Also, the focus will no longer be on wether the HJC is fair, but rather, on wether the facts demand that Clinton remain in office, or be removed.
Nope! For, according to Hyde himself, the House can only accuse; it is the Senate that has to judge (this statement of Hyde, which he made today, was followed by some Republican saying things like -- yes, this is what the Founding Fathers wanted!! They intended to make the accusers and the judges not the same!!!! <blah blah blah>)
Of course, all the above tortured explanations are being made up by these fellas as they go along, but that's another matter...
So, that being the case, the Senate will ALSO have to decide whether the House/HJC was fair, before proceeding to judge the case. Because the House/HJC is, after all, an accuser, you see! And nobody can automatically assume that an accuser is fair!
Expect a long drawn-out affair in the Senate, lasting at least 6 months to maybe even upto a year... |
