Thread: U.S Election 2020
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Old 08-01-2021, 21:29   #2320
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Re: U.S Election 2020
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Originally Posted by Mick View Post
The Constitution is explicit, it requires two thirds majority vote in the Senate to convict. Democrats are at 50 seats in the new Senate session as are GOP, granted the Dem's have VP's vote to break the tie but impeachment conviction requires a 67 vote. The numbers don't stack up.
I was thinking can McConnell effectively run out the clock by not giving the motion time prior to swearing in of the two new Senators from Georgia.

Leaving the 67 issue to the side for now.
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