I don't think that is true. It is uncharted waters for sure on which opinion is split but from all I have read, it seems that Congress has the final decision on what is a political act and not a matter of law. The suggestions emerging from the SC was that they would have declined to have heard a case if one was brought to them.

The plain fact is though that no referral was made and Congress did rule. Therefore precedent now exists.

The Republicans made that argument in Congress and lost. What surprised me somewhat is that they continued to use it as their basis for failing to convict rather than looking at the actual evidence. McConnell himself believes Trump to be guilty, but still let him off because he disagreed with a decision that went against him. That may yet come back to haunt them.

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Why would the dems be 'so unpopular' bearing in mind they're the saviours of america. I mean what could possibly go wrong after the 4 years of trump; the tyrant,racist,job making,finance creating,go forward president.

I hope I am wrong but history, my instinct and the fact the people have short memories make me fear I am not.

People always want to attribute blame and when the full impact of the probable economic downturn caused by the pandemic hits home and taxes have to rise then it won't be Trump in the firing line. It will be Biden. The Americans hate taxes even more than we do and ours are surely going to have to rise, at least to some degree. Theirs probably even more so. Especially as they grasp the nettle of climate change.

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The consequences for Bill Clinton weren’t too disastrous.

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It certainly wasn't as his popularity improved but there are some very big differences. Clinton was accused of lying under oath and obstruction of justice. However, some folk thought he was just being "economical with the truth" in an effort to spare his wife embarrassment. Some others, I am guessing, rather envied him and some probably admired him.

How much all of that contributed to his and his wife's ability to capitalise on their fame/notoriety or whatever is conjecture but it doesn't seem to have harmed them.

On purely economic terms it hasn't hurt Trump either as he has raised loads of money from his "base" to fight the "steal". Money that is said to run into the 0s of millions. Money he now has access to.

However, comparing Clinton's and Trump's impeachments is like comparing a naughty boy stealing an apple from your garden with the great train robbers. Clinton's impeachment was seen as political opportunism by his Republican opponents. Whilst Trump's base regard his impeachment the same way the circumstances are really very different.

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Word on the street is he was bear sprayed. Pepper spray on roids, if you will.

Whether that is what did him in, or a whack to the noggin, makes no difference.

He died due to injuries suffered during a riot created by your pal, Donald J Trump. If it were not for Trump, he would be alive.

As for no Trump supporter's being responsible for any deaths, that dumb broad who got capped is very responsible, as she was shot climbing through a window having been warned there was a guy standing there with a drawn pistol.

Break into congress, smash up windows, and try to start an insurrection and you run the very real risk of being shot. She should not have been there and thus is responsible for her own demise.

Trump lost. Badly. Hahahahahahaha.