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 ???

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?

:shrug:

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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.

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...

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.

:shrug:

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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

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

... 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?

I know that the Chief Justice, not Vice President Gore, presided over the Clinton impeachment.

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