64 Trump Revenge Plot: "We totally get rid of Nancy Pelosi, and the first act of President Trump as speaker will be to impeach Joe Biden for his illegitimate activities of stealing the presidency." ... "He'll come back to us. We’ll have a sweeping victory in 2022, and he'll lead us in 2024!" (www.wnd.com) posted 58 days ago by PlateOwner 58 days ago by PlateOwner +64 / -0 9 comments share 9 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (9) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 1 ▼ – mattroomsq 1 point 58 days ago +1 / -0 A majority vote in the senate is at least a 2/3 majority. In that scenario, there would then be enough votes to convict Biden in the senate. permalink save report block reply ▲ 0 ▼ – henri_derelicte 0 points 58 days ago +0 / -0 A conviction in an impeachment trial requires a 2/3 majority permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – mattroomsq 1 point 58 days ago +1 / -0 Isn't 60 roughly 2/3 of the majority though? permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – henri_derelicte 1 point 57 days ago +1 / -0 It’s close. You need a 2/3 majority out of 100 votes, which is 67 permalink parent save report block reply
A majority vote in the senate is at least a 2/3 majority. In that scenario, there would then be enough votes to convict Biden in the senate.
A conviction in an impeachment trial requires a 2/3 majority
Isn't 60 roughly 2/3 of the majority though?
It’s close. You need a 2/3 majority out of 100 votes, which is 67