XCR1250 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 The Senate will hear up to four hours of debate from President Trump’s lawyers and from the Democratic House impeachment managers, starting just after 1 p.m., on whether to call witnesses. And then there will be a vote on whether to consider witnesses, probably around 5 p.m. That vote is expected to fail or end in a tie. Chief Justice John Roberts, the presiding officer over the trial, could break the tie with a ruling in favor of considering witnesses, or against it, but he is not expected to do so. And if he does not rule on a tie vote, the motion fails and witnesses will not even be considered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted January 31, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, XCR1250 said: The Senate will hear up to four hours of debate from President Trump’s lawyers and from the Democratic House impeachment managers, starting just after 1 p.m., on whether to call witnesses. And then there will be a vote on whether to consider witnesses, probably around 5 p.m. That vote is expected to fail or end in a tie. Chief Justice John Roberts, the presiding officer over the trial, could break the tie with a ruling in favor of considering witnesses, or against it, but he is not expected to do so. And if he does not rule on a tie vote, the motion fails and witnesses will not even be considered. Well he has a history of doing strange things. There is nothing in the constitution that says he is the tie breaker. Edited January 31, 2020 by Highmark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 I thought VPs broke Senate ties... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 Today: If Murkowski, Collins, and Romney vote yes along with all Democrats, the vote would be 50-50, thus placing the onus upon Chief Justice John Roberts to break the tie. The motion will fail if Roberts, who is presiding over the trial, abstains from voting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted January 31, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Snake said: I thought VPs broke Senate ties... On legislation. Constitution does not mention who decides trials. Not going to be a tie anyway. Murkowski is voting against witness'. Edited January 31, 2020 by Highmark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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