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RosieG

Is being charged/tried/convicted of multiple sexual assaults sufficient to impeach a prez? Just wonderin'. Just in case. Is it?

Posted - October 22, 2016
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  • 3934
    Ultimately, impeachment is a POLITICAL, not a legal process. Congress is prosecutor, jury, and judge in an impeachment proceeding.

    In theory, Congress could impeach any member of the Executive or Judicial branches for any reason or no reason at all.
      October 22, 2016 9:23 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    For "no reason at all"? I know they would try to justify with the use of a a ginned up/made up/phony baloney bullsh ** lie. But no reason at all?  Mahalo for your reply OS and Happy Sunday!  :)
      October 23, 2016 3:20 AM MDT
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  • 3934
    @RosieG -- The Constitution specifies that impeachment should be used for "high crimes and misdemeanors," but there is NO enforcement mechanism (other than political backlash) which ensures it will be used in that way.

    Some Constitutional scholars argue impeachment was meant to be used far more frequently by Congress than it has been in our history, given how often it is mentioned in the text of the Constitution. If so, the Framers badly underestimated how much deference to the Executive would organically occur.
      October 23, 2016 8:36 AM MDT
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  • 19937

    Being impeached doesn't mean being booted out of office.  Bill Clinton was impeached, but served his full term.

      October 22, 2016 9:46 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    Thank you for your reply Spunky and Happy Sunday.
      October 23, 2016 3:22 AM MDT
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  • Did Hillary do something?
      October 22, 2016 9:57 AM MDT
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  • 22891
    i would wonder if its even true, someone couldve just been spreading rumors
      October 22, 2016 5:54 PM MDT
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  • 113301
    Do you think Trump is innocent then pearl ? So far he has been accused of perverted sexual assaults by 11 women. Thank you for your reply! :)
      October 23, 2016 3:23 AM MDT
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