Right-wing Republican to force vote on inherent contempt of Merrick Garland
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    • TehWorld@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      6 months ago

      That takes 2/3 of congress still, doesn’t it? Mike Johnson won’t ever let it near the floor.

      • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        6 months ago

        The house requires a simple majority to impeach him. The senate conviction requires a 2/3’s votes

        Source

        In the process, “impeachment” is really more like the “indictment” of a grand jury, where the house is the jury, and it just needs a majority.

        You’re right that Johnson won’t let it go anywhere… but if those 4 jump ship… caucus with the dems… he wouldn’t have a say.

        Don’t wake me. It’s a lovely dream, okay?

        • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
          3·
          6 months ago

          The house requires a simple majority to impeach him

          And the assent of the speaker to even let it come to a vote. Which won’t happen as long as the Jericho Johnson has the gavel.

          but if those 4 jump ship… caucus with the dems… he wouldn’t have a say.

          Incorrect. The speaker has full dictatorial control of what comes up for a vote in the first place.

          It could have 75% support and it still wouldn’t get past that fundie bastard.

          • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
            31·
            6 months ago

            Incorrect. The speaker has full dictatorial control of what comes up for a vote in the first place.

            If they flipped, and caucused with the dems as independents… Johnson wouldn’t be speaker, now would he? Jeffries or whoever would be.

            It’s a pipe dream, but it’s such a very lovely pipe dream because it’s actually possible.

            • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
              2·
              6 months ago

              Oh yeah, missed that part somehow lol, sorry about that!

              Jeffries might not let it go ahead either, though. He’s quite right wing and EXTREMELY pro-corporate, so he may well have some owner donors in common with the six judicial disgraces 🤷

              • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
                3·
                6 months ago

                I mean it’s possible, but we’re asking republicans to do the right thing here; and I’m pretty sure they haven’t run out of other things to try yet, so, it’s gonna be a while.

                  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    2·
                    6 months ago

                    Well, it might take him less time. I think we can rely on him to skip over things like “child sacrifice” and “ritual orgy”