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2020-01-21 Home Front: Politix
Crying Chucky Schumer Throws Tantrum as 'Midnight Mitch' McConnell Lays Down the Law on Impeachment
[PJMedia] It's always fun to watch Democrats be told no. They don't take it very well and that, my friends, is entertainment. Mitch McConnell released his rules for the Senate impeachment trial and they are short and sweet. Everything the Democrats want, like re-trying this whole sham with more witnesses they dug up from somewhere in Gloria Allred's Rolodex, is unlikely to happen. (Or at least, it better not if Republicans want to stop this insanity.)

McConnell's tight rules for the trial were released around midnight on Monday leading Twitter hysterics to start trending #MidnightMitch in conjunction with their outrage.

The President and the House of Representatives shall have until 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, to file any motions permitted under the rules of impeachment with the exception of motions to subpoena witnesses or documents or any other evidentiary motions,” McConnell’s resolution stated. “Responses to any such motions shall be filed no later than 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. All materials filed pursuant to this paragraph shall be filed with the Secretary and be printed and made available to all parties.

Arguments on such motions shall begin at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, and each side may determine the number of persons to make its presentation, following which the Senate shall deliberate, if so ordered under the impeachment rules, and vote on any such motions...

The rules go on to lay out that each side will have no more than two days to make their cases. This, of course, is sending Democrats, who want to turn this into a sideshow freak-a-thon that lasts through February, or possibly longer, into fits of rage. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) tweeted, "Under this resolution, Senator McConnell is saying he doesn't want to hear any of the existing evidence, and he doesn't want to hear any new evidence."
Posted by DarthVader 2020-01-21 10:55|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ]  Top

#1 "Under this resolution, Senator McConnell is saying he doesn't want to hear any of the existing evidence, and he doesn't want to hear any new evidence."

No, he's giving your side two days to do the former. He is not required or compelled to consider the latter. To the extent the latter is of sufficient evidentiary quality, it will only expose the former's gross and massive deficiencies in its evidentiary quality.

Oh - and GFY, Chuck!
Posted by Raj 2020-01-21 12:37||   2020-01-21 12:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Wasn't Cryin' Chuck crying about how the proceedings would better going on at night and voters wouldn't know what evidence was presented? As if there were any evidence? At least the weak-minded will have their excuse that way.
Posted by gorb 2020-01-21 13:04||   2020-01-21 13:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Shitshow, Part gazillion
Posted by Lex 2020-01-21 15:44||   2020-01-21 15:44|| Front Page Top

#4 Mitch is trying to save you from yourself, Chuckie.
Posted by Alaska Paul 2020-01-21 15:44||   2020-01-21 15:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Pubs were dumb to impeach Clinton, it cost them. This is going to cost dems. Learning experience? Don't bet on it...
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-01-21 15:56||   2020-01-21 15:56|| Front Page Top

#6 Outfoxed again. Suck on it, b!tches.
Posted by Lex 2020-01-21 15:58||   2020-01-21 15:58|| Front Page Top

#7 Midnight Man
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-01-21 15:58||   2020-01-21 15:58|| Front Page Top

#8 Lex - that's quite the numerical Shitshow upgrade, isn't it? I was tracking the count at #288 but I haven't really been around for a few days...
Posted by Raj 2020-01-21 16:20||   2020-01-21 16:20|| Front Page Top

#9 Raj - at four digits my abacus breaks
Posted by Lex 2020-01-21 16:59||   2020-01-21 16:59|| Front Page Top

#10 What's new? The Dems have had a crybaby temper tantrum since the 2016 election.
Posted by JohnQC 2020-01-21 17:35||   2020-01-21 17:35|| Front Page Top

#11 James Gang. My first concert. Good times.
Posted by Clese Sneart7857 2020-01-21 20:48||   2020-01-21 20:48|| Front Page Top

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