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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., will soon submit a Senate resolution calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi "to immediately" transmit the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
A draft of Graham's resolution obtained by NBC News says the Constitution does not provide Pelosi, D-Calif., "with the power to effectively veto a resolution passed by a duly elected majority of the House of Representatives by refusing to transmit such a resolution to the Senate." Such a withholding of the articles "is a flagrant violation of the separation of powers expressly outlined in the bicameral impeachment process under the Constitution of the United States," it says.
On Sunday, Graham, who chairs the Judiciary Committee, proposed going further, telling Fox News, "If we don't get the articles this week, then we need to take matters in our own hands and change the rules."
That would allow the Senate to begin the trial without the articles being submitted, he told the network's "Sunday Morning Futures."
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry/graham-submit-resolution-calling-pelosi-immediately-send-articles-impeachment-n1112401
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,675 posts)MontanaMama
(23,364 posts)"nanny nanny boo boo" in his resolution? Bless his heart...
leftieNanner
(15,180 posts)I think it was "neener neener".
MontanaMama
(23,364 posts)that much...
DUgosh
(3,059 posts)And the other 400 + bills McConnell is sitting on. Graham can suck an egg. Pelosi apparently has equal power with Mitch to do whatever the hell she wants without Graham input thank you the hell very much.
DENVERPOPS
(8,865 posts)Screw him. Senate republican hypocrite pond scum.......
Boy, I would love to see every last one of those Republican Senators go down hard.......
We would need an entire prison complex to house the whole crowd, not just the Senators.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)It was three weeks ago today that Sen. McConnell said it was "fine with us" that the House wasn't sending over the articles of impeachment. Was he lying then, Sen. Graham?
sinkingfeeling
(51,482 posts)"duly elected majority of the House of Representatives"?
randr
(12,417 posts)SCantiGOP
(13,874 posts)A non-binding resolution. No one can accuse you of not being a bold defender of the American way of life.
alwaysinasnit
(5,077 posts)SunSeeker
(51,751 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)The more he says the more convincing his assholeness is.
And these threats will only make Nancy Pelosi more determined.
CatMor
(6,212 posts)he is like that gnat that keeps buzzing your head and you want to swat it down. He has zero integrity at this point and can only hope he goes down in flames with trump.
DENVERPOPS
(8,865 posts)dem4decades
(11,308 posts)Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)I think what is happening is maybe McConnell is threatening to take away more power from the minority, getting democratic senators to pressure Pelosi to send them up.
leftieNanner
(15,180 posts)Mitch has seen to that. I don't know what else he can take away.
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)Either way, none of it will make a difference. The house should just keep adding articles if McConnell wants to dismiss them preimmenently.
The_Counsel
(1,660 posts)1) The Senate can pass as many resolutions as it wants demanding impeachment articles to be turned over, but I can't imagine a single one of them to be binding. If anything, the Supreme Court would probably have to get involved at some point. Y'all thought the disaster that's been the Trump Administration was a constitutional crisis? Ho-lee COW....!
2) The House has its own rules. The Senate cannot force the House to do anything. Just as the House can't force the Senate to do anything. If it could, the Senate would have acted on those 200 bills or so sitting on Moscow Mitch's desk right now. But they're too busy confirming any two-bit wino off the street the Lyin' King nominates as a federal judge. Hey, here's an idea, Lindsey: draft a resolution demanding that the Senate take up those bills the House have passed since 01/03/19. Let's see how well THAT goes over....
3) Pelosi never said she was planning to hold articles indefinitely. She only said she needed to know what the Senate rules were going to be regarding a trial so she'd have an idea who to send as Managers. If it TURNS OUT to be indefinite, than that's on the Senate. Set your rules and move on. This isn't rocket science.
onecaliberal
(32,934 posts)Stay the course madam Speaker. Youve played them like a Stradivarius.
RockRaven
(15,041 posts)and exceptionally fragile, ego. Trump is OBSESSED with moments like SOTU.
Hassler
(3,393 posts)greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)LakeArenal
(28,863 posts)BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)I saw an adorable tame rescue badger on YouTube.
Dont insult badgers 🦡!!
DENVERPOPS
(8,865 posts)Lindseys mouth is much rounder, and not from popsicles or bananas.........
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,320 posts)A slight grimace there.
Bayard
(22,184 posts)Bite Me!
They can change the Senate rules all they want, but they can't change the Constitution. The House has the sole power of impeachment. The Senate can have some fake dog and pony show, but it won't be the trial demanded by the Constitution. And they can't do that till they get the Articles from the House. Stand firm, Ms. Pelosi! Let them whine. That means rethugs, the media, and wayward Dems.
Am I wrong?
kentuck
(111,110 posts)Nancy said.
shanti
(21,675 posts)Go suck on your binky, Graham!