Coup on Trial – Day 1

• Ongoing feature:  Impeachment related discussion – concerns – observations – quips – whatever
• Twitter-like without the twits running Twitter in charge

Beginning today and everyday throughout the impeachment trial in the Senate we will post related comments, concerns, observations, links, memes — because that’s what we do.  As always we invite readers to partake as well but in this case submissions will be made part of the ongoing feature rather than relegated to the comment section unless you decline. It will appear something like a Twitter back and forth but you can feel free to offer more lengthy comments and if you have a pithy meme(s) to impart you can do so as well. If you want to be anonymous sign it as such.  Separate from this we will post on other topics as usual.

Responses to the previous post are not required but permitted, just post what triggers you here or elsewhere related to the impeachment ongoings. Each day we will have a new starter post identified as Coup On Trial – Day 1 — 2 — 3 — etc. until a Senate verdict is rendered. A faint line will separate impeachment related posts for that day. The name was chosen because that is what ought to be on trial and we believe posterity will render these days as such if our republic remains intact.

Text only (including links) can be submitted in the comment section and we will move them as soon as our schedule allows during the day. There will be one thread per day. We will impart a time stamp so as to recognize timeliness. Unrelated topics separately posted may be interspersed so scroll to the”Coup” posts for that day if you are following the feature.

Pictures or combinations should be sent to [email protected] or to my personal e-mail if you have it. Contributors should assume a substantial amount of awareness of what is going on so as to not feel burdened with extensive explanation.    We will kick it off forthwith:

8:19 AM

From a piece in ‘Red State’ blog, reporting on David Perdue’s description of how the Senate impeachment process is to proceed. Perdue was responding to a question from NBC’s Chuck Todd:

“The Chief Justice decides whether or not they get asked, and how they get asked, and what sequence. And then we have, at that point, the opportunity to do exactly what we did after Phase 1 in the Clinton trial, and that is to decide where we go from here — do we have more witnesses, do we need clarification, whatever. Those motions will be done then. That’s our proposal.”

From what is known of Chief Justice Roberts’ and his earnest pursuit of approval from the Washington establishment…’nuff said!       dlh

10:25 AM

So Don you are saying Judge Roberts is not the guy:

10:30 AM

Roberts clarifying whether a huge regulation scheme is a tax even when the legislation said it was not. He can’t calm the seas but he can make the unconstitutional constitutional.

3:35 PM 1/21  Kathleen Kelly writes:

I’m having a hard time listening to the House managers during the impeachment trial without running to the bathroom to regurgitate. I can’t believe they can actually stand there and ask for a fair trial with a straight face. The facts of the origin of the impeachment proceedings have been presented by at least two senators which call for an immediate dismissal and for the managers to be laughed out of the place. Yet they keep standing up to present their lame disgusting case. I’m sorry but I’m not going to be able to listen to 24 hours more of their bilge.

If any Republican senator votes with the dDemocrats they should be tarred and feathered!

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