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Thursday, July 25, 2019

Constitution on impeachment of a sitting president?


The impeachment process - Constitution on impeachment of a sitting president?
HOWEVER;
Step #1
The House Judiciary Committee decides.
Step #2
The Articles of Impeachment are received from the House.
The Senate formulates rules and procedures for holding a trial.
Step #3
Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell will
(NEVER ALLOW A VOTE)!
Step # 4
People rushing to judgment without the facts, need to read our laws!
The impeachment process plays out in Congress and requires critical votes in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. It is often said that the
“House impeaches and the Senate convicts,” or not. 
In essence, the House first decides if there are grounds to impeach the president, and if it does, the Senate holds a formal impeachment trial.
"The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments..."
Article I § 2 of the United States Constitution gives the House of Representatives the sole power to impeach (make formal charges against) and Article I § 3 gives the Senate the sole power to try impeachments. Article II § 4 of the Constitution provides as follows:
In the House of Representatives
The House Judiciary Committee decides whether or not to proceed with impeachment. If they do...
The Chairman of the Judiciary Committee will propose a Resolution calling for the Judiciary Committee to begin a formal inquiry into the issue of impeachment.
Based on their inquiry, the Judiciary Committee will send another Resolution to the full House stating that impeachment is warranted and why (the Articles of Impeachment), or that impeachment is not called for.
The Full House (probably operating under special floor rules set by the House Rules Committee) will debate and vote on each Article of Impeachment.
Should any one of the Articles of Impeachment be approved by a simple majority vote, the President will be "impeached." However, being impeached is sort of like being indicted of a crime. There still has to be a trial, which is where the US Senate comes in.
In the Senate
The Articles of Impeachment are received from the House.
The Senate formulates rules and procedures for holding a trial.
A trial will be held. The President will be represented by his lawyers.
A select group of House members will serve as "prosecutors." The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court  will preside with all 100 Senators acting as the jury.
The Senate will meet in private session to debate a verdict.
The Senate, in open session, will vote on a verdict.
A 2/3 vote of the Senate will result in a conviction.
The Senate will vote to remove the President from office.
The Senate may also vote (by a simple majority) to prohibit the President from holding any public office in the future.

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