So...possible, yesFlightmare wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2019 8:06 pmThere are currently 53 republican, 45 democrat, and 2 independents who caucus with the democrats.kayt00 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2019 6:42 pm Could this be what dems are up to? I'm admittedly not up to snuff with regards to constitutional law but for that sake of conversation...
1. Pelosi holds on to the articles of impeachment up until the 2020 elections.
2. Trump loses (I sincerely hope not) and we end up with a switch in the senate
3. Senate convicts former president Trump
4. He is no longer president so cannot be removed from office
5. But since he is convicted would all of his appointees to the judicial branch be removed thus opening positions for an extremely left leaning judicial branch.
Again just doomsday scenerio here but could that be a possibility?
Of the 53 seats currently held by republicans, 23 are up for election this cycle.
This leaves 30 republicans who are 100% safe this election.
In order to convict, it requires 2/3 majority, or 67 votes (assuming my math is correct). Which means 34 votes against would defeat a conviction.
How likely do you think it is that the republicans lose 20 seats out of the 23 they have to run?
Likely, probably not?