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17. Impeachment is not removal

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 01:08 AM

Oct 2013

Impeachment could definitely happen; it just takes a majority vote in the House.

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Is selective government funding of programs--an impeachable offense? [View all] CoffeeCat Oct 2013 OP

Ultimately the House decides what is and isn't impeachable Recursion Oct 2013 #1

The house votes for impeachment, the Senate Lil Missy Oct 2013 #5

That's what I mean. Didn't Al Gore save Clintons ass n/t doc03 Oct 2013 #6

There were 2 articles of Impeachment in Clinton's case... PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #21

Boy all this gloom and doom has got me down. Reading posts doc03 Oct 2013 #11

I don't think you are crazy. Just the last couple weeks doc03 Oct 2013 #15

Consider that perhaps that is the purpose of all this impeachment talk. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #22

Impeachment is not removal Recursion Oct 2013 #17

I do agree with you about Brinker.... CoffeeCat Oct 2013 #8

Members of congress can't be impeached nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #3

They can be expelled, but only by their own chamber Recursion Oct 2013 #10

He cannot be impeached for signing bills passed by Congress pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #12

On the other hand... CoffeeCat Oct 2013 #14

It's the Line-Item Veto but foisted upon the President by the House. Loudly Oct 2013 #20