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(7:15 PM) They aaarrrrre baaaaaack.
  • report of clerk, leaders agreed in conference somewhere, sometime
  • proceeding to debate to vote on impeachment, rules announced, including but not limited to 4 hrs combined manager arguments beginning 11 AM?
  • final/verdict vote Wed, 5 Feb 2020, IA Caucus delay
  • clerk reporting, Schumer Amd. 1295.  Tabled by McConnell for a  vote; RESULT: 53 AYE - 47, Bolton subpoena?
  • resolving clause, Schumer Amd. 1296 tabled for vote. RESULT: 51 AYE-49
  • Schumer Amd. 1297, 1 day deposition and 1 day testimony from Bolton; tabled for vote. RESULT: 51 AYE-49
  • Van Hollen Amd. 1298, move for C.J. to rule on motion or issue subpoena if witness likely to have probative evidence; tabled for vote. RESULT: 53 AYE-47  (Schumer, McConnell, Klobuchar, Sanders, Van Ho, Warren, Wyden--NOes!)
  • Adoption of S. Res 488; vote, RESULT: 53 AYES-47
  • McConnell asks unanimous consent for senators' filing explanations for their votes with secretary 3-5 Feb. to document reasoning, also adjournment until 11 AM, Mon., 3 Feb.

One hour of high-speed housekeeping. Each Roll Call wandered all over "both sides" and concurring Qs. Looks like Lindsey G. Cracker whipped a new perspective on bi-partisan consensus into his fan boiz, yo (definitely needs a CR print check in the a.m.) Wouldn't call it a coup though, Politico.
by Cat on Sat Feb 1st, 2020 at 01:05:31 AM EST
ahhh, wrong "table". The senate conclusively buried (US-Eng) Schumer's and Van Ho's amendments.

Keep calm. Carry on. SOTU 2/4 will change everything.

by Cat on Sat Feb 1st, 2020 at 01:43:35 AM EST
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S.Res. 488
The Senate shall proceed to final arguments as provided in the impeachment rules, waiving the two person rule contained in Rule XXII of the Rules of Procedure and Practice in the Senate When Sitting on Impeachment Trials. Such arguments shall begin at 11:00am on Monday, February 3, 2020, and not exceed four hours, and be equally divided between the House and the President to be used as under the Rules of Impeachment.
    At the conclusion of the final arguments by the House and the President, the court of impeachment shall stand adjourned until 4:00pm on Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at which time the Senate, without intervening action or debate shall vote on the Articles of Impeachment.

Roll calls for S. Amd. 1295-1298 recorded here

by Cat on Sat Feb 1st, 2020 at 06:01:25 AM EST
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low-grade coup
Politico
In conversations on the sidelines of a DNC executive committee meeting and in telephone calls and texts in recent days, about a half-dozen members have discussed the possibility of a policy reversal to ensure that so-called superdelegates can vote on the first ballot at the party's national convention.

retro-grade clique
NY Daily News

Russia is going to invade the mainland United States? Really? Schiff and Morrison represent two sides of the same hawkish coin, and that they found this point of agreement illustrates how impeachment has been fueled by a confluence of retrograde, Cold War-obsessed bipartisan consensus opinion.

by Cat on Sat Feb 1st, 2020 at 06:47:17 AM EST
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Congressional Record, Issue: Vol. 166, No. 21, January 31, 2020

The transcript of proceedings can read in whole (oral arguments and votes, "Trial") and in six parts (each record of senate rules voted). The voting record on measures name senators by roll call; and, for example, 7. TEXT OF AMENDMENTS, p S769, pertain to instructions  delivered by McConnell from the floor to senators.

The CHIEF  JUSTICE. The majority leader is recognized.
Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. Chief Justice, I ask unanimous consent that the Secretary be authorized to include statements of Senators explaining their votes, either given or submitted during the legislative sessions of the Senate on Monday, February 3; Tuesday, February 4; and Wednesday, February 5; along with the full record of the  Senate's proceedings and the filings by the parties in a Senate document printed under the supervision of the Secretary of the Senate that will complete the documentation of Senate's handling of these impeachment proceedings.
The CHIEF JUSTICE. Without objection, it is so ordered.
and
Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. Chief  Justice, I further ask unanimous consent that when the Senate resumes legislative session on Monday, February 3; Tuesday, February 4; and  Wednesday, February 5; the Senate be in a period of morning business with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each for debate only.
The CHIEF JUSTICE. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Following managers' closing arguments Monday, I would expect senators to spend "debate" minutes on reading aloud their vote "statements" for broadcast.
by Cat on Sat Feb 1st, 2020 at 04:57:15 PM EST
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6. AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND PROPOSED alias "Schumer's 11 Amendments" (colloquial title) is a fascinating read. First of all, there are only four (4). Schumer introduced them the first day of the trial, as was noted by this writer D2 in press and senate.gov Floor Activity. They were rejected. These are the same amendments numbers and witnesses resurrected for consideration D10.

The Congressional Record illustrates why these four amendments (which were not read aloud from the floor) earned the erstwhile "11 Amendments" title; the requisitions of material from the WH and National Security Council are novella-length--in the manner of Office of Special Counsel R. Mueller. The effect demanded from senators compels a pre-trial discovery process during the impeachment trial. Amd 1295, in particular, is no simple "witness" list but a compendium of unspecified documents, a fishing license, if you will. The other two proposed by Schumer appropriate Art. III authorities and instrumentality for senate purposes, incidentally, rendering Van Ho's contribution redundant.

Regardless of credibility vested in proposed witnesses testimony, one might reasonably be alarmed by this attempt at dismantling beloved doctrine, separation of powers among the branches of federal gov. Oh, the irony of urgency.

by Cat on Sat Feb 1st, 2020 at 05:58:48 PM EST
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