I used to think Biden was Obama's ace in the hole since no one would want Biden to be President. But Biden is looking pretty good right now.|||The thought of the three stooges running this country is in no way humorous to me. Obama and crime Inc. needs to go away.|||HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
No you mean the Obama team is looking really BAD
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
What qualifies a president for impeachment?
I was wandering around Y!A and I've been seeing a lot of questions about why we haven't impeached President Bush yet, and I was just wondering what exactly a President has to do in order to be impeached? Can a President be impeached just because the American public doesn't like him? Are there certain (for lack of a better word) things a president has to do before he can be impeached?
Also, please note that this question IS NOT about whether you or I think Bush should be impeached or not. I just want to know what a president has to do in order to be impeached.
Thanks!|||No, public opinion does not play a role in impeachment.
Treason, bribery, high crimes and misdemenors is the exact phrasing in the Constitution, and it can only be brought by a simple majority in Congress.
Clinton was impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice, though he was acquited of the second charge. Nixon actually wasn't impeached since he resigned before the process was completed and then was pardoned by President Ford.|||To answer your question, it takes 218 Members of the House of Representatives to agree on some alleged high crime or misdemeanor the President has committed. If they can agree (218 being a majority vote in that body) then Article(s) of Impeachment are drawn up, case managers are assigned and those managers then present those articles to the Senate for that body to consider whether or not to vote for removal of the President from office.
The definition of a high crime or misdemeanor has never been clarified. It appears to be whatever those 218 Members of the House use as a definition. In the case of President Andrew Johnson, he was accused of violating a law which was later declared to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. |||"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."
Note that impeachment does not necessarily mean removal from office, although impeachment would open that possibility.
Also, please note that this question IS NOT about whether you or I think Bush should be impeached or not. I just want to know what a president has to do in order to be impeached.
Thanks!|||No, public opinion does not play a role in impeachment.
Treason, bribery, high crimes and misdemenors is the exact phrasing in the Constitution, and it can only be brought by a simple majority in Congress.
Clinton was impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice, though he was acquited of the second charge. Nixon actually wasn't impeached since he resigned before the process was completed and then was pardoned by President Ford.|||To answer your question, it takes 218 Members of the House of Representatives to agree on some alleged high crime or misdemeanor the President has committed. If they can agree (218 being a majority vote in that body) then Article(s) of Impeachment are drawn up, case managers are assigned and those managers then present those articles to the Senate for that body to consider whether or not to vote for removal of the President from office.
The definition of a high crime or misdemeanor has never been clarified. It appears to be whatever those 218 Members of the House use as a definition. In the case of President Andrew Johnson, he was accused of violating a law which was later declared to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. |||"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."
Note that impeachment does not necessarily mean removal from office, although impeachment would open that possibility.
Can someone tell me what constitutes the congressional act of impeachment?
President Nixon and President Clinton were both impeached. What did they do that was so bad?|||Impeachment is the act of formally accusing an elected official of actions that justify removing them from office. After the House of Representatives impeaches someone, the Senate is supposed to act as the jury in a trial. The maximum punishment in an impeachment is removal form office, and ineligibility to be elected for office in the future. If the act for which a person is impeached is a crime, they can also face criminal charges once removed from office.
Nixon was actually NOT impeached. He escaped impeachment by resigning before the House voted for impeachment. The accusations involve covering up his re-election committee's breaking his opponents offices in the Watergate Hotel.
Clinton was impeached for LYING under oath in a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by Paula Jones. It is important to note that his sexual activity was NOT the reason for his impeachment. LYING about it in a court of law was the reason for impeachment.
One other President has been impeached in US history, Andrew Johnson. I don't recall the reason or the outcome. Impeachment also applies to other government officials, but I don't know what other officials may have been impeached.
Nixon was actually NOT impeached. He escaped impeachment by resigning before the House voted for impeachment. The accusations involve covering up his re-election committee's breaking his opponents offices in the Watergate Hotel.
Clinton was impeached for LYING under oath in a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by Paula Jones. It is important to note that his sexual activity was NOT the reason for his impeachment. LYING about it in a court of law was the reason for impeachment.
One other President has been impeached in US history, Andrew Johnson. I don't recall the reason or the outcome. Impeachment also applies to other government officials, but I don't know what other officials may have been impeached.
Why do people keep calling for the impeachment of our President?
Could it be that the criteria for an impeachment is beyond their comprehension level?|||There is no constitutional basis for any impeachment hearings of George W. Bush|||BUSH HAS MET THAT CRITERIA MANY TIMES OVER...WHATS WRONG WITH YOU?|||Maybe they are still angry at their fathers!|||Because they are idiots that have no regard for facts or understanding of our many governmental processes.
Good day.|||look at dstr's previous question, asked only 5 mins ago.|||They're mainly liberals who think that GEORGE BUSH is the enemy, instead of the REAL enemy.|||I have to ad mitt I was wrong about "w" I predicted he would set this country back 10 years in reality it's more like 20 years.|||Yes, absolutely right you are.And they are morons too.I am not totally thrilled with GWB but there are NO grounds for impeachment other than the fact that their dreams are full of conspiracy theories and they just plain don not like his policies.They are not a very intelligent bunch!!!!|||AGREED ......... you can't impeached someone for being STUPID?|||cause maybe most people realize we were lied to about iraq he has pretty much set aside the constitution and is having people held in jail indefinetly without as much allowing them to have their day in court he is sneaky and to be honest the man disgusts me|||Well what it comes down to is that those people just dont like him. Because of their experience at their jobs they figure that you can always get someone fired if you dont like them and you ***** about it enough.|||Because some of us refuse to be led around like sheep. We don't 'follow the crowd' simply because others do. Maybe we can see further than the tip of our noses.
1. Violating the United Nations Charter by launching an illegal "War of Aggression" against Iraq without cause, using fraud to sell the war to Congress and the public, misusing government funds to begin bombing without Congressional authorization, and subjecting our military personnel to unnecessary harm, debilitating injuries, and deaths.
2. Violating U.S. and international law by authorizing the torture of thousands of captives, resulting in dozens of deaths, and keeping prisoners hidden from the International Committee of the Red Cross.
3. Violating the Constitution by arbitrarily detaining Americans, legal residents, and non-Americans, without due process, without charge, and without access to counsel.
4. Violating the Geneva Conventions by targeting civilians, journalists, hospitals, and ambulances, and using illegal weapons, including white phosphorous, depleted uranium, and a new type of napalm.
5. Violating U.S. law and the Constitution through widespread wiretapping of the phone calls and emails of Americans without a warrant.
6. Violating the Constitution by using "signing statements" to defy hundreds of laws passed by Congress.
7. Violating U.S. and state law by obstructing honest elections in 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006.
8. Violating U.S. law by using paid propaganda and disinformation, selectively and misleadingly leaking classified information, and exposing the identity of a covert CIA operative working on sensitive WMD proliferation for political retribution.
9. Subverting the Constitution and abusing Presidential power by asserting a "Unitary Executive Theory" giving unlimited powers to the President, by obstructing efforts by Congress and the Courts to review and restrict Presidential actions, and by promoting and signing legislation negating the Bill of Rights and the Writ of Habeas Corpus.
10. Gross negligence in failing to assist New Orleans residents after Hurricane Katrina, in ignoring urgent warnings of an Al Qaeda attack prior to Sept. 11, 2001, and in increasing air pollution causing global warming.
11. Failure to uphold the Presidential Oath to protect, preserve and defend the Constitution of the United States:
The oath to be taken by the president on first entering office is specified in Article II, Section 1, of the Constitution:
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.|||If I did not have sexual relations with that woman is grounds for impeachment maybe the unnecessary deaths of 3000 Americans and 655,000 Iraqi should be also. The war was based on lies told by George W. Bush and his cabinet to congress, there is some proof that this war was started by Bush for his own personal gain. Which is illegal. He has broken both American laws by disregarding the constitution and international law by his authorization of treatment of prisoners. He should be impeached and then turned over to an international tribunal to be tried for his war crimes. Just because you do not see it does not mean that 70% of the American people and over 90% of people world wide are wrong.|||I haven't seen such calls, but if I had I would have asked those who called for the president's impeachment to provide me with a litany, chapter and verse, of those acts or omissions of the president that they regarded (and their reasons for so regarding them) as "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors" within the meaning of Article II, Section 4, of the United States Constitution, which provides, in part, as follows:
"Section 4. The President, Vice President and all other 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."|||Maybe some of you should investigate a little more he has committed impeachable offences, maybe you should check things out first.|||Because liberals lost two elections they feel they were entitled to win. They have gotten worse and worse.
Good day.|||look at dstr's previous question, asked only 5 mins ago.|||They're mainly liberals who think that GEORGE BUSH is the enemy, instead of the REAL enemy.|||I have to ad mitt I was wrong about "w" I predicted he would set this country back 10 years in reality it's more like 20 years.|||Yes, absolutely right you are.And they are morons too.I am not totally thrilled with GWB but there are NO grounds for impeachment other than the fact that their dreams are full of conspiracy theories and they just plain don not like his policies.They are not a very intelligent bunch!!!!|||AGREED ......... you can't impeached someone for being STUPID?|||cause maybe most people realize we were lied to about iraq he has pretty much set aside the constitution and is having people held in jail indefinetly without as much allowing them to have their day in court he is sneaky and to be honest the man disgusts me|||Well what it comes down to is that those people just dont like him. Because of their experience at their jobs they figure that you can always get someone fired if you dont like them and you ***** about it enough.|||Because some of us refuse to be led around like sheep. We don't 'follow the crowd' simply because others do. Maybe we can see further than the tip of our noses.
1. Violating the United Nations Charter by launching an illegal "War of Aggression" against Iraq without cause, using fraud to sell the war to Congress and the public, misusing government funds to begin bombing without Congressional authorization, and subjecting our military personnel to unnecessary harm, debilitating injuries, and deaths.
2. Violating U.S. and international law by authorizing the torture of thousands of captives, resulting in dozens of deaths, and keeping prisoners hidden from the International Committee of the Red Cross.
3. Violating the Constitution by arbitrarily detaining Americans, legal residents, and non-Americans, without due process, without charge, and without access to counsel.
4. Violating the Geneva Conventions by targeting civilians, journalists, hospitals, and ambulances, and using illegal weapons, including white phosphorous, depleted uranium, and a new type of napalm.
5. Violating U.S. law and the Constitution through widespread wiretapping of the phone calls and emails of Americans without a warrant.
6. Violating the Constitution by using "signing statements" to defy hundreds of laws passed by Congress.
7. Violating U.S. and state law by obstructing honest elections in 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006.
8. Violating U.S. law by using paid propaganda and disinformation, selectively and misleadingly leaking classified information, and exposing the identity of a covert CIA operative working on sensitive WMD proliferation for political retribution.
9. Subverting the Constitution and abusing Presidential power by asserting a "Unitary Executive Theory" giving unlimited powers to the President, by obstructing efforts by Congress and the Courts to review and restrict Presidential actions, and by promoting and signing legislation negating the Bill of Rights and the Writ of Habeas Corpus.
10. Gross negligence in failing to assist New Orleans residents after Hurricane Katrina, in ignoring urgent warnings of an Al Qaeda attack prior to Sept. 11, 2001, and in increasing air pollution causing global warming.
11. Failure to uphold the Presidential Oath to protect, preserve and defend the Constitution of the United States:
The oath to be taken by the president on first entering office is specified in Article II, Section 1, of the Constitution:
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.|||If I did not have sexual relations with that woman is grounds for impeachment maybe the unnecessary deaths of 3000 Americans and 655,000 Iraqi should be also. The war was based on lies told by George W. Bush and his cabinet to congress, there is some proof that this war was started by Bush for his own personal gain. Which is illegal. He has broken both American laws by disregarding the constitution and international law by his authorization of treatment of prisoners. He should be impeached and then turned over to an international tribunal to be tried for his war crimes. Just because you do not see it does not mean that 70% of the American people and over 90% of people world wide are wrong.|||I haven't seen such calls, but if I had I would have asked those who called for the president's impeachment to provide me with a litany, chapter and verse, of those acts or omissions of the president that they regarded (and their reasons for so regarding them) as "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors" within the meaning of Article II, Section 4, of the United States Constitution, which provides, in part, as follows:
"Section 4. The President, Vice President and all other 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."|||Maybe some of you should investigate a little more he has committed impeachable offences, maybe you should check things out first.|||Because liberals lost two elections they feel they were entitled to win. They have gotten worse and worse.
What is the constitutional impeachment procedure for someone in the executive branch?
i need an explanation on how to impeach someone in the executive branch|||I believe that the House of Representatives brings up charges of wrongdoing. and the Senate actually holds the trial.|||How can anybody explain that here, read the Constitution, and do your own homework.|||The Constitution of the United States of America
Article II
Section 4. The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of,The Constitution of the United States of America
This is all that is in the Constitution on impeachment.
So the President must be convicted.
Article II
Section 4. The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of,The Constitution of the United States of America
This is all that is in the Constitution on impeachment.
So the President must be convicted.
Now that Obama admitted he was born in a foreign country, can we procede with impeachment?
Did anyone catch snips of the News ball, or whatever its called, tonight on Fox or where Barack Hussein Obama admitted that he has higher approvals in his birth country? That sounds like an admission to me, joking or not. Saying it in front of a national audience is a legally binding statement.|||Way To go Georgie! You finally caught that sneaky bastard! Now put on your Georgie Cape and fly to D.C. with your taped proof and nail him. Thank you Georgie! I can't wait to wake up Monday morning turn on the news and see my hero Georgie receiving his award for saving the country and getting Obama impeached. Im all giddy with excitement. I can't wait.|||How utterly moronic
|||No.
I knew when I clicked on this question that Fox News was somehow involved.
Faux News does nothing but lie to their listeners who then are embarrassed on message boards when they repeat the crap they've been told.|||Hawaii in not a foreign country. It is a US state.|||"proceed" not "procede"
The correspondents dinner is meant to be HUMOR and not taken seriously. Making a statement on national TV is NOT considered legally binding testimony if it is meant as a joke - it only becomes legally binding if it is made UNDER OATH and the Correspondent's dinner does NOT qualify for that. Obama was born in Hawaii. Last time I checked that was a part of the USA. Perhaps you need geography lessons. Don't feel too bad - I know of someone who was asked where they live and they said "Hawaii" whereupon she was asked if she had a green card.|||Before even trying that, you would be wise to wait until he repairs the damage that Bush/Cheney did.|||Yea, yuck, yuck. Another faux news joke on it's viewers to keep them stirred up over lies. Yawn.|||It's actually just a poke at all those birthers out there, a teaser.
It's actually pretty funny, he seems like a nice bloke.
Get over yourself lol.|||Soon as I saw the word Fox, I felt sorry for you|||...better yet, lets DEMAND that the Attorney General arrest Obama for Constitutional TREASON ! ...Obama gave "Abd Al Rahim Al Nashim" (The MURDERING Bastard) of 17 U.S. Navy Sailors from the USS Cole (DDG67) a "pass" from being prosecuted for the MURDERS ! ...In so doing that, Obama clearly violated his Oath of Office (Constitutionally) by giving "aid and comfort" to an enemy of the United States ! Obama needs to be arrested and taken to Trial for Constitutional TREASON...(and) if convicted, taken before a US Navy firing squad and SHOT !|||http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co鈥?/a>
Above is a copy of Mr. Obama's certification of live birth. It states the 44th president of the United States was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii to Ann Dunham. He was born at at Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women %26amp; Children. The certificate of live birth has been contended that it is an abridged certificate of birth and not an "actual" birth certificate however it serves as prima facie (at first face) evidence of the fact of birth in any court proceeding. Obama's short form was laser-printed and certified by the State of Hawaii on June 6, 2007. The Hawaii State Department of Health no longer issues the long-form Certificate and issues only the shorter Certification upon request.
TITLE 8 %26gt; CHAPTER 12 %26gt; SUBCHAPTER III %26gt; Part I %26gt; 搂 1401 (a) a person born in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof;
Above is the United States constitutional code qualifying Mr. Obama as a natural born citizen.
Summarily, Barack Hussein Obama is indisputably the legitimate 44th President of the United States of America. If you don't like his politics, vote for someone else in November, 2012.|||This was a joke at the press dinner, my friend, it was not an admission of being a Kenyan. It was pretty funny and I only wish it was an admission of guilt. For now, President Obama is still safely president of the nation.|||USA is a cosmopolitan country.people from all nations are gathered to make it.no one is really American in USA.except native Indian Americans.you were all once immigrants.
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I knew when I clicked on this question that Fox News was somehow involved.
Faux News does nothing but lie to their listeners who then are embarrassed on message boards when they repeat the crap they've been told.|||Hawaii in not a foreign country. It is a US state.|||"proceed" not "procede"
The correspondents dinner is meant to be HUMOR and not taken seriously. Making a statement on national TV is NOT considered legally binding testimony if it is meant as a joke - it only becomes legally binding if it is made UNDER OATH and the Correspondent's dinner does NOT qualify for that. Obama was born in Hawaii. Last time I checked that was a part of the USA. Perhaps you need geography lessons. Don't feel too bad - I know of someone who was asked where they live and they said "Hawaii" whereupon she was asked if she had a green card.|||Before even trying that, you would be wise to wait until he repairs the damage that Bush/Cheney did.|||Yea, yuck, yuck. Another faux news joke on it's viewers to keep them stirred up over lies. Yawn.|||It's actually just a poke at all those birthers out there, a teaser.
It's actually pretty funny, he seems like a nice bloke.
Get over yourself lol.|||Soon as I saw the word Fox, I felt sorry for you|||...better yet, lets DEMAND that the Attorney General arrest Obama for Constitutional TREASON ! ...Obama gave "Abd Al Rahim Al Nashim" (The MURDERING Bastard) of 17 U.S. Navy Sailors from the USS Cole (DDG67) a "pass" from being prosecuted for the MURDERS ! ...In so doing that, Obama clearly violated his Oath of Office (Constitutionally) by giving "aid and comfort" to an enemy of the United States ! Obama needs to be arrested and taken to Trial for Constitutional TREASON...(and) if convicted, taken before a US Navy firing squad and SHOT !|||http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co鈥?/a>
Above is a copy of Mr. Obama's certification of live birth. It states the 44th president of the United States was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii to Ann Dunham. He was born at at Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women %26amp; Children. The certificate of live birth has been contended that it is an abridged certificate of birth and not an "actual" birth certificate however it serves as prima facie (at first face) evidence of the fact of birth in any court proceeding. Obama's short form was laser-printed and certified by the State of Hawaii on June 6, 2007. The Hawaii State Department of Health no longer issues the long-form Certificate and issues only the shorter Certification upon request.
TITLE 8 %26gt; CHAPTER 12 %26gt; SUBCHAPTER III %26gt; Part I %26gt; 搂 1401 (a) a person born in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof;
Above is the United States constitutional code qualifying Mr. Obama as a natural born citizen.
Summarily, Barack Hussein Obama is indisputably the legitimate 44th President of the United States of America. If you don't like his politics, vote for someone else in November, 2012.|||This was a joke at the press dinner, my friend, it was not an admission of being a Kenyan. It was pretty funny and I only wish it was an admission of guilt. For now, President Obama is still safely president of the nation.|||USA is a cosmopolitan country.people from all nations are gathered to make it.no one is really American in USA.except native Indian Americans.you were all once immigrants.
What happened to the Impeachment Trials?
What happened to Wexler, Kuninich and the trials? They came and went? Why are there criminals still in the White House and on Fixed NEwS?|||What?
You're totally out of touch with reality. Neither Wexler nor Kucinich have been impeached, nor has there been a trial.
They may be typical sleazy Democrats, but they haven't - so far as I'm aware - done anything to warrant being impeached.
Richard
You're totally out of touch with reality. Neither Wexler nor Kucinich have been impeached, nor has there been a trial.
They may be typical sleazy Democrats, but they haven't - so far as I'm aware - done anything to warrant being impeached.
Richard
When can we begin impeachment proceedings against John Boehner?
Does this question seem ludicrous?
The conservatives were asking the same thing about Obama on November 5, 2008.|||It would be an enormous mistake for the Republicans to try and impeach this President. With all of the people that are out of work this is the thing they put on their agenda as the most important thing. I know that the Republicans don't care about the poor or the middle class but surely they are not so stupid as to try something like that.
%26lt;%26lt;"Boehner - supports the CONSTITUTION... and the American Person."%26gt;%26gt; BOeNER supports lining his pockets with lobbyist money and having a dozen martinis for lunch. Republicans don't care about people. They care about shipping their jobs overseas so that the corporations can make another dollar more. I wish we could outsource congressman B-oner's job to India. I want to see him cry again.|||Not ludicrous at all, we will start impeachment proceedings on him exactly one hour after obama's impeachment is finalized. Deal?|||Screw impeachment. Where are they jobs? When are they going to fix the economy?|||Beginning early 2011.|||Speaking of 2008 and Obama. WE WON GET OVER IT|||now start the sign up campaign|||He's not a real American he's from Oompa loompa land.|||After looking at the dems losing the house, damn near losing the senate and picked up over 11 governorships, ( 3 more but the verdict is still out ) you're actually calling 150,000,000 Americans idiots if you think Bush is to blame for what the dems did.
------%26gt; You must be really smart. Smarter than 1/2 the country who seem to have a differing opinion than yours.|||There's a bit of a difference...
Obama was elected - and immediately started his assault on the constitution and the American PERSON.
Boehner - supports the CONSTITUTION... and the American Person.|||Go for it. Just don't think you will have any grounds to do so unless you are from Ohio and he is your senator. Maybe Pelosi will come out of the closet where she keeps her broom to help you.|||you can start now. good luck.|||Real mature. You Dems never learn, you should take a lesson from your submissive leader. He lost a bit of his arrogance today.|||Ever hear of the house judiciary commitee, there sunshine? Guess what?!
That's right! There's going to be some things that need airing out.|||Tit for tat mentality doesn't really help your cause.|||I'd like you to point me to an example of a "conservative" saying that on November 5th, 2008.|||When you get the House back!|||Good luck with that, Alan Grayson............I mean, Sadcat.|||liberal brilliance at its best....
The conservatives were asking the same thing about Obama on November 5, 2008.|||It would be an enormous mistake for the Republicans to try and impeach this President. With all of the people that are out of work this is the thing they put on their agenda as the most important thing. I know that the Republicans don't care about the poor or the middle class but surely they are not so stupid as to try something like that.
%26lt;%26lt;"Boehner - supports the CONSTITUTION... and the American Person."%26gt;%26gt; BOeNER supports lining his pockets with lobbyist money and having a dozen martinis for lunch. Republicans don't care about people. They care about shipping their jobs overseas so that the corporations can make another dollar more. I wish we could outsource congressman B-oner's job to India. I want to see him cry again.|||Not ludicrous at all, we will start impeachment proceedings on him exactly one hour after obama's impeachment is finalized. Deal?|||Screw impeachment. Where are they jobs? When are they going to fix the economy?|||Beginning early 2011.|||Speaking of 2008 and Obama. WE WON GET OVER IT|||now start the sign up campaign|||He's not a real American he's from Oompa loompa land.|||After looking at the dems losing the house, damn near losing the senate and picked up over 11 governorships, ( 3 more but the verdict is still out ) you're actually calling 150,000,000 Americans idiots if you think Bush is to blame for what the dems did.
------%26gt; You must be really smart. Smarter than 1/2 the country who seem to have a differing opinion than yours.|||There's a bit of a difference...
Obama was elected - and immediately started his assault on the constitution and the American PERSON.
Boehner - supports the CONSTITUTION... and the American Person.|||Go for it. Just don't think you will have any grounds to do so unless you are from Ohio and he is your senator. Maybe Pelosi will come out of the closet where she keeps her broom to help you.|||you can start now. good luck.|||Real mature. You Dems never learn, you should take a lesson from your submissive leader. He lost a bit of his arrogance today.|||Ever hear of the house judiciary commitee, there sunshine? Guess what?!
That's right! There's going to be some things that need airing out.|||Tit for tat mentality doesn't really help your cause.|||I'd like you to point me to an example of a "conservative" saying that on November 5th, 2008.|||When you get the House back!|||Good luck with that, Alan Grayson............I mean, Sadcat.|||liberal brilliance at its best....
Legally, how soon can impeachment proceedings be initiated?
Do we have to wait 'till after the inauguration? This stuff takes a long time to get going. Would Obama overturning the defense of marriage act be enough to get him impeached?|||Grounds for impeachment are disscussed in Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution. It states “the President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and on conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.” So cannot stress this matter Obama does not need to be accused or convited of a LEGAL issue, notice the ambiguity of the list of impeachable offenses. The conviction does not need to be from a court of justice, it is a conviction from senate. (This is why many in Sen and the House are cautious to suggest impeachment, being anything is an impeachable offense. It is at the ruling of Senate. PS Palin for Sen!)
So a simple perjury implication or quest of his character (say if he suggests to meet with terrorists for coffee or to discuss anything without any predetermined conditions for example) is required. The catch is a 2/3 vote in the House of rep is required (th eHOS has power of impeachment), but the actuall trial is held by Senate.
The issue we face is the American public has been misinformed allowing both to be heavily weighted by Dems. Also, even though Mr Obama said "... I will change the old way of politics..." He has practiced this during his campaign and obviously is depending upon it to hold his power for at least this coming 4 yrs.
I suggest if you truly wish impeachment process to begin, write a letter to you public officals as often as you can to support this cause. They do listen... good luck to all of us ...|||Impeachment requires "high crimes or misdemeanors". It has only ever happened twice, both times for entirely political reasons on trumped up charges. Impeachment is like indictment. After that you have a trial in the senate. In both cases, Clinton and Johnson, the president was acquitted and finished out his term.
The only time impeachment has ever come close to happening for legitimate reasons was Nixon, but he resigned rather than being the first president ever impeached and convicted, which was very likely to happen.
Legally, there is no time limit, but Obama would have to be accused of something illegal while in office. No, overturning the defense of marriage act would not be enough, as it is legal to change the law, so long as he does it in the appropriate manner. I hope he does this, but I'm not sure he's got the support in congress. I don't expect it to be high on his priority list if he even wants to.|||No, he actually had to have done something wrong. Get over it people, Obama won and he's gonna do a great job!
Why do you guys keep saying stuff like "lets impeach him" or "let's assasinate him" when the man hasn't DONE ANYTHING WRONG!!
You make me sick|||Impeachment is for "high crimes and misdemeanors". He would have to commit a crime.
He has no right to "overturn" an act of Congress. If Congress overturned it, he could sign it.|||We can and should have impeached Bush long ago. What laws do you claim that Obama has broken? How can a president elect overturn a law? What is your source? The Fakes News Network?|||Dude, impeachment comes as a result of illegal activity. Besides, the Dems control congress... it ain't gonna happen.|||Just chill. Obama cannot overturn DOMA. In fact, he is in favor of DOMA.
Pay attention!|||Legally you have to prove a felony to even think about impeachment.|||wait until he really screws us up then do it, if that fails use force
So a simple perjury implication or quest of his character (say if he suggests to meet with terrorists for coffee or to discuss anything without any predetermined conditions for example) is required. The catch is a 2/3 vote in the House of rep is required (th eHOS has power of impeachment), but the actuall trial is held by Senate.
The issue we face is the American public has been misinformed allowing both to be heavily weighted by Dems. Also, even though Mr Obama said "... I will change the old way of politics..." He has practiced this during his campaign and obviously is depending upon it to hold his power for at least this coming 4 yrs.
I suggest if you truly wish impeachment process to begin, write a letter to you public officals as often as you can to support this cause. They do listen... good luck to all of us ...|||Impeachment requires "high crimes or misdemeanors". It has only ever happened twice, both times for entirely political reasons on trumped up charges. Impeachment is like indictment. After that you have a trial in the senate. In both cases, Clinton and Johnson, the president was acquitted and finished out his term.
The only time impeachment has ever come close to happening for legitimate reasons was Nixon, but he resigned rather than being the first president ever impeached and convicted, which was very likely to happen.
Legally, there is no time limit, but Obama would have to be accused of something illegal while in office. No, overturning the defense of marriage act would not be enough, as it is legal to change the law, so long as he does it in the appropriate manner. I hope he does this, but I'm not sure he's got the support in congress. I don't expect it to be high on his priority list if he even wants to.|||No, he actually had to have done something wrong. Get over it people, Obama won and he's gonna do a great job!
Why do you guys keep saying stuff like "lets impeach him" or "let's assasinate him" when the man hasn't DONE ANYTHING WRONG!!
You make me sick|||Impeachment is for "high crimes and misdemeanors". He would have to commit a crime.
He has no right to "overturn" an act of Congress. If Congress overturned it, he could sign it.|||We can and should have impeached Bush long ago. What laws do you claim that Obama has broken? How can a president elect overturn a law? What is your source? The Fakes News Network?|||Dude, impeachment comes as a result of illegal activity. Besides, the Dems control congress... it ain't gonna happen.|||Just chill. Obama cannot overturn DOMA. In fact, he is in favor of DOMA.
Pay attention!|||Legally you have to prove a felony to even think about impeachment.|||wait until he really screws us up then do it, if that fails use force
Is there any way to get a president removed other than impeachment?
i mean, like can the people just start a petition or something, and with enough signatures get a president removed, just because they don't like him or something?
or does it have to be impeachment for a crime no matter what?|||you can vote him out after 4 yrs,impeachment or assasinate|||No Impeachment is the only way. You can't get rid of the President of the United States just because you don't like him. The majority voted him in office and majority rules!!!|||Yes, an election. The next one is in about 3 years. But he stands a chance of getting 4 more years.|||You could try voting, but since President Obama is about six times as popular as W, your odds are not good.
or does it have to be impeachment for a crime no matter what?|||you can vote him out after 4 yrs,impeachment or assasinate|||No Impeachment is the only way. You can't get rid of the President of the United States just because you don't like him. The majority voted him in office and majority rules!!!|||Yes, an election. The next one is in about 3 years. But he stands a chance of getting 4 more years.|||You could try voting, but since President Obama is about six times as popular as W, your odds are not good.
Please give reasonable answer to if Speaker Pelosi should have taken Impeachment off the table?
Please , no snarky answers to bash libs, dems, etc. Just a simple question as to whether Speaker Pelosi subverted the Constitution by taking Impeachment off the table.|||When did she take impeachment off the table? And for whom? And for what? Impeachment is the Constitutional responsibility, not the privilege, of the Congress. Congress must impeach for treason, high crimes, perjury, if these offenses are committed by persons in high office. It is not an option. It is a Constitutional responsibility. Only by exercising this authority are these offenses deterred, and, when committed, only impeachment and whatever criminal prosecutions are appropriate enable the American people to stand aside from the perpetrators and show we are a nation of laws and not of strongmen and gangsters. Failure to impeach is an endorsement of the behavior, in the name of the American people whom the Congress is elected to represent. Failure to represent the people is cause for recall of that member of Congress who so transgresses. www.garyeandrews.com|||You have tohave commited a crime, there was no crime, next question.|||Because, and I hate to say this, Pelosi is smarter than the idiots yelling for impeachment...she knows no crimes were committed and did not see the point in wasting our time with it...but they did waste their time with Major League Baseball and Steroids...our Tax dollars hard at work...you should take time to read the Constitution...it may help you, because it says High Crimes and Misdemeanors...just because you don't like the President does not mean he can be impeached...if they would have impeached Bush, they would have had to bring Bill back and charge him too since he use the same Intel to bomb Iraq on a weekly basis...and it was the Democratic President's Intel they were using and they themselve had been parroting Clinton for over half of the 90's...|||I can not believe I am saying this, and I didn't know she did it, but...
That is the right thing to do. The President has to break the law to be impeached.
She did the right thing. A lot of Bush haters think he can be impeached because they disagree with what he has done. The fact is he has done nothing "legally" wrong, and she knows it.
QUOTE:
The Constitution provides that the President"... shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."
That is the right thing to do. The President has to break the law to be impeached.
She did the right thing. A lot of Bush haters think he can be impeached because they disagree with what he has done. The fact is he has done nothing "legally" wrong, and she knows it.
QUOTE:
The Constitution provides that the President"... shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."
How and when will Obama initiate Bush/Cheney impeachment as promised?
and when is he going to officially that he's a Muslim?|||Sounds like some research may be in order...
I have to give you some credit though, your questions are fair and balanced. You have one from the far left and one from the far right.|||He's a Christian. Anyone who still believes he's a Muslim should A) realise that the accusations are based on nothing but skin colour, and B) realise that there is in fact no evidence whatsoever that his faith is Islam. He's a Christian, which is widely recognised.
...And the Bush/Cheney impeachment was a promise made by Joseph Biden, when he was campaigning for the Democratic Nomination, which he lost. These promises had nothing to do with the Presidential Election since Obama got the nomination instead of Biden, Clinton or Edwards. And the promises have nothing whatsoever to do with Obama, because he never made them.|||and when is he going to officially that he's a Muslim?
(You're missing a verb. Your statement can mean anything -- "deny" or "admit"? Didn't he say countless times he's a Christian? And if he's a Muslim, won't that render the Rev. Wright issue moot? Pretty sure he's Christian. And if not, so what?)
I didn't know he promised to have them impeached. That's new. Heh.
Besides it's too late now, isn't it?
Sorry, can't help but take a facetious tone here. Hard to believe you're serious, so it's hard to take you seriously.|||Well, just another broken promise. But he never said that one, anyway.
But, here we have the usual string of libs / 0 bamanites that blindly defend the chosen one when, if one chose to actually investigate, google 'obama muslim faith' and get 1,400,000 hits. Oh, but I'm sure all that is just lies and smears, right? Yeah, and 2/3 of his cabinet choices are virgin clean politicians, too, right?
Here, you won't even have to type it:
http://www.google.com/search?q=obama+mus鈥?/a>
And another tidbit: http://www.theobamafile.com/ObamaReligio鈥?/a>|||He never promised impeachment. It is too late for that, however he very well may appoint a special prosecutor to go after the criminals in the Bush administration.
Both Bush and Cheney have admitted that they authorized torture. Yesterday a judge dismissed charges against the 20th highjacker because he was tortured.|||Oh no, you are upset that a politician made promises and is not keeping them! My heart bleeds buttermilk for you. He has so far broken almost every promise he made:
New people for a new government...Almost all his appointments are former Clinton advisors or veterans of the Democratic party.
Bring our soldiers back home...only the ones already scheduled for leave.
Hang Bush out to dry...not a possibility, nothing he did was illegal, not now not then.|||You remind me of the John Belushi character giving an editorial on Saturday Night Live, starting reasonably enough then devolving into hysteria and foaming at the mouth. Very funny.
It usually took him a couple minutes, but you did it in two sentences.
Kudos, sir, and kudos again!|||Obama never promised that. Know how I know? Because he's a lot smarter than you are, and he realizes that the President has no authority to impeach someone who is no longer holding elected office.
Next time you want to do something like this, do some research.|||These things will occur when the tape of Michelle saying "whitey" is released and when the Supreme Court unanimously holds that Obama is a citizen of Kenya.
In other words, never.|||As promised by who? And for what? You need to look up the reasons a President can be impeached. On top of that, Obama is already saying he can't fulfull his "promises." As if he ever intended to do so.|||Did you study government? They can't be impeached if they are already out of office. They are impeached by the Congress, not the Executive.|||He said he wouldn't impeach Bush and Cheney.
He'll announce he's a Muslim right after you pull your head out of your ***. In other words, it's not gonna happen.|||Impeachment?
They have to be in power to be impeached moron!|||I heard him say a lot of things. He never said he would impeach anyone and since he isn't a Muslim, he won't 'officially' proclaim he is one.|||He never promised he would impeach Bush/Cheney. Quit making stuff up.|||Obama promised that? I don't remember that, of course he did promise so much I couldn't keep up anymore.|||Obama said on television a couple of weeks ago he would not bring any actions against Bush or Cheney.|||He won't unless he is ready to be impeached and thrown from office before he gets his first taste of White House coffee.|||When did he promise that? and he's not a Muslim.
You sir are a liar.|||How do you impeach someone living as a private citizen who doesn't hold an elected office?|||When did he promise that? No rational intelligent person would make such a promise.|||Gibberish.|||Yawn.
You would think you cons would think of something new for a change.|||I really don't see BUSH III trying to impeach BUSH II, do you?|||Oh brother.|||He never promised that....and he's not a muslim....you're a child.|||never.|||I do not remember that promise? do you have a source?|||Probably right before Obama himself get's impeached.|||Its too late to do either and he never admits to anything without 8 x10 glossies and sworn statements and fbi wire taps|||He won't. It was another empty promise from the empty suit.
I have to give you some credit though, your questions are fair and balanced. You have one from the far left and one from the far right.|||He's a Christian. Anyone who still believes he's a Muslim should A) realise that the accusations are based on nothing but skin colour, and B) realise that there is in fact no evidence whatsoever that his faith is Islam. He's a Christian, which is widely recognised.
...And the Bush/Cheney impeachment was a promise made by Joseph Biden, when he was campaigning for the Democratic Nomination, which he lost. These promises had nothing to do with the Presidential Election since Obama got the nomination instead of Biden, Clinton or Edwards. And the promises have nothing whatsoever to do with Obama, because he never made them.|||and when is he going to officially that he's a Muslim?
(You're missing a verb. Your statement can mean anything -- "deny" or "admit"? Didn't he say countless times he's a Christian? And if he's a Muslim, won't that render the Rev. Wright issue moot? Pretty sure he's Christian. And if not, so what?)
I didn't know he promised to have them impeached. That's new. Heh.
Besides it's too late now, isn't it?
Sorry, can't help but take a facetious tone here. Hard to believe you're serious, so it's hard to take you seriously.|||Well, just another broken promise. But he never said that one, anyway.
But, here we have the usual string of libs / 0 bamanites that blindly defend the chosen one when, if one chose to actually investigate, google 'obama muslim faith' and get 1,400,000 hits. Oh, but I'm sure all that is just lies and smears, right? Yeah, and 2/3 of his cabinet choices are virgin clean politicians, too, right?
Here, you won't even have to type it:
http://www.google.com/search?q=obama+mus鈥?/a>
And another tidbit: http://www.theobamafile.com/ObamaReligio鈥?/a>|||He never promised impeachment. It is too late for that, however he very well may appoint a special prosecutor to go after the criminals in the Bush administration.
Both Bush and Cheney have admitted that they authorized torture. Yesterday a judge dismissed charges against the 20th highjacker because he was tortured.|||Oh no, you are upset that a politician made promises and is not keeping them! My heart bleeds buttermilk for you. He has so far broken almost every promise he made:
New people for a new government...Almost all his appointments are former Clinton advisors or veterans of the Democratic party.
Bring our soldiers back home...only the ones already scheduled for leave.
Hang Bush out to dry...not a possibility, nothing he did was illegal, not now not then.|||You remind me of the John Belushi character giving an editorial on Saturday Night Live, starting reasonably enough then devolving into hysteria and foaming at the mouth. Very funny.
It usually took him a couple minutes, but you did it in two sentences.
Kudos, sir, and kudos again!|||Obama never promised that. Know how I know? Because he's a lot smarter than you are, and he realizes that the President has no authority to impeach someone who is no longer holding elected office.
Next time you want to do something like this, do some research.|||These things will occur when the tape of Michelle saying "whitey" is released and when the Supreme Court unanimously holds that Obama is a citizen of Kenya.
In other words, never.|||As promised by who? And for what? You need to look up the reasons a President can be impeached. On top of that, Obama is already saying he can't fulfull his "promises." As if he ever intended to do so.|||Did you study government? They can't be impeached if they are already out of office. They are impeached by the Congress, not the Executive.|||He said he wouldn't impeach Bush and Cheney.
He'll announce he's a Muslim right after you pull your head out of your ***. In other words, it's not gonna happen.|||Impeachment?
They have to be in power to be impeached moron!|||I heard him say a lot of things. He never said he would impeach anyone and since he isn't a Muslim, he won't 'officially' proclaim he is one.|||He never promised he would impeach Bush/Cheney. Quit making stuff up.|||Obama promised that? I don't remember that, of course he did promise so much I couldn't keep up anymore.|||Obama said on television a couple of weeks ago he would not bring any actions against Bush or Cheney.|||He won't unless he is ready to be impeached and thrown from office before he gets his first taste of White House coffee.|||When did he promise that? and he's not a Muslim.
You sir are a liar.|||How do you impeach someone living as a private citizen who doesn't hold an elected office?|||When did he promise that? No rational intelligent person would make such a promise.|||Gibberish.|||Yawn.
You would think you cons would think of something new for a change.|||I really don't see BUSH III trying to impeach BUSH II, do you?|||Oh brother.|||He never promised that....and he's not a muslim....you're a child.|||never.|||I do not remember that promise? do you have a source?|||Probably right before Obama himself get's impeached.|||Its too late to do either and he never admits to anything without 8 x10 glossies and sworn statements and fbi wire taps|||He won't. It was another empty promise from the empty suit.
Do you think Impeachment should start with the VP ?
How quickly could it be done if started?|||Impeachment takes time to complete but even if it was completed after Bush and Cheney are out of office it should be done. History will show these were the worst president and vice president we have had. If we do nothing it will also show that the American people stood by while these two destroyed our world image, lied to us and took us to war, violated our laws and constitution and all the while we whimpered like kids but did nothing. They need to be removed from office BUT, have you thought about the consequences of their impeachment? Pelosi would become president and I am not sure we would be any better off. History will show we got rid of Bush and Chaney which is a plus but Pelosi can not be a part of the solution. She sounded like a good deal for America but she has turned out to be a flake and incapable of doing anymore than complain.|||No, let's start with the Senate.|||No
It would kep just over a year to do.|||no|||I can't imagine what you think this would accomplish.....just another waste of our elected officials time.|||I do not like our VP, but what high crimes and misdemeanors can we prove him guilty of?|||You would have to have a reason for impeachment. Because you don't like the guy, or you don't like what he is doing, that doesn't count.
Why don't you start this question by stating which law was broken so that impeachment proceedings could begin.|||I don't see any reason to impeach either the Vice President or the President. No one has demonstrated that either has committed a high crime or misdemeanor. One Member of Congress has introduced a resolution calling for the President's impeachment. His name is Dennis Kucinich of Ohio. That resolution was referred to the House Judiciary Committee (the committee of jurisdiction in such matters) by a recorded vote in the House last week. That is where it will die on the vine.
Impeachment and removal of the Vice President from office won't mean that he will be succeeded in office by the current Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi of California. A successor would be named by the President and he would face confimation by the House under the 25th Amendment to the Constitution.
That's how it is done in this republic. It helps to dampen down visceral hatred of any elected official that has no basis in law and also helps to sooth the impatience of those who have no understanding at all of the Constitution!|||Yes, Congress should start immediately on the impeachment proceedings. Cheney's numerous violations of office are indeed very serious crimes, and it is time to drag his criminal activities out of the dark and into the light of day.|||YES! Unquestionably. I only hope that we have the time before he starts yet another war based on lies.|||With less than one year left before the next election and with Xmas adjournment soon a reality,there simply is not sufficient time to start and complete impeachment proceedingds especially with the razor thin Dem majority in the Senate.There is simple NO momentum for impeachment and it would take months to mount such momentum before even starting impeachment proceedings.
While the Republicans had no problem impeaching Clinton for committing the high crime and misdemeanor of lying about having enjoyed oral sex in the oval office,the gutless,spineless ,repulsive ,offensive Democrats led by Palosi have no intension of impeaching Bush for having committed the HIGH CRIME AND MISDEMEANOR of waging an ILLEGAL war of choice all based upon a pack of deliberate filthy/stinking lies that has so far seen the slaughter of over 400,000 innocent Iraqi civilians.
The moral BANKRUPCY of the Democrats and the US public as evidenced by all of this ,is simply disgusting.
That Bush is going to get away with what many REPUTABLE INTERNATIONAL JURISTS are now calling Bush's Iraqi war a CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY and for him to get away without being charged as a WAR CRIMINAL is a gross injustice.
http://www.motherearth.org/bushwanted/la鈥?/a>|||Yes, because most of your problems (and Canada's alike) aren't directly related to your President but instead his other half (or in Bush's case his other 3/4). The president gives the order but most of the time the order is given to the VP to give to the people (often lost in translation). Unfortunately though, trying to convict Cheney of something under Bush's rule will be about as easy as convincing Christians that they're wrong. In politics, it's usually "blame it on someone or something else" or "blame it on someone MUCH FARTHER down the ladder". That's why when Bush screws up, the "people" of his Nation will be dead in the water before anyone even THINKS of accusing him.|||yes. The Man is evil.|||CCHHHEEEEEEEEZZZZZZ! Look at all the fertile brains that have no clue, see no clue and wouldn't know one if it hit them in their theories.
WHERE'S YOUR PROOF! Oh, in your fertile mind. Which means your mind is FULL OF IT!|||I think, you should follow the billions of us tax payer's dollars that have been lost, and that search will lead you to an off shore account that will connect you to all the cronies involved, and they should all be put in jail and waterboarded since they think it's not torcher.
Follow the Money !
It would kep just over a year to do.|||no|||I can't imagine what you think this would accomplish.....just another waste of our elected officials time.|||I do not like our VP, but what high crimes and misdemeanors can we prove him guilty of?|||You would have to have a reason for impeachment. Because you don't like the guy, or you don't like what he is doing, that doesn't count.
Why don't you start this question by stating which law was broken so that impeachment proceedings could begin.|||I don't see any reason to impeach either the Vice President or the President. No one has demonstrated that either has committed a high crime or misdemeanor. One Member of Congress has introduced a resolution calling for the President's impeachment. His name is Dennis Kucinich of Ohio. That resolution was referred to the House Judiciary Committee (the committee of jurisdiction in such matters) by a recorded vote in the House last week. That is where it will die on the vine.
Impeachment and removal of the Vice President from office won't mean that he will be succeeded in office by the current Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi of California. A successor would be named by the President and he would face confimation by the House under the 25th Amendment to the Constitution.
That's how it is done in this republic. It helps to dampen down visceral hatred of any elected official that has no basis in law and also helps to sooth the impatience of those who have no understanding at all of the Constitution!|||Yes, Congress should start immediately on the impeachment proceedings. Cheney's numerous violations of office are indeed very serious crimes, and it is time to drag his criminal activities out of the dark and into the light of day.|||YES! Unquestionably. I only hope that we have the time before he starts yet another war based on lies.|||With less than one year left before the next election and with Xmas adjournment soon a reality,there simply is not sufficient time to start and complete impeachment proceedingds especially with the razor thin Dem majority in the Senate.There is simple NO momentum for impeachment and it would take months to mount such momentum before even starting impeachment proceedings.
While the Republicans had no problem impeaching Clinton for committing the high crime and misdemeanor of lying about having enjoyed oral sex in the oval office,the gutless,spineless ,repulsive ,offensive Democrats led by Palosi have no intension of impeaching Bush for having committed the HIGH CRIME AND MISDEMEANOR of waging an ILLEGAL war of choice all based upon a pack of deliberate filthy/stinking lies that has so far seen the slaughter of over 400,000 innocent Iraqi civilians.
The moral BANKRUPCY of the Democrats and the US public as evidenced by all of this ,is simply disgusting.
That Bush is going to get away with what many REPUTABLE INTERNATIONAL JURISTS are now calling Bush's Iraqi war a CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY and for him to get away without being charged as a WAR CRIMINAL is a gross injustice.
http://www.motherearth.org/bushwanted/la鈥?/a>|||Yes, because most of your problems (and Canada's alike) aren't directly related to your President but instead his other half (or in Bush's case his other 3/4). The president gives the order but most of the time the order is given to the VP to give to the people (often lost in translation). Unfortunately though, trying to convict Cheney of something under Bush's rule will be about as easy as convincing Christians that they're wrong. In politics, it's usually "blame it on someone or something else" or "blame it on someone MUCH FARTHER down the ladder". That's why when Bush screws up, the "people" of his Nation will be dead in the water before anyone even THINKS of accusing him.|||yes. The Man is evil.|||CCHHHEEEEEEEEZZZZZZ! Look at all the fertile brains that have no clue, see no clue and wouldn't know one if it hit them in their theories.
WHERE'S YOUR PROOF! Oh, in your fertile mind. Which means your mind is FULL OF IT!|||I think, you should follow the billions of us tax payer's dollars that have been lost, and that search will lead you to an off shore account that will connect you to all the cronies involved, and they should all be put in jail and waterboarded since they think it's not torcher.
Follow the Money !
Why are Americans so afraid of talking about IMPEACHMENT of the President?
We The People have a Constitutional obligation to keep our government in check. That is all but lost!|||Because it causes such damage to the nation that it must be used in only the most compelling circumstances; here, Bush is almost out of office and he is not doing any new things like starting another war that needs to be stopped right away.|||Probably because by now so much deterioration has been caused by ol' Bush and Co. that no one gives a darn anymore since things simply keep getting worse; especially with a new election and president around the corner a few months away it's rather useless to think that after 8 years, 4 months will have a rather large impact. On the other hand everyone's focusing on who they will elect next, hopefully not another Bush advocate, because if so, then I'm with you on impeachment, if it is even a valid matter to bring up and fate does not carry out its course for us then.|||For Bush it is a little late.
This country really doesn't use it.
Two have been impeached, however I have a big issue with the way they use the term. Once Impeached, they are tried in the Senate! No president has ever been convicted, so how could they really have been impeached. To me an Impeachment would mean a conviction and they would have left office. Nixon would have been impeached and convicted!
The Republicans went after Clinton for purely political purposes knowing they were not going to convict him. The Democrats could have done the same to Bush and wasted a lot of time and money, but in the end they knew Bush would never be convicted either. Maybe today, but it is to late!
Bush will get his at the world court.
I did like the way McCain confirmed this country uses torture during the debate! Something we have known about and now it will be up to the World Court to take care of Bush and his cohorts!|||This administration has come up with their own interpretation of Executive Privilege'.
So by their own 'Executive Privilege' they never even have to show up in court should they be brought up on any charges.
After this administration is over, I imagine there will be charges brought against Bush, Cheney, Rove, and the rest. But I wouldn't expect much to come of them.
Nixon wasn't above the law. He had to answer for his crimes. But somehow this Executive Privilege card that they're all playing these days seems to put them out of law's reach.
I don't get it.|||Well, we can talk about it all you like. In fact if you have any proof that President Bush has committed any impeachable offenses then Please call Congresswoman Pelosi. She is dying to get some real evidence.
(415) 556-4862
She will really love to hear from you.
(Gotta love this, Impeach Bush, LOL)|||actually... we the people only have the right to impeach a president if he or she breaks the law, sadly, Bush hasn't.
The only other way to get Bush out of office would be to start a war. Good luck with that.|||I am not when a president doesn't do a good job they should be fired like anybody else and that goes for any goverment official. They do work for us.|||Impeach who? Dont you think if the Democrats had any grounds to impeach Bush they would of by now ?|||Why discuss something that's not gonna happen? |||Funny, they had no problems with trying to do it to Bill. Go figure. Bj %26amp; lie = bad, war crimes %26amp; lies = OK!|||Even the democrat party isn't stupid enough to think this is a good idea.
fs|||impeach for what?...he has broken no laws....(that you can prove)
This country really doesn't use it.
Two have been impeached, however I have a big issue with the way they use the term. Once Impeached, they are tried in the Senate! No president has ever been convicted, so how could they really have been impeached. To me an Impeachment would mean a conviction and they would have left office. Nixon would have been impeached and convicted!
The Republicans went after Clinton for purely political purposes knowing they were not going to convict him. The Democrats could have done the same to Bush and wasted a lot of time and money, but in the end they knew Bush would never be convicted either. Maybe today, but it is to late!
Bush will get his at the world court.
I did like the way McCain confirmed this country uses torture during the debate! Something we have known about and now it will be up to the World Court to take care of Bush and his cohorts!|||This administration has come up with their own interpretation of Executive Privilege'.
So by their own 'Executive Privilege' they never even have to show up in court should they be brought up on any charges.
After this administration is over, I imagine there will be charges brought against Bush, Cheney, Rove, and the rest. But I wouldn't expect much to come of them.
Nixon wasn't above the law. He had to answer for his crimes. But somehow this Executive Privilege card that they're all playing these days seems to put them out of law's reach.
I don't get it.|||Well, we can talk about it all you like. In fact if you have any proof that President Bush has committed any impeachable offenses then Please call Congresswoman Pelosi. She is dying to get some real evidence.
(415) 556-4862
She will really love to hear from you.
(Gotta love this, Impeach Bush, LOL)|||actually... we the people only have the right to impeach a president if he or she breaks the law, sadly, Bush hasn't.
The only other way to get Bush out of office would be to start a war. Good luck with that.|||I am not when a president doesn't do a good job they should be fired like anybody else and that goes for any goverment official. They do work for us.|||Impeach who? Dont you think if the Democrats had any grounds to impeach Bush they would of by now ?|||Why discuss something that's not gonna happen? |||Funny, they had no problems with trying to do it to Bill. Go figure. Bj %26amp; lie = bad, war crimes %26amp; lies = OK!|||Even the democrat party isn't stupid enough to think this is a good idea.
fs|||impeach for what?...he has broken no laws....(that you can prove)
When will Articles of Impeachment be filed?
I expect a slew of House subpoenas to be issued in January 2011, and Articles of Impeachment to be filed by late next spring or early summer.
It all depends how angry Democrats will be at Obama by then.|||I think it's too late to impeach gw and cheney.
We can still hope for the Hague I suppose.|||That will not happen, ever. Obama is a black man, a man immune from ordinary scrutiny. The media will never subject him to such humiliation, deserved or not. He has that magic skin color: he is black. He is immune.|||I do expect the incoming GOP administration, with the full support of Democrats, to investigate and impeach Obama, There are too many questions and doubts about him not too.|||Not while Obama is still president.|||It's too late to be filed against War Criminals Bush\Cheney\Rove and company.|||They will be filed right after the moonbat police arrest you on suspicion of tinfoilhattery.|||against Bush?
.|||As soon as Nancy (who is next in line after the other two stooges) is replaced with some GOP guy.|||We should also vote out every senator and Representative with him.|||how has obama violated the Constitution?|||lets wait and see.there capable of some evil things.
It all depends how angry Democrats will be at Obama by then.|||I think it's too late to impeach gw and cheney.
We can still hope for the Hague I suppose.|||That will not happen, ever. Obama is a black man, a man immune from ordinary scrutiny. The media will never subject him to such humiliation, deserved or not. He has that magic skin color: he is black. He is immune.|||I do expect the incoming GOP administration, with the full support of Democrats, to investigate and impeach Obama, There are too many questions and doubts about him not too.|||Not while Obama is still president.|||It's too late to be filed against War Criminals Bush\Cheney\Rove and company.|||They will be filed right after the moonbat police arrest you on suspicion of tinfoilhattery.|||against Bush?
.|||As soon as Nancy (who is next in line after the other two stooges) is replaced with some GOP guy.|||We should also vote out every senator and Representative with him.|||how has obama violated the Constitution?|||lets wait and see.there capable of some evil things.
What language does the Constitution use regarding impeachment?
This is a question on my homework.
I don't understand it at all and am very tempted to simply answer "english".
Please help answer :/|||Impeachment is not directed exclusively at Presidents. The Constitutional language, "all civil officers," includes such positions as Federal judge-ships.
This may be what you were looking for, I just put Constitutional Impeachment Language, and came up with several sights, of course. Cornell Law School's website is the best for information on the Constitution.|||English and Spanglish
I don't understand it at all and am very tempted to simply answer "english".
Please help answer :/|||Impeachment is not directed exclusively at Presidents. The Constitutional language, "all civil officers," includes such positions as Federal judge-ships.
This may be what you were looking for, I just put Constitutional Impeachment Language, and came up with several sights, of course. Cornell Law School's website is the best for information on the Constitution.|||English and Spanglish
Is the release of a clearly fraudulent Long Form Birth Certificate grounds for impeachment?
Anyone who's not an idiot (=Liberal) can see that certificate has been tampered with.|||Agrees, I wish he would be impeached but, he will buy his way out of anything as he has done in the past and will do in the future!|||you bet
he was groomed from birth as a muslim to become president
it all one big conspiracy
he is the anti christ
i'm serious
all of us birthers know he's not an american or a christian
impeach! impeach! impeach!
(vote Obama 2012)|||I don't know, also, let's wait and see if it is fraudulent. If it is, then maybe. I just wonder what took so long for Obama to release it.|||LOL,ROFLOL !!!!!! Ah the only thing dumber than a birther is a chicken...and I am not sure if the birther doesn't have enough sense to come out of the rain soooo.. it could be a tie..|||Please explain how it has been tampered with?|||Conservatism = mental disorder.|||I think so, I really hope Obama gets impeached|||How so? What's your proof of tampering?
he was groomed from birth as a muslim to become president
it all one big conspiracy
he is the anti christ
i'm serious
all of us birthers know he's not an american or a christian
impeach! impeach! impeach!
(vote Obama 2012)|||I don't know, also, let's wait and see if it is fraudulent. If it is, then maybe. I just wonder what took so long for Obama to release it.|||LOL,ROFLOL !!!!!! Ah the only thing dumber than a birther is a chicken...and I am not sure if the birther doesn't have enough sense to come out of the rain soooo.. it could be a tie..|||Please explain how it has been tampered with?|||Conservatism = mental disorder.|||I think so, I really hope Obama gets impeached|||How so? What's your proof of tampering?
What branch of govt has the sole power to try cases of impeachment?
the title question says it all.
just need an answer please. help!|||Article One of the United States Constitution gives the House of Representatives the sole power of impeachment.
That would be the legislative branch.|||I believe it is the Legislative Branch.|||Senate|||The Legislative Branch. They are the ones that Impeached Bill Clinton.
just need an answer please. help!|||Article One of the United States Constitution gives the House of Representatives the sole power of impeachment.
That would be the legislative branch.|||I believe it is the Legislative Branch.|||Senate|||The Legislative Branch. They are the ones that Impeached Bill Clinton.
What questions were asked to Bill Clinton by the prosecution during his Impeachment Trial?
I'm doing a mock trail for Bill Clinton and I really need this information.|||Did you or did you not stick your cigar in Monica's cooter?
Did you or did you not receive oral sex from Monica?
stuff like that....what a guy.|||It is a matter of public record.
Are you talking about the Senate hearings, or the Grand Jury testimony where he perjured himself?
Here is the transcript from the Grand Jury testimony:
WTF did some one give me a "thumbs down"? I posted the link to the actual transcription AS ASKED.
Did you or did you not receive oral sex from Monica?
stuff like that....what a guy.|||It is a matter of public record.
Are you talking about the Senate hearings, or the Grand Jury testimony where he perjured himself?
Here is the transcript from the Grand Jury testimony:
WTF did some one give me a "thumbs down"? I posted the link to the actual transcription AS ASKED.
Would you be in favor of impeachment of Mr. Obombo for not enforcing immigration laws?
Surely someone should be held accountable. He's been in office for 16 months now and still refusing to uphold the immigration laws.|||Impeaching him isn't enough. That's just the trial. He needs to be convicted %26amp; removed. But with a dem congress, it won't happen. %26amp; wussy republicans, if they get power, would do it.|||No. But if he does something impeachable, I'll be right up there with you.|||Please provide evidence that Mr. OBAMA is not enforcing immigration laws. The TSA is working every day and in fact more border guards have been hired. You are watching too much Fox News, alas.|||it's not a high crime or misdemeanor so - no|||It wouldn't fly. Not enforcing that law is not impeachable.|||Once again, he is President Obama to you, and second only Congress can impeach. Since they are part of the problem in getting a workable plan to handle illegal immigrants, there will be no impeachment.|||Even if that were true, it is neither a "high crime" nor a misdemeanor, so it would be an invalid reason to impeach.|||Impeachment %26amp; conviction. Ooohh I hope Sestak has proof. But for failure to enfoce immigration laws, every president since Eisenhower is guilty.|||We need welfare reform! If people realize that they can't get a free meal ticket when coming to the US, they will think harder before trying to cross that border and breeding like cockroaches. Yes, we were all immigrants at one point, but I am sure our ancestors did not come to the US and free-loaded off of welfare.|||You would first have to point out why it is not solely his doing and not the previous 10 administrations that preceded him. There are a lot better impeachable offenses than the immigration issue, like offering a bribe to one candidate for dropping out of a senatorial race. Most of those in Congress are guilty of violating their oath of office, so what would begin with the right intentions would end up as a free for all. Lets just vote them all out of office, and pay a little bit more attention to what we're doing next time we vote eh?|||Because colored people need to band together to try to beat us whites
even so they CANT beat us white people, we discovered America (no body) was here. That is true of Equal Opportunity Employment it is a scam when you have Racial and gender profiling in Radio Shack and Vicotorias Secret through affirmative action discrimination.|||AZ SB 1070 is a state law, and the executive brance of the US government has nothing to do with enforcing state laws. As has been pointed out, not enforcing immigration laws would not be an impeachable offense. Just curious if you were in favor of impeachment, when Mr. Bush also wasn't enforcing the immigration laws.|||maybe Calderon was right----it has been the appetite for drugs by americans that contribute to continued problems.....the drug cartels are running mexico, american drug users are profitting of the drug sales, and the mexican illegals are running amok pillaging our country....it is time for the people of this country to UNITE and stop this !!!!! Obammy is diggin his own hole and come next election time----something is gonna give.....if these invaders are not stopped-----we have not seen the worst of anything yet.
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even so they CANT beat us white people, we discovered America (no body) was here. That is true of Equal Opportunity Employment it is a scam when you have Racial and gender profiling in Radio Shack and Vicotorias Secret through affirmative action discrimination.|||AZ SB 1070 is a state law, and the executive brance of the US government has nothing to do with enforcing state laws. As has been pointed out, not enforcing immigration laws would not be an impeachable offense. Just curious if you were in favor of impeachment, when Mr. Bush also wasn't enforcing the immigration laws.|||maybe Calderon was right----it has been the appetite for drugs by americans that contribute to continued problems.....the drug cartels are running mexico, american drug users are profitting of the drug sales, and the mexican illegals are running amok pillaging our country....it is time for the people of this country to UNITE and stop this !!!!! Obammy is diggin his own hole and come next election time----something is gonna give.....if these invaders are not stopped-----we have not seen the worst of anything yet.
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