@givesomefucks to politics English • 5 months agoAOC wants to impeach SCOTUS justices following Trump immunity rulingwww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square440arrow-up11.78Karrow-down122
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minus-square@jordanlundMlink-5•5 months agoShe’s just grandstanding. Impeachment starts in the House of Representatives, which is controlled by Republicans. It goes to the Senate for conviction and removal, which, thanks to the Republican minority, requires a 60 vote majority to move anything forward. This is why I’ve been saying since the Trump impeachments, we have to control the House and the Senate first, then we can talk impeachment. House - 219 Republicans, 213 Democrats, 3 vacancies. https://pressgallery.house.gov/member-data/party-breakdown *Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) resigned effective 3/22/2024. *Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ) died 4/24/2024. *Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) resigned effective 4/25/2024. Senate - 49 Republicans, 47 Democrats, 4 Independents that caucus with Democrats. https://www.senate.gov/senators/SenatorsRepresentingThirdorMinorParties.htm Joe Manchin III (WV) Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) Angus S. King, Jr. (ME) Bernard Sanders (VT)
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•5 months agoShe could accomplish more than you think if she has some help from King Joe.
She’s just grandstanding.
Impeachment starts in the House of Representatives, which is controlled by Republicans.
It goes to the Senate for conviction and removal, which, thanks to the Republican minority, requires a 60 vote majority to move anything forward.
This is why I’ve been saying since the Trump impeachments, we have to control the House and the Senate first, then we can talk impeachment.
House - 219 Republicans, 213 Democrats, 3 vacancies.
https://pressgallery.house.gov/member-data/party-breakdown
*Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) resigned effective 3/22/2024.
*Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ) died 4/24/2024.
*Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) resigned effective 4/25/2024.
Senate - 49 Republicans, 47 Democrats, 4 Independents that caucus with Democrats.
https://www.senate.gov/senators/SenatorsRepresentingThirdorMinorParties.htm
Joe Manchin III (WV)
Kyrsten Sinema (AZ)
Angus S. King, Jr. (ME)
Bernard Sanders (VT)
She could accomplish more than you think if she has some help from King Joe.