| | | Trump can be barred from holding office by a 51 vote in the Senate. This is guaranteed to make every Trumpster shit.
From quora:
In yesterday's articles of impeachment, the House has asked for the following:
“President Trump thus warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.” (my emphasis).
The House is seeking TWO separate votes by the Senate: a vote of guilt to remove Trump from office ( requires two thirds of Senators “present”) ALSO a vote to “disqualify” Trump from ever holding federal office again - including disqualification for the 2020 election (requires a simple majority; 51% of Senators “present”).
Personally, I believe that the Senate is going to take the easy way out and vote to acquit and also to disqualify Trump from 2020 election.
That is the least troublesome way to not only castrate Trump but also avoid political embarrassment. The is what happened to Bill Clinton.
Trump probably doesn't know this yet. Unless maybe Lavrov told him today.
Another article on this:
A key paragraph in the articles of impeachment against Trump mentions disqualifying him from ever running for office again
insider@insider.com (Lauren Frias)
Business Insider•December 11, 2019
Even if President Donald Trump is impeached and removed from office, he could still be eligible for reelection in 2020, per Article I, Section 3 of the US Constitution, as Insider's Grace Panetta reported.
One key passage in the articles of impeachment drafted by House Democrats and released on Tuesday, however, mentions disqualifying Trump from holding future office — a move that would require a second simple-majority vote in the Senate after impeachment.
"President Trump thus warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States," the passage on page five of the articles of impeachment says.
The House on Tuesday introduced two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump accusing him of abusing his power and obstructing Congress. The Constitution lays out the consequences of impeachment as far as unseating and indicting an official, but impeachment itself does not prevent the official from running for office in the future.
At the end of the first article of impeachment on page five (which pertains to abuse of power), however, there is a paragraph that nods to the 2020 election. It says:
"Wherefore President Trump, by such conduct, has demonstrated that he will remain a threat to national security and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with self-governance and the rule of law. President Trump thus warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States."
This paragraph is significant for two reasons, as pointed out by The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
First, "by emphasizing that Mr. Trump 'will remain a threat,' the Democrats are trying to counter the argument that since it is just 11 months until the next election, the matter ought to be left to the voters to decide," The Times' Peter Baker wrote in an annotation of the articles of impeachment. "In effect, they suggest the crime is continuing."
Second, The Journal highlighted a particular phrase (emphasis ours): "President Trump thus warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States."
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