Padilla, Go ask SC to rule on impeachment voting threshold
Senators Robin Padilla and Christopher “Bong” Go have asked the Supreme Court (SC) to rule on the Senate's impeachment court decision regarding the voting threshold for convicting the Vice President. They are seeking a ruling on the interpretation of the constitutional "two-thirds of all members."
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