Today's vote is likely to end the proceedings but not the debates on the fitness of DJT to remain POTUS. No amount of censorship will curtail the debate in the Public Domain, and the cloud of impeachment will hang over the head of trump well past the election on Nov 3rd.
I have no doubt that more people will speak out on the wrong doings of this president, his continued rhetoric of hate, fear and lies will continue, but now on steroids and possibly lead to a greater divide among the people of the United States.
Members of the Senate who will vote soon to deny all witnesses and documents not previously seen by the public, and the vitriol and vindictive attacks to follow from this president will meted out; the the badge of dishonor pined on the Senate of the United States will remain for decades. The meme that the Senate is the worlds best deliberative body has been exposed as ludicrous.
Finally, trump's divide and conquer strategy has reached to The Congress, now Senate members of the Republican Party are attacking the leaders in the H. or Reps. and the Chief Justice has allowed the Senate Rules to disregard what every trial in America requires, witnesses and documents by the defense and the prosecution to deliver to the triers of fact. In this case both the body of the Senate, and the millions of voters, are the triers of facts - presented and denied by the vote of the Senate.
Expect more evidence in the form of documents and testimony to be reported between now and Nov 3rd. Two things to expect:
- Trump will continue to attack citizens, Federal Agents and agencies with the aid of the AG in an effort to stifle further investigation.
- Trump will continue to abuse justice, and if the polls suggest he is likely to lose the election in Nov., his propensity for saber rattling, Brinkmanship and bellicose rhetoric will create a situation when he will continue to put our military, and our citizens abroad, in harms way.
I think this vote also speaks to the fitness of the republican senators. The country is now officially in a tailspin. We've had a good couple hundred years run. It was bound to happen. It's just happening sooner than I thought.
The Republic's in great shape. The Dems are on a losing streak and an endless tantrum, but the key to helping them overcome their histrionics and return to their senses, is to not encourage their destructive behavior.
If you truly love your fellow Americans on the Left, love them enough to stand firm for the Constitution. The Union is strong, it's just the Dems that are struggling with an inter-generational change of leadership with a bunch of old washed up has beens clinging to power they should have relinquished a decade ago.