While the world struggled to deal with the 2019 nCoV epidemic with death of more than 500 amid 20+k infected patients, the USA Senate had fun staging a "trial" of POTUS!
"Trump acquitted of all impeachment charges in the US Senate
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump drew on staunch Republican support on Wednesday (Feb 5) to defeat the gravest threat yet to his three-year-old presidency, winning acquittal in the Senate on impeachment charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
Only the third US leader ever placed on trial, Trump readily defeated the effort to expel him from office for having illicitly sought help from Ukraine to bolster his 2020 re-election effort.
Despite being confronted with strong evidence, Republicans stayed loyal and mustered a majority of votes to clear the president of both charges - by 52 to 48 on the first, 53 to 47 on the second - falling far short of the two-thirds super majority required for conviction.
"Two-thirds of the senators present not having pronounced him guilty, the Senate adjudges that respondent Donald John Trump, President of the United States, is not guilty as charged," said Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who presided over the trial."
Did i read: "Despite strong evidence..."?
I remembered watching a favourite USA movies of mine: "And Justice for All" many years ago where the powerful who did wrong was brought to justice. I loved tje ideal of: "And Justice for All!"
Late Mr Lee Kuan Yew was not too much in love with the American political system, especially the U.S. Presidential election. He once remarked reluctantly when asked to comment on democracy in the USA that: the electoral system is imbalance. The POTUS can b one who has less popular votes than his defeated opponent! Not to mention the ultra big bucks needed to run tje presidential election campaigns!!
Alas, if he were still alive, he would probably say: it has regressed further! It no longer matter if u lied or not once u r elected. Manipulation n money will get u through! Blind loyalty will ensure u r kept out of jail. So, u better do whatever it takes to "GET THERE"! Once THERE, it is almost impossible to throw u out!
I sincerely hope that this is NOT going to b true. Bad people who ruin the majority of human race's life cannot b the ones running gov!
Surely some people with conscience WILL set things right. Yes? Hoping against hopes that this will b the case. Later if it must.
Let's continue to watch the tragedy unfolding ...
"Trump acquitted of all impeachment charges in the US Senate
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump drew on staunch Republican support on Wednesday (Feb 5) to defeat the gravest threat yet to his three-year-old presidency, winning acquittal in the Senate on impeachment charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
Only the third US leader ever placed on trial, Trump readily defeated the effort to expel him from office for having illicitly sought help from Ukraine to bolster his 2020 re-election effort.
Despite being confronted with strong evidence, Republicans stayed loyal and mustered a majority of votes to clear the president of both charges - by 52 to 48 on the first, 53 to 47 on the second - falling far short of the two-thirds super majority required for conviction.
"Two-thirds of the senators present not having pronounced him guilty, the Senate adjudges that respondent Donald John Trump, President of the United States, is not guilty as charged," said Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who presided over the trial."
Did i read: "Despite strong evidence..."?
I remembered watching a favourite USA movies of mine: "And Justice for All" many years ago where the powerful who did wrong was brought to justice. I loved tje ideal of: "And Justice for All!"
Late Mr Lee Kuan Yew was not too much in love with the American political system, especially the U.S. Presidential election. He once remarked reluctantly when asked to comment on democracy in the USA that: the electoral system is imbalance. The POTUS can b one who has less popular votes than his defeated opponent! Not to mention the ultra big bucks needed to run tje presidential election campaigns!!
Alas, if he were still alive, he would probably say: it has regressed further! It no longer matter if u lied or not once u r elected. Manipulation n money will get u through! Blind loyalty will ensure u r kept out of jail. So, u better do whatever it takes to "GET THERE"! Once THERE, it is almost impossible to throw u out!
I sincerely hope that this is NOT going to b true. Bad people who ruin the majority of human race's life cannot b the ones running gov!
Surely some people with conscience WILL set things right. Yes? Hoping against hopes that this will b the case. Later if it must.
Let's continue to watch the tragedy unfolding ...
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