Surely, [Nancy Pelosi]'s reticence is frustrating to patriotic Americans who know that we have reached the moment when, to borrow a thought from a Constitutional scholar named James Madison: "it may ... be found necessary to impeach the President himself." But history tells us that Pelosi's pronouncement ought not be taken seriously, as she is, at best, a bit player in what could yet be an epic drama. Pelosi is a politician of the most cautious school. As such, her post-election assertion ought to be taken about as seriously as George Bush's pre-election declaration that he wanted Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to remain at the Pentagon until the end of the administration's second term. San Franciscans were asked on Nov. 7 to vote "yes" or "no" on Proposition J, a measure calling ...
... to the deliberately amorphous term "high crimes and misdemeanors." Yet, they too took impea...
...(1) The main federal constitutional decision on the subject is Richardson v. Ramirez, ..."--and may justifiably extend only to crimes that relate in a meaningful way to the crime of re..., or may states disenfranchise for misdemeanors as well? (Some states currently disenfranchise for..., those acts covered by Article II's "other high Crimes and misdemeanors" (131) differ from Article...
AUGUSTA - Citing recurring violations of law by President Bush over the last several years, Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold told delegates attending the Maine Democratic State Convention on Saturday that the chief executive's domestic and foreign policies warrant a congressional investigation and probable censure. Feingold, a potential Democratic presidential candidate himself in 2008, said he was unsure whether it was "appropriate" for the country to "actually go through the impeachment of a president." He was certain, however, that Bush's actions were exactly what the framers of the U.S. Constitution had in mind when they included high crimes and misdemeanors as impeachable offenses to remove the president, vice president and all civil officers of the United States.
Now that the pre-eminent constitutional scholar and sometime speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, has determined that she is by fiat the commander in chief of our armed forces and secretary of state as well, it is time to consider the consequences of her actions by the same rules. If she commits "high crimes and misdemeanors" within those parameters indicated by the Constitution, would she be liable for removal from office by impeachment? As luck would have it, the impeachment process begins in her own House, and since she has proclaimed herself virtually the entire executive branch of government, it follows that she might no longer have the constitutional protection of members of Congress who can be removed from office only by a vote of their colleagues in their own legislative body.
... of the Senate," Mason suggested "other high crimes and misdemeanors," which was adopted withou...
Seabury Lyon of Bethel says, "We the People" are losing faith and confidence in equal justice and equal protection (Letter, July 7). He says apathy and cynicism present a real and present danger to American democracy. He further says the people want President Bush, Vice President Cheney and Attorney General Gonzales impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors and for outrages committed against our Constitution and our citizens.
..., that on the formation of new constitutions and certain conditions which the act prescribed, t... is he to judge whether they have committed crimes? The answer to these questions is plain,-by his ow... to this court, but out of respect to the high office which he fills? If the court should enterta... power? The highest crimes and misdemeanors. Therefore, according to this, for the highest cri...
What is an impeachable offense, as defined by the Constitution as "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors"? Congress agreed that when Richard Nixon lied to the public to cover up the Watergate bur-glary, he should be impeached. (Nixon then resigned to avoid impeachment.) The House of Representatives agreed that when Bill Clinton slept with a White House intern, that was not enough for him to be impeached.
... FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT, HIGH ROADS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. STEPHEN PRESSER, ... if proven, would certainly constitute high crimes. . The White House is charged with deliberately l... the issue of whether high crimes and misdemeanors had been committed by President Nixon. . And -- a...
No cause for celebration on Labor Day I DON'T KNOW if anyone is keeping score, but it seems like almost every politician out there is vowing to fight against labor unions.
... atoms to somehow conglomerate into the highly ordered DNA molecule. The scientific knowledge of ... who have not committed serious, violent crimes. I would suggest this president's decision to gran... under Article 2, Section 3 of the Constitution. This constitutes high crimes and misdemeanors. Pr...
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