By: Hyram F. Suddfluffel, PhD, (Political
Science)
I have a degree in Political Science, and I am a
card-carrying Libertarian. I've been studying politics and political history
for the past 30 years. My specialty is U.S. Presidents. That said, I hope
that the House of Representatives impeaches Trump. Let me tell you what will
happen next!
1. The House can pass articles of impeachment
over the objections of the Republicans, and refer to the Senate for trial.
2. The Senate will conduct a trial. There will
be a vote, and the Republicans will vote unanimously, along with a small number
of Democrats, to not convict the President. Legally, it will all be over at
that point.
3. However, during the trial, and this is what
no one is thinking about right now, the President's attorneys will have the
right to subpoena and question ANYONE THEY WANT.. That is different than the
special counsel investigation, which was very one-sided. So, during the
impeachment trial, we will be hearing testimony from James Comey, Peter Strzok,
Lisa Page, Bruce Ohr, Glenn Simpson, Donna Brazile, Eric Holder, Loretta Lynch,
Christopher Steele, Hillary Clinton, John Brennan, James Clapper, and a whole
host of other participants in this whole sordid affair and the ensuing cover up
activities.
A lot of dirt will be dug up; a lot of truth
will be unveiled. Finger pointing will occur. Deals will start being made, and
suddenly, a lot of democrats will start being charged and going to prison.
All this, because, remember, the President's
team will now, for the first time, have the RIGHT to question all of these
people under oath – and they will turn on each other. That is already starting.
4. Lastly, one more thing will happen, the
Senate will not convict the President. Nothing will happen to Trump. Most
Americans are clueless about political processes, the law, and the
Constitution. Most Americans believe that being impeached results in removal
from office. They don't understand that phase 2 is a trial in and by the
Senate, where he has zero chance of conviction. Remember, the Senate is
controlled by Republicans; they will determine what testimony is allowed -- and
**everything** will be allowed, including: DNC collusion with the Clinton
campaign to fix the election in favor of Hillary, the creation of the Trump
dossier, the cover up and destruction of emails that very likely included
incriminating information.
They will incriminate each other for lying to
the FISA court, for spying and wiretapping the Trump campaign, and for
colluding with foreign political actors, especially George Soros. After the
Senate declines to convict the President, we will have an election, and Trump
will win. It will be a backlash against democrat petulance, temper tantrums,
hypocrisy and dishonesty. Even minorities will vote for Trump, because, for the
first time, they will see that democrats have spent 2+ years focused on
maintaining their own power, and not doing anything at all about black murders
in Chicago,
homelessness, opioids, and other important issues that are actually killing
people. And, we will spend the following four years listening to politicians
and pundits claim that the whole impeachment was rigged.
So let's move on to impeachment.
