Reply #30: Okay MrCoffee I will rise to debate a bit [View All]

[nels25]

I am unsure that signing statements in and of themselves are enough evidence to base an impeachment on. Are they in fact high crimes and misdemeanors or simply difference of political opinions.

They have been used at least since the days of FDR (maybe longer I am not sure).

You are however correct that impeachment is supposed to be a check on the chief executive.

However I am beginning to wonder how much of this is solid and how much is us wanting to get even for Clinton.

We should be careful if we criminalize politics because we now have the upper hand.

Courts have taken different opinions on what Bush has done, and the courts will/should ultimately decide what in fact is legal/illegal concerning signing statements.

To my knowledge this has never been litigated before.

My guess the SCOUS will eventually have to sort it out, by then Bush will be long out of office.

Also Speaker of the House Pelosi has not violated her oath in way shape or form, she is mearly being political in a office that is political if ever there was one.