wrapping up opening arguments for the President's team fell to an ex-senator from Clinton's home state of Arkansas,Daryl Bumpers.Bumpers proved a good choice,as he-in his folksy way-summed up what he saw as the major problem with the managers'case:"When you hear somebody say,This is not about sex,'it's about sex."The punishment,Bumpers argued,is "totally out of sync"with the charge The two-day question-and-answer session became an opportunity for senators to throw softballs to their respective sides.Republican senators turned their questions into Trent Lott,who sent them on to a team of three Republican senators who weeded out the unhelpful questions,and put them in an order suiting the manager's goals.A list of 179 additional proposed questions were left in a binder for any senator willing to "ask"them.Democrats also orchestrated their question-asking,deciding on a strategy of leading with a series of prepared questions,then improvising to best suit the flow of the arguments.Chief Justice Rehnquist asked the questions, first one from the Republicans,then one from the Democrats.One of the few questions to produce any real surprise came from Senators John Edwards of North Carolina and Herb Kohl of Wisconsin.The two Democratic senators noted in their question,that "both sides have spoken in absolutes"while "it strikes many of us as a closer call."In view of this,Edwards and Kohl asked, "Even if the President engaged in the alleged conduct,can reasonable people disagree with the conclusion that,as a matter of law,he must be convicted and removed from office-yes or no?" Manager Lindsay Graham dismayed many of his Republican colleagues when he answered, "Absolutely."Graham admitted the Constitution gave no definitive answer and said,"If I was sitting where you are,I would probably get down on my knees before I made that decision." The day after the question-and-answer period,Monica Lewinsky,having been ordered to fly from Los Angeles to Washington to meet with the House managers,reluctantly appeared at the Capitol's Mayflower Hotel to discuss with three congressman her possible testimony in the Senate trial.Lewinsky was worried,telling a friend:"I'm nervous about what he'll [Starr]will do to me if he doesn't get what he wants."Lewinsky,after receiving assurances that her answers were covered by her immunity agreement answered the managers'questions.The questions ranged from why she kept her stained dress (it made her look fat)to what she thought should happen to Clinton ("I think he should be censured but not removed").The managers concluded from their interview that Lewinsky would make a great live witness.They narrowed their wish list of witnesses to three:Lewinsky,Vernon Jordan,and Sidney Blumenthal.The media frenzy surrounding Lewinsky's return to Washington,however,was giving some Republican senators second thoughts about whether they wanted her or any other live trial witnesses. On January 27,the Senate met to vote on a motion by Democratic Senator Harry Byrd of West Virginia to dismiss the impeachment case against the President.When the Chief Justice called for the clerk to call the roll,everyone knew that the motion would fail along nearly strict party lines.It did.The motion was defeated 56 to 44,with only one Democratic senator.Russ Feingold of Wisconsin,not voting with his party.A second roll call vote followed almost immediately on the motion to allow the managers to depose their three witnesses.It passed on the same 56 to 44 vote.wrapping up opening arguments for the President's team fell to an ex-senator from Clinton's home state of Arkansas, Daryl Bumpers. Bumpers proved a good choice, as he——in his folksy way——summed up what he saw as the major problem with the managers' case: "When you hear somebody say, 'This is not about sex,' it's about sex." The punishment, Bumpers argued, is "totally out of sync" with the charge. The two-day question-and-answer session became an opportunity for senators to throw softballs to their respective sides. Republican senators turned their questions into Trent Lott, who sent them on to a team of three Republican senators who weeded out the unhelpful questions, and put them in an order suiting the manager's goals. A list of 179 additional proposed questions were left in a binder for any senator willing to "ask" them. Democrats also orchestrated their question-asking, deciding on a strategy of leading with a series of prepared questions, then improvising to best suit the flow of the arguments. Chief Justice Rehnquist asked the questions, first one from the Republicans, then one from the Democrats. One of the few questions to produce any real surprise came from Senators John Edwards of North Carolina and Herb Kohl of Wisconsin. The two Democratic senators noted in their question, that "both sides have spoken in absolutes" while "it strikes many of us as a closer call." In view of this, Edwards and Kohl asked, "Even if the President engaged in the alleged conduct, can reasonable people disagree with the conclusion that, as a matter of law, he must be convicted and removed from office——yes or no?" Manager Lindsay Graham dismayed many of his Republican colleagues when he answered, "Absolutely." Graham admitted the Constitution gave no definitive answer and said, "If I was sitting where you are, I would probably get down on my knees before I made that decision." The day after the question-and-answer period, Monica Lewinsky, having been ordered to fly from Los Angeles to Washington to meet with the House managers, reluctantly appeared at the Capitol's Mayflower Hotel to discuss with three congressman her possible testimony in the Senate trial. Lewinsky was worried, telling a friend: "I'm nervous about what he'll [Starr] will do to me if he doesn't get what he wants." Lewinsky, after receiving assurances that her answers were covered by her immunity agreement answered the managers' questions. The questions ranged from why she kept her stained dress （it made her look fat） to what she thought should happen to Clinton （ "I think he should be censured but not removed" ） . The managers concluded from their interview that Lewinsky would make a great live witness. They narrowed their wish list of witnesses to three: Lewinsky,Vernon Jordan, and Sidney Blumenthal. The media frenzy surrounding Lewinsky's return to Washington, however, was giving some Republican senators second thoughts about whether they wanted her or any other live trial witnesses. On January 27, the Senate met to vote on a motion by Democratic Senator Harry Byrd of West Virginia to dismiss the impeachment case against the President. When the Chief Justice called for the clerk to call the roll, everyone knew that the motion would fail along nearly strict party lines. It did. The motion was defeated 56 to 44, with only one Democratic senator, Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, not voting with his party. A second roll call vote followed almost immediately on the motion to allow the managers to depose their three witnesses. It passed on the same 56 to 44 vote