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| Richard Burr Puts Senate Precedent Above The Constitution |
| 2021-02-14 |
| [PowerLineBlog] Unlike the other six, however, Sen. Richard Burr previously voted that the trial should not proceed because it is unconstitutional to impeach a president who is no longer in office. But now, Burr has voted to do that unconstitutional thing. Burr tried to explain away the contradiction this way: When this process started, I believed that it was unconstitutional to impeach a president who was no longer in office. I still believe that to be the case. However, the Senate is an institution based on precedent, and given that the majority in the Senate voted to proceed with this trial, the question of constitutionality is now established precedent. As an impartial juror, my role is now to determine whether House managers have sufficiently made the case for the article of impeachment against President Trump. Burr has said he will retire at the end of 2022. That’s a good call. The reasoning behind his vote to convict Trump shows that he’s been in the Senate for too long. |
| Posted by:Thrineting Thraick6405 |
| #7 Brings to mind the political class herniating themselves to get a tv spot to denounce the Grenada invasion the first morning. |
| Posted by: Cesare 2021-02-14 09:56 |
| #6 Given the outcone of the "trial," Burr finds himself this morning "on the wrong side of history..." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-02-14 08:17 |
| #5 Remember that a Lynch Mob is very, very democratic. If the "majority" want a hanging they get it, laws be damned. |
| Posted by: magpie 2021-02-14 08:10 |
| #4 Burr was a disaster on the Senate Intelligence Committee. His departure cannot be soon enough. |
| Posted by: b 2021-02-14 07:32 |
| #3 In desperate situations he is NOT a person to be trusted to stand and protect our Rights, and the US Constitution. He bailed and went with the flow, proving he understands the need for re-election sound bites. But will join the MOB to protect himself in the end. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2021-02-14 05:54 |
| #2 Any relation to Aaron Burr? |
| Posted by: Clem 2021-02-14 05:34 |
| #1 You know what? Fuck you man. |
| Posted by: newc 2021-02-14 03:07 |