Madisons view on todays Senate Impeachment Trial tyranny. In regard to the legitimacy of todays Senate impeachment trial and Senator Leahy acting as judge, jury and prosecutor, let us never forget that Madison describes such circumstances as follows: The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, selfappointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny .. . . Madison, Federalist Paper No. 47
Perhaps that is why our wise founding fathers commanded in our Constitution
The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation.