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I believe that since there was no support for the impeachment from the House minority, the Senate majority was justified in their action. If the roles were rev
by Fjolsvith 6y ago
I believe that since there was no support for the impeachment from the House minority, the Senate majority was justified in their action. If the roles were reversed for all parties, I would not find the outcome any less expected.
- shadowgovt 6y agoThere's certainly precedent for impeachment to break along simple party lines (for both parties; a similar thing happened with Clinton), but that doesn't mean it's not abrogation of responsibility when it does. There's a reason Congress has the approval of only 1 in 4 Americans polled.
- Fjolsvith 6y ago31 Democrat congressmen joined the Republicans in Clinton's impeachment. Some of the Democrat senators also voted to convict. [1] Not as exactly clear-cut as this time around. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Bill_Clinton#:~:text=The%20Republican%20controlled%20House%20of,Clinton%20on%20October%208%2C%201998 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Bill_Clinton#:~....
- shadowgovt 6y agoGood point. I agree Congress was notably less partisan during the Clinton era.