Senator Rand Paul (MAGA-Lite, KY) took to the senate floor to outline the insufferable nonsense behind the impeachment narrative. Using his time to call-out examples of DC representatives initiating confrontation; and simultaneously putting the GOPe crowd on notice that he will do everything possible to put them on the record; Rand Paul fires back with some excellent oration. WATCH:
It is also being reported Senator Paul will file a point-of-order in advance of the impeachment trial to put Republicans on record for their position. “Rand Paul will make a point of order to dismiss the impeachment trial this afternoon. It’ll get Republicans on the record for how they might vote in a trial. You need 67 votes to convict. So if 34 Republicans vote to dismiss the trial, that means Trump will be acquitted.”
Put ’em all on the record! Screw Romney’s purported plan for a secret vote against Trump.
Secret votes by politicians should never be allowed as we have a right to know how we are being represented. I would say that they should be ashamed of themselves for even making such a suggestion, but that’s not the case.
Damn right. What an insult by the Royalty.
No voice votes “unanimous consent” either
Same with unanimous consent of whoever happens to be in the room at the time.
I might add that “keeping secrets” in general — all the “closed sessions” with the participants then running for cameras beaming “I know the really secret stuff and can’t tell you,” but you must listen to me because I KNOW — was something our Founders never contemplated as a prerogative, let alone a standard practice, of our Legislative Branch.
I have high regard for Rand Paul. I think he mostly travels his own path, yet there are times he can’t escape McTurtle. I hope that is about to end.
Rand just made a motion to declare the impeachment unconstitutional
Schumer made a motion to table/reject Pauls motion. This was an interesting gambit that can be looked at as a Pre-vote to impeach Trump. Its a vote on whether you agree to table Pauls motion. However it can be looked at more broadly. A YES vote means you do not feel a Senate trial is unconstitutional. A NO vote means you do feel it is unconstiutional.
YES- 55
NO- 45
So 5 RINOs joined the Dems. This may suggest Mitch and Chuck may not have enough Republicans to impeach.
The Communist Dems + Communist Pub Turn Coats don’t have the votes to impeach. This is needs to end now!
Also the 5 Communist Pubs need to be Censured by the Pub Party!
Seems like a show vote to me. Means nothing, and they knew it meant nothing. They are just hoping President TRUMP will not primary them.
Are there 17 rotten rat bastard Republican senators? Probably. Romney, Murkowski, Sassehole, Portman, McConnell … Others like Thune would undoubtedly love to convict President Trump, but being from South Dakota it might be harder for him. Same with Cornyn.
Cornyn will not get my vote again, no matter how he comes down on impeachment.
I never vote for Cornyn. He’s a snake, corrupt as all get out!!
Count me as a Never-Cornyn
The answer to your question is “yes” there are not only 17 rotten rat bastard Republicans but many more than that. They all need to be washed out of the congress by a high-powered fire hose.
I think that is going to happen in the coming election cycles.
Thune may have a hard time, depending on who is really running the local RNC operation.
Senator Corny Dog Cornyn on the other hand is pretty safe even if he contributes to the DNC, the jury is still out on Alan West running the local RNC operation. West was conspicuously quiet while TX AG Ken Paxton was fighting the fight and I am not so sure he has wrested control from the Bush Family.
Watching Cornyn and Mitch maneuver around each other might be interesting. If Mitch blows himself up over this sham impeachment abuse, Cornyn would have a chance to move up to minority leader.
Cornyn has publicly described Texas as a purple state. That is his perspective and he conducts himself that way. I hope this will be his last term.
Me too! He’s a disgrace to Texas.
I think there were.
Everyone of them kept the Senate in session for 4 years to screw PDJT out of the appointments he wanted.
It only would have taken one Senator to stop it.
So I am of the mind let’s see the fruits of Rand Paul instead of the blather.
At least SOMEONE is blathering. Go Rand.
–” At least SOMEONE is blathering.”–
Perfect wording!
Count on it, that’s why they want fences and troops protecting them from us.
The issue now is that the rotten senators are caught in a catch 22 that also may effect our side. They desperately want Trump forever gone (which I think he is as an office holder) but they need to know for sure so a conviction might get them that. BUT
They know, that we know, that they are rotten so their chances of getting another term may be minuscule to zero even if they vote to dismiss the trial. This may motivate them to vote to proceed and convict Trump anyway. They have lost all maneuver room politically, so now they must fight . I think they will ally with the Democrats to try and scorch earth their way out of the mess to save their political careers.
Why would they think that convicting Trump would save their reelection chances? It would torpedo them.
Convicting Trump might be a way of saving their re-election chances from the big, powerful money men who would otherwise fund primary pushes against them. Big Pharma alone is likely getting the message across to the ones who wish to hang around. The constituents apparently are not the big concern.
My point was they may decide that it doesn’t matter since we are onto them anyway so try to take out the king. Apologize if not clear but it seems 45 republican senators are against this so it is OBE.
Yes there are. The real question is are there 17 rats ready to be kicked out of politics. Personally, I don’t think so, but time will tell.
Thune will suffer no push back from his constituents. I called his office the other day about the stolen election and his staff workers quoted to me the talking points of the DIMs.
Basically, oh, there’s no proof of election fraud. Oh, all the courts have refused to hear the cases brought before them. Oh, there weren’t enough irregularities to make a difference in the final total votes.
All this coming from an R Senators office.
The same talking points used this past weekend by George Stephanopoulos this past weekend during his interview of Rand Paul.
Ergo: Thune is a worm. Get him OUT. Anyone whose job description includes being McConnell’s shadow is asking for being put out to pasture — at the first possible opportunity.
Let’s give him what he’s worked for: EARLY RETIREMENT on the green grass of South Dakota.
Someone has to post Chris Christies appearance on one of the communist networks this morning. I’m not IT savvy enough to do it. They played the clip on War Room.
There are approximately 18 senators that McConnell keeps in his pocket to “sell” to Schumer as needed to pass legislation of importance to the deep state establishment (of which, I’m certain McConnell is a key member). If you count all the RINO’s and cavers you should be able to identify them. You made a good start with the ones you named.
Call them all out…
Why do you guys keep falling for this. It is all part of the narrative to keep us hooked to the GOP. It is the same plan used again and again. It is like a drug to keep people hooked. We need a new party now.
Correct. Just like Linda Graham and his theatrics during the Kavanaugh hearings. And dont forget all that letter writing. I am unscribing from ALL repugnicant donation solicitations.
True. But while we have these two parties we have to deal with them so I like millions of other conservatives know the fight here right now is for Trump. Get past that and our fight is for party. We don’t have to implode to branch off.
” Ye Shall Know Them By Their Fruits “.
It’s fairely obvious now who’s who .
Need to flush them all out.
Not according to PT. But then again, what does he know, right? Loser.
/s
Sundance retweeted on this yesterday . some call it “battered conservative syndrome”
Rand paul the lizard man.. he comes in a range of colors. today he is a different color
I’m curious why Rand perpetuated the lie that the Senate was trying to overturn the election. Same lie they used to cover Pence.
POTUS was asking for a 10 day reprieve to send the disputed delegates back to the State Legislatures who requested that they do so.
You are exactly right. I am 100% done with this party. I do not care what they do.
Yes, and why do we think we can “vote them out”? Does anyone honestly think our votes or a legal election in a close race will ever occur again? Come on, man!!! Not gonna happen.
Good spiel by Rand Paul. It’s too bad he didn’t claim that he has laryngitis and have James Earl Jones read it. That would have been awesome.
I have another point of order, if the Treeper Court of Common Decency and Common sense would so hear.
The Articles of Impeach brought into the Senate Well are for President Donald John Trump. They have no standing in this trial as this is a Senate Trial to hear the case against Former President Donald John Trump.
These are two totally separate charges and cases as is attested to by the absence of the Chief Justice, which is required by the Constitution in a Senate Trial of Impeachment of The President.
Either the House must go back and rewrite and re-vote for Articles of Impeach of the Former President, which there are no Constitutional grounds for or the Senate must dismiss as moot as there is no President Donald John Trump as Biden was sworn in on January 20th.
If you are going to have a trial for a former President then the Articles of Impeachment must be for a former president. Either the House Impeachment Articles have no standing or the Senate has no standing to use incorrect articles of impeachment.
Or to put it succinctly–This is all BS and unconstitutional.
Of course it is. But you assume that the Constitution is still a “thing”.
The SC already showed the world that the US Constitution is just more toilet paper.
Welcome to Bizarro World.
Yup! Point taken and agreed with!
very good!
Impeach a private citizen, or don’t, but have no expectation of coast-to-coast “unity” either way, as Uniparty Unity is only unified in opposition to Americans and Americans are perhaps increasingly becoming aware of it under the new usurper regime.
Rand Paul is trying for a big bandaid here. “Great Issues Of Our Day.” What, like election integrity? Because that IS the issue above everything else.
Of course your buddies from both wings could always launch a hot war to try and herd us all back into a safer sort of patriotism that doesn’t threaten those big grifty globalist bucks.
Rand has been a dependable ally for President Trump.
No, not on Jan 6 when we needed him so badly.
Rand Paul voted to legalize election fraud and voter fraud, directly against President Trumps stated outcome of Jan 6th elector vote. Paul is a rino and needs to go. We need to stop buying their BS.
Rand just raised the point of order:
And Schumer’s response was as slippery as the eel that he is.
He cited a case of a cabinet member impeachment with that of a president impeachment and thus did not address the part about a Chief Judge not being there. Along with other drivel about intent.
Just remember what Rand Paul did to President Trump.
Yes I will never forget or forgive that.
I just received a phone call on behalf of the RNC for donations of $75 or more. She was going on and on about how important it is to beat democrats and Nancy Pelosi. Once she finished talking I told her that the Republican Party is dead to me, and that Mitch and the rest of them are traitors and I only support the President of the United State Donald J Trump. Then I hung up.
I WILL NEVER AGAIN FALL FOR THE THEATRICS OF THESE REPUBLICANS. None of them really support our President. It is only theater to get our money and our votes.
Raf – I wish they would call me so I could say the same….Dead and buried…
don’t wait for the call –
Get a hold of your local party chair and let them know
Here is a link to a previous post to help you on your search to try and figure out who that is for you.
Me too! “Dead and buried.”
I pray this will be put down. It’s abhorrent what’s taking place.
Yeah for you Rand, but I will never forget what you did on January 6th. How the opportunist from Texas and Josh Hawley could see it but not you makes me wonder how you have been compromised. Your Dad was Ron Paul, the ultimate outsider. “Come on Man”
Yes, but we do not know what goes on behind the scenes.
We now know how the fraudulent elections work. Do you really think McConnell won his election? McConnell probably owns the machines in Kentucky, so, if Rand Paul wants to stay in office he may have to pay a price. Sadly.
However, there are times, when he, unlike countless others, stands up with eloquence and brilliance at such critical moments that we can say the ends may sometimes justify the means.
Time for a new party. I’m 73. Voted Republican my entire life but now I refuse to be on board with the likes of Susan Collins,Cocain Mitch and that clown Romney. All this theater is enough for me. If you think you’re splitting the vote. SO WHAT.
LOL @ (MAGA-Lite, KY)
Red – Yeah, I noticed that. Perfect!!!
Does anyone know how we can look at their voting records for this?
perhaps it will be in the record and posted tomorrow here? not sure though
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/legislative_home.htm
Chuck Schumer just called Donald John Trump the president.
Yup, I noticed that too!
So of course Paul’s point of order was over ruled.
Now we have a vote about accepting the rules for the pretrial without a reading of those rules!?!? What?
45 votes for dismissal. Including McConnell.
They don’t have the votes to impeach or whatever the Fing Communist Dems and traitor Pubs are calling it. This needs to end now.
Wow. There’s finally a Republican senator worth more than a week old bucket of manure.
Point of order. The U.S. Senate just said in that video on cspan that Donald Trump is president of the U.S.A.
Who were the Republicans that voted to keep this circus going?
Well said Senator Paul, and thank you for taking on Seffanawfulstuff on election fraud. I just wish you would have admitted that the election was stolen.
Paul said it. “Bill of attainder.” On the record now. He knows what it is. Roberts knows what it is, which is why he won’t participate in it. And now the whole Senate is on notice. Bill of attainder. Prohibited in Article 1 Section 9 of the Constitution.
Yes, Roberts knows what it is. And this is exactly the reason that he SHOULD participate. As the head of the Supreme Court he should absolutely and eagerly preside over it, call it out for the unconstitutional Bill of Attainder that it is, and within 10 minutes of starting the trial, unequivocally and forcefully dismiss the whole thing. He should speak to the unconstitutionality of it and then reprimand the Senate for proceeding with the trial. Roberts is incredibly weak.
I am sorry but Rand Paul betrayed us on January 6th when he certified the election fraud.
Everything from that point moving forward – is theater & fundraising highlights.
I understand how you feel, however I will repost my comment from above that I think we need to keep in mind:
“We now know how the fraudulent elections work. Do you really think McConnell won his election? McConnell probably owns the machines in Kentucky, so, if Rand Paul wants to stay in office he may have to pay a price. Sadly.
However, there are times, when he, unlike countless others, stands up with eloquence and brilliance at such critical moments that we can say the ends may sometimes justify the means.”
I think we are lucky to have him there at all.
Rand Paul spoke eloquently and hammered home a number of salient facts about this whole impeachment imbroglio. Unfortunately he is speaking to empty air as neither side of the Senate will take heed.
And that’s a wrap until Feb. 9th.
Obama should now be impeached for spying on the Trump campaign and promulgating the Russia collusion lie.
Until the voter fraud algorithms are addressed. All discussion is an exercise in futility.
The ONLY way to get to the Republican Party is to STARVE THE BEAST. Money is the ONLY thing all these corrupt politicians care about.
I just received a solicitation from the FLORIDA GOP for a “2021 Sustaining Membership Appeal.” I took out my black sharpie and wrote across their entire pathetic begging form:
You traitors did NOT support President Trump and you traitors voted to certify a FRAUDULENT vote. The election was stolen by the Democrats, our votes were STOLEN and you know it and we know it. Not one more dime to you weak (at best) and traitorous RINOs. We will look forward to 2022 and Primary-ing out all the spineless RINOs and take back our Party!
The best part is that I am sending it back with them paying the postage! I feel a little better.
Fantastic!
Just out of curiosity… Let’s say there is a trial and the RINOs show their horns and vote to convict. From a practical standpoint, how is anything enforceable? The US Senate has no power to administer justice. None.
What would the SCOTUS do if the case was brought to them?
If the Senate said he is ineligible for office, that would obviously be tested in court.
I am having a hard time seeing the end-game for the Democrats here. Do they think the media will play along with their charade and try to convince the country that what they did was constitutional and enforceable?
I believe the Supreme Court would rule that this is an unconstitutional bill of attainder and rule it unenforceable. Roberts has already telegraphed the S Ct view by refusing to preside. If it was a proper impeachment he is REQUIRED to preside. It isn’t, so he isn’t.
The media consistently play along with Dem charades and worse. The impeachment is unconstitutional and factually ridiculous but that isn’t going to stop the Dems. Their base is all for the impeachment and more, the Dems get their credentials on how hard they go on taking out Trump or people that support him. What is is going on is an intolerant, totalitarian movement. They are not going to stop themselves.
The circus takes the spotlight of Obiden’s EO’s like the one that lets boys and men compete in women’s sports.
Just continuing there normal shell game. It also causes dissention in the Pub ranks because they know although the Pubs are slimy, they are not Borg like the Dems and are open to fracture. The Dems have failed to see that the GOP is dead already.
Scroll down, article is posted at 1/15/21.
I want to point out that Senator Paul used the word “unconstitutional”. Under the Constitution the Judicial branch is not the only branch that can declare something unconstitutional. The Executive and Legislative branches also have that ability.
“GOP Sens. Mitt Romney (Utah), Ben Sasse (Neb.), Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Pat Toomey (Pa.) voted with Democrats to table Paul’s point of order.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/535925-senate-rejects-paul-effort-to-declare-trump-impeachment-trial
From The Hill (I know) just now: “The Senate sent a strong signal Tuesday that there are not nearly enough votes to convict President Trump in an impeachment trial when only five GOP senators rejected an effort by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) to declare the looming trial unconstitutional.
The Senate voted 55-45 to set aside Paul’s motion, with all but five GOP senators siding with Paul. GOP Sens. Mitt Romney (Utah), Ben Sasse (Neb.), Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Pat Toomey (Pa.) voted with Democrats to table Paul’s point of order.
The vote is the clearest sign yet that Trump is heading toward a second acquittal and offers an early insight into which Republicans are lining up behind an argument that his second impeachment trial isn’t constitutional.”
Mitt Romney (Utah), Ben Sasse (Neb.), Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Pat Toomey (Pa.) – guess these are for sure the ones that want a secret vote then…..
Disclose.tv
@disclosetv
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JUST IN – U.S. Senate, on a 55-45 vote, has rejected Paul’s motion to declare the impeachment trial unconstitutional. Senate Minority Leader McConnell voted with Paul.
This vote may represent the upcoming vote on impeachment itself. If so, the impeachment proceedings to convict former President Trump will fail.
This is where we have to watch the numbers, a vote to impeach in the Senate requires 2/3 of those present so if some new outbreak of covidfluenza breaks out and it so happens a majority of Republican Senators are out sick/quarantined with it, the Dems just might pull it off. Part of the numbers games McConnell and Schumer play in their leadership rolls;
Senator Rand Paul gives an excellent impassioned speech, puts everyone at rest with the 55-45 number, puts people off guard and some unexpected insurrection that shuts down D.C. so out of town Republican Senators can’t return to vote, another way to play the numbers game.
Politicians; spit.
TheLastRefuge
@TheLastRefuge2
The Five Republican Senators (DeceptiCons) Who Just Voted to Impeach President Trump are:
(1) Collins (ME)
(2) Murkowski (AK)
(3) Romney (UT)
(4) Sasse (NE)
(5) Toomey (PA)
Primary them all.!
Has anyone considered that President Trump realizes his value outside of DC versus inside of DC, which is why he has been quietly waiting for the shampeachment to be over? Richard Grennell came out and said he spoke to the President and he has plans on running in 2024. Does he really? Or, will he be able to get “on record” the traitorous RINO’s that will vote for this crap, thereby making them unelectable in 2022 or 2024? I know a lot of people have already left the Republican Party and many won’t vote…..unless Trump is back. Back as President? Or back as someone off the leash? It could be very interesting these next four years.
The same ol’ traitors show up in the DemonRAT column at every critical vote. Susan Leftwing Collins, Lisa Murky Politics Murkowski, Mittens RINO Romney, Bens Asse, and Pat “The Grifter” Toomey.
Yes, primary them all with just one opponent that is endorsed by President Trump and deny these 5 Rhino’s any access to National Republican monies.
Only problem is PO S Communist Romney is in until 2024 and PO S Communist Collins and Sasse are in until 2026. Toomey is retiring so that is good news. Also PO S Communist Murkowski is up to get primaried (Palin?) in 2022.
The 45 votes to table because it is unconstitutional just demonstrated that the Democrats don’t have the required 60 votes to convict. There isn’t really anything they can present that would change 5 republican votes, so every minute they spend on this from this moment forward is a complete waste of everyone’t time..
67 votes needed to convict. (2/3 of Senate)
……. and Taxpayer Money !
That is by design. LOOK OVER THERE, SQUIRREL!!
While the borders are being thrown wide open. Men in women’s locker rooms, spy networks established, etc.
Ken Paxton won a temporary restraining order on the deportation freeze in the Southern District of Texas today.
AG Paxton: Texas Lawsuit Results in Court Upholding Federal Law, Halts
Biden Administration’s Unlawful Freeze of Deportations
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today commended the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas for granting a nationwide temporary restraining order halting implementation of the Biden Administration’s unlawful order to the Department of Homeland Security to freeze virtually all deportations of illegal aliens.
“The Court’s decision to stop the Biden Administration from casting aside congressionally enacted immigration laws is a much-needed remedy for DHS’s unlawful action. A near-complete suspension of deportations would only serve to endanger Texans and undermine federal law,” said Attorney General Paxton. “Blatantly illegal security threats cannot be allowed to stand, and the rule of law must be upheld. I commend the Court for prioritizing the law and safety of our citizens, and I will continue to defend Texas against the unlawful and unconstitutional actions of President Biden and his Administration.”
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/admin/2021/Press/TEXAS%20ORDER_.pdf?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=
Judge Drew Tipton—-A patriot judge it seems.????????
Rand Paul was on Glenn Beck’s radio program this morning.
Senator Rand Paul
@RandPaul
The Senate just voted on my constitutional point of order.
45 Senators agreed that this sham of a “trial” is unconstitutional.
That is more than will be needed to acquit and to eventually end this partisan impeachment process.
This “trial” is dead on arrival in the Senate.
3:26 PM · Jan 26, 2021
Exactly why he brought the motion.
As the republican party murdered the Tea party so must the republican party be murdered, they will never allow Americans to get control of their party.
This is a sham to distract us from the disastrous bill HR1, to permanently throw US elections open to fraud!
good call
Impeach Obama for spying!
Same with Biden! Was VP at the time.
No secret votes, point of order should be required, no hiding in the shadows or getting cover in this particular situation.
This guy always talks a good game and then folds.
The motion to table had 45 Republicans voting no. The message is there will never be enough votes to convict. R Paul knew the motion would be tabled, but was able to show the strength of opposition.
In summary, the Dems and Uniparty Pub Globalists want to complete the destruction of the Constitution.
Tell me something I don’t know! I am getting rather tired of being constantly bombarded by these articles where what we are being presented is little more than “red meat” in my opinion.
I am looking for some signal of “serious pushback” by those who are not democrats. Till then I will yawn and look at finding something more rewarding than reading such articles.
Senator Johnson on now.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?508294-2/senate-session-part-2&live
It’s apparent the Communist Dems and their 5 Traitor Pubs don’t have the votes to impeach. End this now!