QQOTD: Lindsey Graham and Amy Klobuchar
“I am
trying to give a pretty clear signal I have made up my mind. I’m not trying to
pretend to be a fair juror here. What I see coming, happening today is just a
partisan nonsense.” (CNN)
~ Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) an American politician, who serves as the senior United States Senator from South
Carolina, a seat he has held since 2003. Since 2019, he has been the
Chair of the Senate Committee on the
Judiciary. A member of the Republican Party, Senator
Graham has earned an 80.31% Lifetime Score from the American Conservative Union.
“If the President
has any facts to present in his defense to the articles of impeachment, we
should hear them.” (From Klobuchar.senate.gov)
~ Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota),
Democratic candidate for President.
Klobuchar is an American lawyer and
politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Minnesota.
A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Party (DFL), Minnesota’s affiliate of the Democratic Party, she
previously served as the Hennepin County Attorney. In
February 2019, she announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination
for President of the United States in
the 2020 election.
On January 19, 2020, Senator Klobuchar and
Senator Elizabeth Warren were endorsed for President by The New York Times.
Background:
The specific articles of impeachment:
Today (January
21, 2020), the impeached President’s Senate trial will commence. The jury will
consist of 100 U.S. Senators (53 Republicans, 47 Democrats, and 2 Independents).
Based on the
above quotes, how likely is it that the President will get a fair trial?
Explain.
To be
answered after the trial ends: Was the result what you expected? Why or why
not?