12/11/2019

HOUSE OF REPS/IMPEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday [12-11-19] will begin formal consideration of two articles of impeachment against President Trump, convening an evening ‘markup’ session for lawmakers to start what is expected to be a two-day debate about Democrats’ charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The process is an arcane and technical one, bound by strict rules and long-held traditions that are at the core of how the House of Representatives legislates. The sessions give each lawmaker an opportunity to weigh in on the articles of impeachment — down to the individual words and phrases that will be included — and to vote on whether to send them to the full House. Here’s what the process looks like.”

Michael D. Shear, “How Lawmakers Will Debate Articles of Impeachment,” The New York Times online, December 11, 2019