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global1

(25,263 posts) Tue Jan 28, 2020, 04:51 PM Jan 2020

Will Senators That Ask A Question Have To Be Identified By Name?.....

Will we know who is asking the question or will they be submitted anonymously?

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Will Senators That Ask A Question Have To Be Identified By Name?..... (Original Post) global1 Jan 2020 OP

The questioner is identified by CJ mobeau69 Jan 2020 #1

As far as I understand it question will be submitted anonymously. Cattledog Jan 2020 #2

I don't think so. onenote Jan 2020 #3

mobeau69

(11,152 posts)

1. The questioner is identified by CJ

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 05:02 PM

Jan 2020

Cattledog

(5,917 posts)

2. As far as I understand it question will be submitted anonymously.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 05:04 PM

Jan 2020

onenote

(42,737 posts)

3. I don't think so.

Reply to Cattledog (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 05:22 PM

Jan 2020

The rules state that:
XIV. The Secretary of the Senate shall record the pro ceedings in cases of impeachment as in the case of legisla- tive proceedings, and the same shall be reported in the same manner as the legislative proceedings of the Senate.

Statements made during legislative proceedings are not anonymous. Plus the rules require the senate chamber doors be open during impeachment proceedings. Anonymous questions would be inconsistent with that requirement.

That being said I haven’t checked to see how things were handled during the Clinton impeachment trial.

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