,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dfg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january  
#i1 #bjbj,mr4 ,graham 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mrs4     
,blackburn1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,cramer1
 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,perdue1 ,mr4       
,portman1 ,mr4 ,shelby1 ,mr4 ,braun1    
,mrs4 ,loeffler1 ,mr4 ,scott of         
,florida1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4      
,daines1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4
 ,cruz1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 
,boozman1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,scott of
 ,south ,carolina1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 
,sasse1 and ,mr4 ,hoeven7 submitted the 
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,rules and        
,administration  ,,resolution           
,expressing the sense of the ,senate    
that the ,house of ,representatives     
should1 consistent with its             
constitutional obligations1 immediately 
transmit the #b articles of impeachment 
against ,president ,donald ,j4 ,trump   
passed by the ,house of ,representatives

 on ,december #ah1 #bjai1 under ,house  
,resolution #gee4  ,whereas1 pursuant to
 article ,i1 section #b of the          
,constitution of the ,united ,states1   
the ,house of ,representatives shall    
have the sole ,power of ,impeachment2   
,whereas1 pursuant to article ,i1       
section #c of the ,constitution of the  
,united ,states1 the ,senate shall have 
the sole ,power to try all              
,impeachments2 ,whereas1 on ,december   
#ah1 #bjai1 the ,house of               
,representatives passed #b articles of  
impeachment against ,president ,donald  
,j4 ,trump2 ,whereas1 since passage1 the
 ,speaker of the ,house of              
,representatives has refused to transmit
 the articles to the ,senate1 unless the
 ,senate agrees to allow the ,speaker of
 the ,house of ,representatives to      
dictate the rules of a trial2 ,whereas1 
the ,constitution of the ,united ,states
 does not provide the ,speaker of the   
,house of ,representatives with the     
power to effectively veto a resolution  

passed by a duly elected majority of the
 ,house of ,representatives by refusing 
to transmit such a resolution to the    
,senate2 ,whereas1 the refusal by the   
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives to transmit the        
articles is a flagrant violation of the 
separation of powers expressly outlined 
in the bicameral impeachment process    
under the ,constitution of the ,united  
,states2 ,whereas1 this inaction by the 
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives is a gross infringement
 on the constitutional authority of the 
,senate to try impeachments2 ,whereas1  
the refusal by the ,speaker of the      
,house of ,representatives to transmit  
the articles is unprecedented for       
presidential impeachments2 ,whereas1    
refusing to transmit the articles is    
resulting in the denial of ,president   
,trump's day in court2 and ,whereas1 if 
allowed to stand1 this inaction by the  
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives would set a dangerous  

precedent for the constitutional system 
of ,government in the ,united ,states3  
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate calls on the ,speaker of the    
,house of ,representatives to           
immediately appoint impeachment managers
 and transmit the articles of           
impeachment to the ,senate for          
disposition consistent with the         
,constitution of the ,united ,states4