Name:   PTClakefan - Subject:   What Alan Dershowitz had to say Date:   12/18/2019 12:55:11 PM

Tribe's proposal seems rather strange to me, but it does bring up an interesting question.  Assuming the House proceeds along this line and there is a stand-off with Senate Rebublicans as to what form the trial should take, and thus the articles of impeachment are never submitted to the Senate for trial, would that even be considered an "impeachment" per se? It would be somewhat analogous to a grand jury finding probable cause, but the prosecutor decides not to charge the suspect by referring the matter to the court with jurisdiction for trial. In that case, the individual could certainly plausibly argue that they were never actually "charged" with a crime.  Regardless of the constitutional semantics, it would be foolish for House Democrats to follow Tribe's proposal even though they know it will be dead on arrival in the Senate.  If that were to occur, most every fair-minded individual, regardless of party affiliation, would then certainly realize that this was a sham proceeding undertaken solely for partisan political purposes and it would be a disastor for Democrats next November, IMHO.