Seriously, this smacks of conspiracy, but I actually would not put it past the Dems, whose MO for the past several years have been "by any means necessary".
I got a black pill question that no one really seems to be asking (or I just havent seen.) If they were to impeach the president for literally no reason again, which they have said they will do, does it really take priority in the Senate?l over SCOTUS?
I just feel like this is all too good to be true and that has to be the case because we never get handed things this easily...
It does not. The relevant part of the Constitution is Article I, Section 3:
The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.
Section 2 specifies that only the House can impeach, but it gives no time frame for how quickly the Senate must act on impeachment. The Sixth Amendment requires that all trials be “fair and speedy,” but I’m not sure how much it actually applies to this situation. The Republican side of the argument is that delaying the trial for a month so they can finish the nominee confirmation process is well within their rights - other courts have scheduling issues too, after all
I got a black pill question that no one really seems to be asking (or I just havent seen.) If they were to impeach the president for literally no reason again, which they have said they will do, does it really take priority in the Senate?l over SCOTUS?
I just feel like this is all too good to be true and that has to be the case because we never get handed things this easily...
It does not. The relevant part of the Constitution is Article I, Section 3:
Section 2 specifies that only the House can impeach, but it gives no time frame for how quickly the Senate must act on impeachment. The Sixth Amendment requires that all trials be “fair and speedy,” but I’m not sure how much it actually applies to this situation. The Republican side of the argument is that delaying the trial for a month so they can finish the nominee confirmation process is well within their rights - other courts have scheduling issues too, after all
The House can only impeach. The Senate is free to pretty much do as they please in regards to when, how, the actual trial takes.