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global1

(25,270 posts) Fri Jan 24, 2020, 02:33 PM Jan 2020

Does The Final Vote In The Senate For Removal Or Aquittal Have To Be.....

a roll-call vote or could it be a secret ballot?

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Does The Final Vote In The Senate For Removal Or Aquittal Have To Be..... (Original Post) global1 Jan 2020 OP

If they vote to have it secret ballot they can Tiggeroshii Jan 2020 #1

You'd actually need 81 senators to vote for it. NYC Liberal Jan 2020 #3

Oh geez. Tiggeroshii Jan 2020 #4

I think it could be adopted as part of the impeachment rules. Which need 51 votes Tiggeroshii Jan 2020 #5

The 1/5 is in the constitution though. Can't overrule that. NYC Liberal Jan 2020 #6

Roll call Johnny2X2X Jan 2020 #2

Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)

1. If they vote to have it secret ballot they can

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Fri Jan 24, 2020, 02:34 PM

Jan 2020

It would need 4 republican senators to do it

NYC Liberal

(20,136 posts)

3. You'd actually need 81 senators to vote for it.

Reply to Tiggeroshii (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 24, 2020, 02:37 PM

Jan 2020

1/5 of members can demand a public roll call vote

Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)

4. Oh geez.

Reply to NYC Liberal (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 24, 2020, 02:39 PM

Jan 2020

Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)

5. I think it could be adopted as part of the impeachment rules. Which need 51 votes

Reply to NYC Liberal (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 24, 2020, 02:43 PM

Jan 2020

But the rules have already been adopted so.. I dont know

NYC Liberal

(20,136 posts)

6. The 1/5 is in the constitution though. Can't overrule that.

Reply to Tiggeroshii (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 24, 2020, 03:48 PM

Jan 2020

Johnny2X2X

(19,114 posts)

2. Roll call

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Fri Jan 24, 2020, 02:34 PM

Jan 2020

If it was secret ballot they’d vote about 85-15 to throw him out of office.

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