Republicans currently have a 29-21 majority in the state Senate, going to 28-22 early next year, and a two-thirds vote of the senators present would be required to remove Krasner.History will harshly judge this anti-democratic authoritarian effort to erase Philly's votes – votes by Black, brown, and broke people in Philadelphia.Democrats said lawmakers have only removed two officials — both of them judges — through impeachment: the first in 1811 and state Supreme Court Justice Rolf Larsen in 1994."The truth is that prosecuting crimes in one of the largest cities in the country is a complex task with a never-ending parade of challenges," Zabel said, urging fellow lawmakers to "take a break from the political brinksmanship."If the Senate returns before year's end, it will have to figure out the next steps, likely first setting the rules and then formally accepting the articles of impeachment from the House."