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OneAngryDemocrat

(2,060 posts)
Tue Jul 9, 2013, 01:35 PM Jul 2013

Does Anyone Remeber When Lying Was an Impeachable Offense?

We've caught the SOBs lying over and over again.

Issa. Bachmann. Cantor. Ryan.

No investigations.

No impeachments.

Does anyone doubt they'd leave no stone unturned if they had control of the Senate?

What the hell are we waiting for?

Hillary 2016?

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Does Anyone Remeber When Lying Was an Impeachable Offense? (Original Post) OneAngryDemocrat Jul 2013 OP
Lying is not necessarily an impeachable offense Brother Buzz Jul 2013 #1
Better Still! OneAngryDemocrat Jul 2013 #2
That Brother Buzz Jul 2013 #5
Yes... KansDem Jul 2013 #3
Lying under oath is impeachable; lying while being a politician is expected. FarCenter Jul 2013 #4
When was the Constitution changed to allow impeachment of Reps and Senators? sinkingfeeling Jul 2013 #6
You remember when members of Congress could be impeached? onenote Jul 2013 #7

Brother Buzz

(36,434 posts)
1. Lying is not necessarily an impeachable offense
Tue Jul 9, 2013, 01:41 PM
Jul 2013

An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history; conviction results from whatever offense or offenses two-thirds of the other body considers to be sufficiently serious to require removal of the accused from office. - Gerald Ford, 15 April 1970

KansDem

(28,498 posts)
3. Yes...
Tue Jul 9, 2013, 01:47 PM
Jul 2013

It was during a time when media outlets didn't lie about the stories they reported:



And a national radio personality didn't call out a woman by calling her a "slut" and suggesting she make available her sex films for all to see:



Times have changed, and not necessarily for the better.

onenote

(42,703 posts)
7. You remember when members of Congress could be impeached?
Tue Jul 9, 2013, 03:19 PM
Jul 2013

That's interesting. Care to give an example?

Maybe we're waiting for impeachment of members of Congress to become Constitutional.

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