Robin, you make an excellent point: if they could all vote anonymously, the result might well be quite different. The Republican senators do not fear the judgment of history, but the judgment of their constituents when they are next up for re-election.
Robin, you make an excellent point: if they could all vote anonymously, the result might well be quite different. The Republican senators do not fear the judgment of history, but the judgment of their constituents when they are next up for re-election.
Robin, you make an excellent point: if they could all vote anonymously, the result might well be quite different. The Republican senators do not fear the judgment of history, but the judgment of their constituents when they are next up for re-election.
I gather that it requires an 80% vote to approve an anonymous conviction vote.