021
#37
"I am uncertain of that argument." - I'm pretty certain Trump isn't President. n/t
PoliticAverse
Jan 2021
#17