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MineralMan

(151,338 posts)
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 11:44 AM Yesterday

We need just 17 Republican Senators and a handful of House members.

That's all. If we had those on our side, we could impeach Trump today and convict him tomorrow and remove him from office. Simple.

That's all we need.

We do not have that, however. And that's a freaking pity!

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We need just 17 Republican Senators and a handful of House members. (Original Post) MineralMan Yesterday OP
Which column do you have Fetterman in? leftstreet Yesterday #1
You would have to ask him. MineralMan Yesterday #2
17? isn't it 20? Jersey Devil Yesterday #3
Ah, you're right, of course. MineralMan Yesterday #7
There are not enough Republican Senators that would vote to convict and remove from office, period DFW Yesterday #4
You might be right. MineralMan Yesterday #8
Texas does not, of course. DFW Yesterday #9
The handful of House Republicans is do-able. Wednesdays Yesterday #5
Unfortunately, "just" is doing a heavy lift here 0rganism Yesterday #6

MineralMan

(151,338 posts)
2. You would have to ask him.
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 11:51 AM
Yesterday

I don't know him at all. Sadly, he is just one of the votes we need. The rest are Republicans.

MineralMan

(151,338 posts)
7. Ah, you're right, of course.
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 12:21 PM
Yesterday

I'm old, so my counting doesn't work as well as it did. Yes, 20. It's unlikely, of course, but if you have a Republican Senator or two in your state, you might want to contact them and make a case for impeachment and removal. It's worth a shot, at least.

DFW

(60,240 posts)
4. There are not enough Republican Senators that would vote to convict and remove from office, period
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 11:56 AM
Yesterday

If he kicked Melania naked and shivering onto the plane to exile her as an illegal immigrant on the evening news, they would STILL not vote to convict and remove from office. If he tried, by executive order, to replace the American flag with a red flag with a white circle in the middle, and a black swastika in the middle of that, there would STILL not be enough Republican Senators to vote to convict and remove from office.

MineralMan

(151,338 posts)
8. You might be right.
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 12:22 PM
Yesterday

I'd still contact any Republican Senator in my state, if I had any, and make the case to them. I have two Democratic Senators, though.

DFW

(60,240 posts)
9. Texas does not, of course.
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 01:14 PM
Yesterday

Making the case for Trump's conviction and removal to John Cornyn and Ted Cruz would be less than futile. You would have better luck tossing a titanium office chair off the edge of the Grand Canyon, hoping it would sail a few loops in the breeze and then glide back to you.

Wednesdays

(22,688 posts)
5. The handful of House Republicans is do-able.
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 12:00 PM
Yesterday

Seventeen GOP senators, however, is a bridge too far.

0rganism

(25,654 posts)
6. Unfortunately, "just" is doing a heavy lift here
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 12:08 PM
Yesterday

I'll give F47 credit - he's done a lot to expose weaknesses in the Constitution. We're gonna need to patch some holes going forward, should we be so lucky.

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