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MineralMan

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1. Nixon was never impeached nor convicted.

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Thu Jul 13, 2017, 10:25 AM

Jul 2017

He resigned before any of those things were done. The entire thing was ended by Ford's preemptive pardon of Nixon. And that was the end of that.

Bill Clinton was impeached, but the Senate did not have the votes to remove him from office.

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Nixon was never impeached nor convicted. MineralMan Jul 2017 #1

Thanks -- changing the sentence. pnwmom Jul 2017 #2

You are correct newblewtoo Jul 2017 #10

You are so right. Wellstone ruled Jul 2017 #29

The process of impeachment was started but Nixon was not impeached. He resigned. riversedge Jul 2017 #3

True. Doesn't change the main point, however. nt pnwmom Jul 2017 #6

Yes, your central point is still valid. It's eating them inside, to the point of bringing themselves OnDoutside Jul 2017 #11

that is true. riversedge Jul 2017 #18

Bingo! MrScorpio Jul 2017 #4

Well, while Nixon never got to impeachment or conviction, it still ate at them. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2017 #5

The reason Clinton was impeached was because the GOP had 218 votes. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2017 #7

They didn't impeach Obama. n/t pnwmom Jul 2017 #9

Yeah, but they didn't have Obama on any thechnicalities, however minor they might be. JoeStuckInOH Jul 2017 #15

The Repubs are all about false equivalency. That is their favorite dance move! FM123 Jul 2017 #8

Agree about Watergate & Republican 'revenge'. IMO it was also the... WePurrsevere Jul 2017 #12

i worry about that. esp if he cuts and runs. mopinko Jul 2017 #13

You're Only Partially Right ChoppinBroccoli Jul 2017 #14

There is a lot H2O Man Jul 2017 #16

The main reason was he got a blowjob from someone other than his wife in the WH Major Nikon Jul 2017 #17

Impeachment wasn't a routine thing, prior to Nixon. Other than Nixon, who resigned before pnwmom Jul 2017 #21

The GOP turned impeachment into a partisan strategy Major Nikon Jul 2017 #24

It wasn't even the blowjob. Jakes Progress Jul 2017 #31

That was just the excuse they used Major Nikon Jul 2017 #32

No, the main reason was because he was a likable, successful Democratic politician. FSogol Jul 2017 #19

We had had other likable, successful Presidents. Bill was the first one to be impeached. pnwmom Jul 2017 #22

Really? Who was likeable on a nationwide scale, post-Nixon and pre-Obama? FSogol Jul 2017 #28

I never said "post Nixon." Nixon's disgrace changed everything. And facing that disgrace, pnwmom Jul 2017 #30

The Independent Counsel Law expired in 1999 & was never reinstated - Jimbo101 Jul 2017 #20

Don't Forget All the Reagan Scandals Leith Jul 2017 #23

The main reason Clinton got impeached was blueinredohio Jul 2017 #25

If trump keeps going the way he has, majority of GOP would cheer beachbum bob Jul 2017 #26

No, the main reason was their need to paralyze a popular Democratic presidency. Orsino Jul 2017 #27