Sunday, January 26, 2020

Civics Lessons

Sure you are.







Lesson No. 1: impeachment in the Senate is not a "trial." There are no rules of procedure or evidence consonant with those recognized in judicial courts. And unlike a trial court where a jury is selected or jurors removed for bias or having pre-judged the case, no Senator can be removed from the "panel" hearing arguments (and so far refusing any evidence, contrary to all due process) in the case. The Senators are not "jurors." This is not a "trial."




The Trump defense is based entirely on ad hominem. He doesn't deny what he did, he attacks the people who point out what he did, and how criminal it was; what an abuse of power it was. His answer is: "So what? You're ugly and your mother dresses you funny!"

Lesson No. 2:  Trump has no defense.  That won't matter in the Senate chamber.  It should matter to the voters in November.

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