On the recordFebruary 25, 2014
constitutions should not be amended to benefit those currently in office.
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Feingold emphasizes the importance of constitutional integrity.
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What they're putting out is you've heard of fake news. This is fake law. This is literally made-up law.
It would be crazy for people to not do something strong now and make sure voting rights are protected out of some kind of a fear of what Mitch McConnell would do in the future.
It is clearly constitutional to hold this trial now and to have the vote on disqualification.
You may apply a legal standard to whether or not you should recuse yourself, but it's her decision. There's no appeal from it. She's not mandated to do it or not do it.