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No2W2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-04 04:49 PM
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The procedure for the impeachment of federal officials is detailed in Article I, Section 3, of the Constitution. The Senate has sat as a court of impeachment in the following cases:

William Blount, senator from Tennessee; charges dismissed for want of jurisdiction, Jan. 14, 1799.

John Pickering, judge of the U.S. District Court for New Hampshire; removed from office March 12, 1804.

Samuel Chase, associate justice of the Supreme Court; acquitted March 1, 1805.

James H. Peck, judge of the U.S. District Court for Missouri; acquitted Jan. 31, 1831.

West H. Humphreys, judge of the U.S. District Court for the middle, eastern, and western districts of Tennessee; removed from office June 26, 1862.

Andrew Johnson, president of the United States; acquitted May 26, 1868.

William W. Belknap, secretary of war; acquitted Aug. 1, 1876.

Charles Swayne, judge of the U.S. District Court for the northern district of Florida; acquitted Feb. 27, 1905.

Robert W. Archbald, associate judge, U.S. Commerce Court; removed Jan. 13, 1913.

George W. English, judge of the U.S. District Court for eastern district of Illinois; resigned Nov. 4, 1926; proceedings dismissed.

Harold Louderback, judge of the U.S. District Court for the northern district of California; acquitted May 24, 1933.

Halsted L. Ritter, judge of the U.S. District Court for the southern district of Florida; removed from office April 17, 1936.

Harry E. Claiborne, judge of the U.S. District Court for the district of Nevada; removed from office Oct. 9, 1986.

Alcee L. Hastings, judge of the U.S. District Court for the southern district of Florida; removed from office Oct. 20, 1988.

Walter L. Nixon, judge of the U.S. District Court for Mississippi; removed from office Nov. 3, 1989.

William J. Clinton, president of the United States; acquitted Feb. 12, 1999.


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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-04 04:51 PM
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1. George W. Bush, president of the United States
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No2W2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-04 04:53 PM
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3. hopefully he will be fired soon...
How about 2 guys who can't be fired and are as big of a threat as W is....

Anton Scalia

Clarance Thomas
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-04 04:55 PM
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4. I'd support Scalia.. But if Scalia is removed, Thomas won't matter.
Since Thomas is Scalia's toady. Thomas votes with Scalia EVERY DAMN TIME.
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arcane1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-04 04:52 PM
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2. f-ing SCALIA!!
that bastard
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No2W2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-04 05:06 PM
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6. Seriously, why can't Scalia be Impeached for
going on a hunting trip with Cheney and Wallace Carline, a prominent member of the energy industry and having Cheney pay some of his expenses for the trip while hearing a case involving Cheney. Then Scalia refuses to recuse himself from the case, comparing the trip to having dinner with Cheney. This has to be an Impeachable offense.


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buddy22600 Donating Member (426 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-04 04:57 PM
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5. w
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library_max Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-04 05:10 PM
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7. How much clearer could the Clinton impeachment have made it
that impeachment is purely a political process? Whether or not there are grounds doesn't matter. What matters is that you have to control half of the House (plus one) and two thirds of the Senate. When Democrats have that, then we'll talk impeachment.
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