it would be STUPID to impeach Bush
to begin with LOOK AT THE COST to the taxpayers
by the time the impeachemnt case came around you would be within 4
months of Bush leaving office anyhow
On Jul 7, 11:11 pm, "Matthew L. Martin" wrote:
> George Graves wrote:
> > On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 19:03:32 -0700, Sparrow wrote (in article
> > <1183860212.595956.7...@c77g2000hse.googlegroups.com>):
>
> >> Read all about it, here:http://Muvy.org
>
> > OK, I'm all for it. What are the charges? Remember, these have to be
> > legitimate charges, instances where he broke US law.
>
> That is not what the US Constitution says. It says:
>
> > the President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United
> > States shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and
> > conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and
> > misdemeanors."
>
> "high crimes and misdemeanors" means whatever a majority of the House of
> Representatives says it means (See: impeachment of Bill Clinton).
> Conviction of said offense is up to a two thirds majority of the Senate.
> Being unable to secure a simple majority in the Senate in the case of
> Bill Clinton it is clear that simple perjury is insufficient cause to
> impeach, much less convict, a sitting president.
>
> This is just as well as any prosecutor worth the name can get an
> indictment of a ham sandwich. A partisan majority in the House may
> impeach for jaywalking, but the Senate must agree that jaywalking is a
> "high crime or misdemeanor".
>
> Matthew
>
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