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"John ROberts Refused to Preside Over Impeachment"
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<blockquote data-quote="tz620q" data-source="post: 75721834" data-attributes="member: 185759"><p>Actually the Chief Justice is required to <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2020/01/the-role-of-the-chief-justice-in-an-impeachment-trial/" target="_blank">preside</a>, as can be found at the SCOTUSblog. <a href="https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Senate_Impeachment_Role.htm#:~:text=In%20the%20case%20of%20presidential,conviction%20is%20removal%20from%20office." target="_blank">Here</a> is a page at the U.S. Senate web site detailing the rules of order. The CJ is considered an impartial judge to control the proceedings; otherwise, you will have someone who might have an axe to grind controlling the impeachment trial. The reason the CJ is not presiding goes beyond he doesn't want to, which is what Schumer stated. Since Trump is no longer president, he is a private citizen. The Senate has no power to try a private citizen. That power resides in the courts. For Roberts to preside would be his relinquishing the true power of the court system to the Senate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tz620q, post: 75721834, member: 185759"] Actually the Chief Justice is required to [URL='https://www.scotusblog.com/2020/01/the-role-of-the-chief-justice-in-an-impeachment-trial/']preside[/URL], as can be found at the SCOTUSblog. [URL='https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Senate_Impeachment_Role.htm#:~:text=In%20the%20case%20of%20presidential,conviction%20is%20removal%20from%20office.']Here[/URL] is a page at the U.S. Senate web site detailing the rules of order. The CJ is considered an impartial judge to control the proceedings; otherwise, you will have someone who might have an axe to grind controlling the impeachment trial. The reason the CJ is not presiding goes beyond he doesn't want to, which is what Schumer stated. Since Trump is no longer president, he is a private citizen. The Senate has no power to try a private citizen. That power resides in the courts. For Roberts to preside would be his relinquishing the true power of the court system to the Senate. [/QUOTE]
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