[AMV] Amerikaanse politiek #695 Impeachment & Horowitz bis

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Op vrijdag 13 december 2019 17:03 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Ik ben trouwens benieuwd of de opperrechter mee zal doen aan stemmingen in de Senaat als iets neerkomt op een 50/50 split, wat gezien Collins+Murkowski+Romney best eens zou kunnen. Is daar precedent voor?

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), one of Trump’s closest allies in the Senate, put the odds of a McConnell-Schumer deal at “50-50.”

“I think it’s in everybody’s interest to have an orderly process in the Senate if it gets here, to have a process that is controllable, that doesn’t get off the rails, that’s respectful of the event, that has adequate time to consider things but an ending point,” he said.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), asked about the chances of a deal, predicted it would be difficult but added it’s hard to pre-judge since the House hasn’t yet passed articles of impeachment. How broadly the House drafts its articles, what the articles are and how many there are, will all likely influence how long a trial lasts and what witnesses need to be called.

“It was hard to get an agreement ... back in the Clinton impeachment, so it will probably be very hard this time around. But again, I sort of think we have to wait to see what we’re dealing with. It’s hard to know what negotiations are going to look like,” Murphy said.

If McConnell and Schumer can’t secure a deal, that leaves two backup options: passing GOP-only rules, which some Republicans say they are willing to do, or a free-for-all on the Senate floor where whatever can get 51 votes is adopted.

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