Friday, August 17, 2018

Repeal and impeach

The news keeps saying that if the democrats take over the house they will repeal the tax cuts and impeach Trump. To repeal the tax cuts takes a simple majority vote in the house but they must overcome the filibuster in the senate which means 60 votes. Then they would have to over ride the presidential veto which requires a two-thirds vote in both the house and the senate. To impeach requires only a majority vote in the house but that is just starting the process. The next step is for the senate to hold a trial and to convict which requires a two-thirds vote in the senate. Neither of these are likely to happen but they make interesting news stories.

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