Disappointed but not too surprised
Feb. 13th, 2021 08:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
edschweppeThe Senate today refused to convict Donald Trump on his second impeachment, this time for inciting insurrection against the United States. The final roll call was 57 guilty, 43 not guilty, with a two-thirds vote required to convict.
The evidence was, I thought, overwhelming. However, considering how thoroughly the Republican Party has embraced Trump, I can't really say I'm surprised that only seven Republican Senators voted to convict. But I am disappointed. (Both my Senators, Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, did vote guilty.)
The evidence was, I thought, overwhelming. However, considering how thoroughly the Republican Party has embraced Trump, I can't really say I'm surprised that only seven Republican Senators voted to convict. But I am disappointed. (Both my Senators, Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, did vote guilty.)
