4 Keys to Understanding a Trump Impeachment Trial in the Senate

Plus: Kentucky Supreme Court Sides With Christian T-Shirt Maker in Free Speech Case

Nov 01, 2019   Happy Friday from the home of the champion Washington Nationals, where a party-line House vote to begin a formal impeachment inquiry begins a process with precedents in U.S. history. We've got reports on aspects you may wonder about, and on conservatives' challenge of liberals' secrecy. On the podcast, Sen. Joni Ernst targets runaway government spending. Plus: victory in court for a T-shirt maker, how our military resembles Rocky Balboa, and the problem with laws against "hate speech." Have a great weekend. Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday as daylight saving time ends.     News 4 Keys to Understanding a Trump Impeachment Trial in the Senate By Fred Lucas Although most analysts consider reaching the two-thirds Senate vote required for removal of a president virtually impossible, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the Senate would conduct a trial if necessary. More News Kentucky Supreme Court Sides With Christian T-Shirt Maker in Free Speech Case By Fred Lucas For seven years, businessman Blaine Adamson has fought in the courts after declining to print T-shirts for the Lexington Pride Festival, hosted by the Gay and Lesbian Services Organization. More News Top House Conservative Derides 'Secret' Impeachment Proceedings By Rachel del Guidice The current impeachment process "allows [House Intelligence Chairman] Adam Schiff to be basically the counsel, the judge, and the jury," warns Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La. More Analysis Sen. Joni Ernst Wants to Cut Absurd Washington Spending By Rachel del Guidice With the national debt amounting to over $60,000 per American, Sen. Joni Ernst is fed up with government expenditures such as $600,000 on coloring books. More Commentary Is America's Military Headed for a 'Rocky' Experience? By Dakota Wood Switch from the cinematic world to the real world, and it's hard not to see the U.S. in the same position as our hero in "Rocky III"—complacent, entitled, and ignorant of real challenges lurking in the shadows. More Commentary Former Time Magazine Editor Is Wrong. America Doesn't Need 'Hate Speech' Laws. By Jarrett Stepman "Even the most sophisticated Arab diplomats that I dealt with did not understand why the First Amendment allows someone to burn a Koran," writes Richard Stengel, a former journalist and State Department employee. "Why, they asked me, would you ever want to protect that?" More           The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at comments@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.

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