Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said on Monday that she supports delaying a decision on which, if any, witnesses should testify until after the start of President Trump’s impeachment trial.
With that decision Murkowski aligns herself with the process advocated by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and bolsters the chances that Republicans — absent an 11th hour deal with Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) — will be able to force through their own impeachment rules.
“I think we need to do what they did the last time they did this … and that was to go through a first phase, and then they reassessed after that,” Murkowski told reporters after leaving McConnell’s office.
To clarify here, Pelosi and Democrats are holding off "sending" the articles of impeachment until they believe that they have gotten any and all concessions from the Senate regarding how Pelosi and Democrats want McConnell and Senate Republicans to run their trial. The problem with this is two fold. Not only does this fly in the face of a GOP majority in the Senate, but it also is a blatant attempt by the House to dictate rules to the Senate. For those who have been elected to the U.S. Senate, they are not likely to look kindly on the members of the House telling them how to do their jobs. This would be especially true of any GOP Senator, given Pelosi, Schiff, and Congressional Democrats are attempting to bully them into submission.
Whatever feelings someone like Murkowski might have about Trump, she isn't a brain dead TDS induced Democrat who is willing to toss aside all the rules and decorum regarding the Constitutional manner of which our legislative branch is supposed to run. Those who are brain dead TDS induced Democrats have shown all sorts of willingness to toss aside the constitution and pretty much anything, all in the pursuit of the "bad orange man". But they will have trouble finding Republicans in the Senate willing to bend the constitution and cheapen the Senate all in the name of bringing down Trump.
Democrats need four GOP Senators to "defect" in order for them to dictate the rules. If they cannot count on Murkowski as one of those four, then this particular task seems close to hopeless.
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And the GOP holding firm is a surprise Lil Scotty as the Old white man party remains loyal to an impulsive lying no morality Leader????? Yep....the GOP as far as I am concerned has lost its way supporting the King!!!!!!
Pelosi overplayed her hand.
She better send the articles of impeachment to the senate before they pass a resolution of dismissal for lack of prosecution..
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impeachment is obviously a complete dud for Democrats--dead on arrival in the senate. But I still want to hear Eric Ciaramella testify about his dealings w Adam Schiff. When you conspire against the president, it doesn't "go away" because your coup failed.
They are traitors.
and wait till Durham and Barr clean up...
Effeminate Jane called it a "Hail Mary"
I am pretty sure Jane never played football.
I am pretty sure Jane never played football.
And I am certain you never had a job in your pathetic LIFE!!!!!!!
tagon Rules Out Striking Iranian Cultural Sites, Contradicting Trump.
The defense secretary acknowledged that “the laws of armed conflict” prohibited attacking antiquities and said the military had no plans to do so, even though the president declared them targets.
Nancy Pelosi will deliver the impeachy thingy when?
This was soooooo urgent.
Until they went home on Christmas break and talked to thier voters.
Oh boy! Someone disagreed with Trump!! Wwweeeeeeeeee!
This is you've been reduced to?
Oh boy! Someone disagreed with Trump!! Wwweeeeeeeeee!
Unlike the ball less wonder, someone in the Pentagon knows war crimes when he sees them....unlike the bone spur liar and you . the dumb fuck of the north!!!!!.....BWAAAAAAA!!!!!
'Elephant walk' at Utah Air Force Base showcases 52 F-35s launching in a row
52, huh, where have i heard that number before
Blogger Roger Amick said...
tagon Rules Out Striking Iranian Cultural Sites, Contradicting Trump.
The defense secretary acknowledged that “the laws of armed conflict” prohibited attacking antiquities and said the military had no plans to do so, even though the president declared them targets.
heh,.
it's another maggie haberman LIE.
i think the alky has a crush on the feckless cunt.
52, huh, where have i heard that number before
the number of pieces salamimommy was blown into?
LOL.
Time Magazine: How to Talk to Your Kids About The Death of a Liberal Hero and Icon.
https://time.com/5760199/how-to-talk-kids-iran-soleimani/
Pentagon Rules Out Striking Iranian Cultural Sites, Contradicting Trump https://nyti.ms/37Ju6Po
rrb said...
Time Magazine: How to Talk to Your Kids About The Death of a Liberal Hero and Icon
I just saw that, looks like maybe Time was sold to the Babylon Bee, perhaps even some time back...
Bad man who killed thousands of people overall and hundreds of Americans specifically was blown up.
the mind of a NYT reporter
This is something that the American Defense Department, quite tragically almost, is very good at doing. We know how to kill people
What's worse is that she covers the pentagon.
You would think she would know the what primary purpose of the military was.
caliphate4vr said...
the mind of a NYT reporter
BWAAAAAAAAA!!!!! The idiocy of an insurance sales loser.........
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