Tell that to Senate Republicans who refused to hear any testimony in the first impeachment trial.House Republicans on Monday blocked a request by Democrats to unanimously pass a resolution calling on Vice President Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove President Trump from power after he incited a mob of his supporters to attack the Capitol last week.
During a brief session on the floor, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) asked that the resolution, authored by fellow Maryland Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin, a constitutional scholar, be passed unanimously.
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Rep. Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.) objected to Hoyer’s request. Mooney, a Trump ally who has repeated the president’s unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud, said he opposed Democrats rushing to pass a “resolution of this magnitude” with no debate.
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“The U.S. House must never adopt a resolution that demands the removal of a duly elected president, without any hearings, debate or recorded votes.”
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Are they painting them with the St. Peter denying Christ three times brush?After the exchange on the floor, Hoyer told reporters that the full House will vote on the rule for the resolution Tuesday and vote for final passage on Tuesday evening. That would force Republicans to go on record three times opposing the 25th Amendment resolution, Democrats said.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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