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> The House made their case and the Senate disagreed.

That is ignoring the open partisanship displayed by the Senate. The Republicans openly admitted they would be giving the impeachment process a fair hearing.

And to be fair, I doubt the Democrats would have done any different had the positions been reversed.

I'm not sure there's a better solution. I'm not sure you want an "impartisan" non-elected body to make a decision as fundamental as removing the President from office.




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