Chance that Roberts will join with the 3 Senators and call for witnesses?

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[Iliyah]

1. Collins, but who are the other two?

[wryter2000]

3. People are counting

Murkowski and Romney. They aren't for sure, of course

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5. Romney and Murkowski.

[Demsrule86]

23. They let them vote yes ...she needs to go

[wryter2000]

2. Question

If it's a tie and Roberts doesn't break it, how is it decided?

[elleng]

6. 'Tie' status quo.

[wryter2000]

7. ?

Does that mean a tie goes to the Republicans?

Not that it matters. Just curious.

[elleng]

10. Essentially, yes;

'no action' on witnesses/documents = no vote to remove from WH.

[PSPS]

8. Roberts has no "vote." He is not a senator. The same goes for Pence.

[DeminPennswoods]

21. That isn't true

Pence has no role in the trial. The CJ is the presiding officer of the Senate during the trial meaning he could rule if he chose to do so. However, I expect Roberts will remain neutral. The Supreme Court has cases working there way up that are pertinent to issues being argued by both parties. I suppose it's possible that if Roberts would break a tie, lawyers arguing the relevent cases before the USSC might ask him to recuse himself.

It will be fascinating to see what Roberts takes away from all he has seen and heard presiding over the trial and that plays a role in future court decisions.

[Marie Marie]

4. Zero chance - JMHO.

[PSPS]

9. Roberts has no "vote." He is not a senator. The same goes for Pence.

[tritsofme]

11. If Pence were presiding over the trial of any other official, he'd have a vote in case of a tie.

It’s theoretically tricky, though Roberts is very unlikely to cast a vote.

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13. Roberts could state his preference before the vote.

It would be nice but I don't expect it—kinda partially make up for Citizens United and for gutting the Civil Rights Act.

[RockRaven]

12. Z.E.R.O.

He will do NOTHING while lamenting other people being so uncivil/disrespectful and the gee-who-can-explain-it-? degradation of our government institutions.

[orleans]

14. agree! n/t

[EndlessWire]

24. I agree. n/t

[KPN]

15. Big Goose Egg. Ain't gonna happen.

[Hekate]

16. None. Going by what Sen. Whitehouse said tonight.

[JT45242]

17. CJ Chase precedent or rethug stooge

The legal precedent from the Andrew Johnson trial is that a tie vote then goes to the presiding officer, usually the VP but in this case, the chief justice.

So, would Roberts follow precedent of one of the respected CJ or will he be a rethug stooge. My guess sadly, is that this is how the democracy dies. He chooses party over legacy. Of course, since winners write history books, he may think that he will be on the right side of history just like Putin, Stalin, Pol pot, and all the authoritarian leaders who believed the Nazi adage that you can change all of public perception in just a few years by controlling the media and the schools.

[empedocles]

20. Haven't heard this precedent. Worth publicizing.

[duforsure]

18. Has Roberts been called by trump?

And is now compromised also ? Should he have recused himself ? I do not trust him to be honest , and will refuse to do whats right now. Has Roberts been corrupted with all the other republicans in Congress now? Democrats needs to look into this.

[empedocles]

19. Don't think traitortrump would hesitate to threaten cj roberts.

[Demsrule86]

22. None.