Now that Democrats have impeached President Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has signaled that she may give in to the latest liberal fever dream: withholding the articles of impeachment from the U.S. Senate so that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell cannot dismiss the Ukraine matter with a quick trial. But all you have to do is think about this latest gambit for more than two seconds to recognize that it doesn’t make any sense.

The tactic of withholding articles of impeachment has gained traction this week as Democrats become frustrated with the recognition that — surprise! — McConnell plans to conduct a partisan trial in the Senate with the object of acquitting Trump as expediently as possible without calling witnesses. On Monday, liberal law professor Laurence Tribe wrote an op-ed proposing the strategy of refusing to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate as a way of forcing McConnell to conduct a trial in a manner more to Democrats’ liking.