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Free Chat Friday Thread - Politics

Free Chat Friday Thread - Politics

Free Chat Friday Thread

Posted: 24 Jan 2020 08:50 AM PST

It's finally Friday! That means it's time to sit back, drink some raspberry iced tea, debate the best Pokémon (it's Lapras), and talk about whatever your heart desires.

As always remember to follow our civility rules and save any meta feedback for our modmail.

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Discussion Thread: Senate Impeachment Trial - Day 5: Opening Arguments Continue | 01/24/2020 - Live, 1pm EST

Posted: 24 Jan 2020 09:06 AM PST

Today the Senate Impeachment trial of President Donald Trump continues with Session 3 of the Democratic House Managers' opening arguments. This will be their final session for opening arguments. Today's Senate session is scheduled to begin at 1pm EST

Prosecuting the House's case will be a team of seven Democratic House Managers, named last week by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and led by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff of California. White House Counsel Pat Cipollone and Trump's personal lawyer, Jay Sekulow, are expected to take the lead in arguing the President's case. Kenneth Star and Alan Dershowitz are expected to fill supporting roles.

The Senate Impeachment Trial is following the Rules Resolution that was voted on, and passed, on Monday. It provides the guideline for how the trial is handled. All proposed amendments from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) were voted down.

The adopted Resolution will:

  • Give the House Impeachment Managers 24 hours, over a 3 day period, to present opening arguments.

  • Give President Trump's legal team 24 hours, over a 3 day period, to present opening arguments.

  • Allow a period of 16 hours for Senator questions, to be addressed through Supreme Court Justice John Roberts.

  • Allow for a vote on a motion to consider the subpoena of witnesses or documents once opening arguments and questions are complete.

The Articles of Impeachment brought against President Donald Trump are:

  • Article 1: Abuse of Power
  • Article 2: Obstruction of Congress

You can watch or listen to the proceedings live, via the links below:

You can also listen online via:

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Alaska pot shops to be among 1st in US to allow consumption - All news

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Thursday, January 23, 2020

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