Question: Would Cheney Have To Recuse Himself From His Own Impeachment Trial ???
WillyT
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Sun Jun-17-07 11:24 PM
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Question: Would Cheney Have To Recuse Himself From His Own Impeachment Trial ??? |
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I know normally he only gets to vote in case of a tie, but he does preside over the Senate, and if his impeachment trial were to occur, what would be the protocol?
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Kagemusha
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Sun Jun-17-07 11:30 PM
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1. Silly, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides for impeachment trials. |
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Cheney would not preside over the Senate in this case or have any involvement on that side of the ledger whatsoever.
Perhaps the founders foresaw such a possibility and shuddered and that's WHY the Chief Justice is to preside.
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WillyT
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Sun Jun-17-07 11:39 PM
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2. You Are Correct Of Course, But What Actually Happens To Cheney's Status... |
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regarding the Senate?
He goes straight from President of the Senate to defendant? Is he temporarily furloughed?
Or does he recuse himself?
Just considering all the weird twists of impeaching a vice-president first.
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Kagemusha
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Sun Jun-17-07 11:45 PM
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3. He's president of the senate until removed by impeachment or his term expires |
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Or he dies or resigns.
Presidents don't get suspended with pay during impeachment trials. That's why these things are momentous, high risk and all that stuff.
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Wildewolfe
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Sun Jun-17-07 11:46 PM
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4. it's largely irrelevant in case of impeachment |
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... because I tie is an aquital. It requires a 2/3 majority as I recall to convict. Hell cheney could vote to convict himself on a tie as some sick joke and it would still be an aquital.
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LeftishBrit
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Mon Jun-18-07 04:05 AM
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5. Doesn't the Chief Justice preside in such cases? |
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I know that the Chief Justice, not Vice President Gore, presided over the Clinton impeachment.
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