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Originally posted by jodi:
I’m with Mik (Even though I think the current President is a disgusting disaster). Secret ballots are a mistake. We should know how people we voted into office would vote on this.
But we already *know* how they would vote if it were public--straight party line. I think there's some validity to wtg's point, even though her thought process was apparently quite flawed.
The current batch of Senators aren't accountable to their constituents for anything. They're all power-hungry sycophants. OK, maybe "all" is excessive. Let's say 99.8% are. That's what I learned in stats class.
Yes, I agree that the pure way to do this is with a public vote. But I think we're already so deep in the mud that to suddenly get all concerned about purity and the process is misguided. But pushing the envelope - let's say the decision is secret voting, and that becomes the process moving forward for any impeachment hearing. Then what? secret ballots on the senate floor for anything?
It's a slippery slope, but I don't see it as black and white.
