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36. Actually, the Senate voted to dismiss on the grounds that Senators weren't subject to being

Reply to Angleae (Reply #35)

Tue Jun 30, 2015, 10:54 PM

Jun 2015

impeached under the Constitution, notwithstanding what the House had done. And it has never happened again.

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He can never take the oath to be president, he can't follow the rulings of the SC. Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #1

WOW! Plucketeer Jun 2015 #2

Does he even know how to read? shenmue Jun 2015 #3

and he went to law school? wow irisblue Jun 2015 #4

and he clerked for Justice Rhenquist waddirum Jul 2015 #37

Inciting a crime makes him part of a conspiracy, no? HooptieWagon Jun 2015 #5

You can't impeach him, and that's the Founding Fathers' worst failing jmowreader Jun 2015 #6

But local officials who follow his advice could be shown in contempt of court and totodeinhere Jun 2015 #8

That could happen, and I think it has... jmowreader Jun 2015 #9

Like this ejection action? cui bono Jun 2015 #14

Well...I don't know... jmowreader Jun 2015 #18

Actually you can impeach any government official. Angleae Jun 2015 #22

Not quite what I was thinking jmowreader Jun 2015 #23

Actually, the Constitution does limit who is subject to impeachment onenote Jun 2015 #31

William Blount, senator from Tennessee, July 7, 1797 Angleae Jun 2015 #35

Actually, the Senate voted to dismiss on the grounds that Senators weren't subject to being onenote Jun 2015 #36

Worst failing? Worse than the 3/5 compromise? onenote Jun 2015 #32

It isn't inciting a crime. ColesCountyDem Jun 2015 #25

Book him Danno! SCVDem Jun 2015 #7

So a state could also ignore Congress then? Zambero Jun 2015 #10

"States not specifically named in the case don't have to follow the ruling" PoliticAverse Jun 2015 #11

And he wants to be president? I have one thing to say about that: Initech Jun 2015 #12

Never underestimate Cruz Gman Jun 2015 #13

I went to a big name school BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #17

Shrub graduated from Yale & Harvard BumRushDaShow Jun 2015 #19

I never underestimate the stupidity of people who vote for Ted Cruz and his ilk Martin Eden Jun 2015 #24

This makes his appearance on the Tavis Smiley show that much more disgusting. cui bono Jun 2015 #15

Yet DUers were cheering on Smiley and West with great vigor. nt BumRushDaShow Jun 2015 #20

well domestic terrorist Ted Cruz did run on a underthematrix Jun 2015 #16

Gee, What Happened to the RULE OF LAW GOP? bucolic_frolic Jun 2015 #21

It's Official! Chasstev365 Jun 2015 #26

Not even Crazy Tony Scalia resorted to that depth of interpretive idiocy. Paladin Jun 2015 #27

The GOP candidates are all grovelling toward the extremes in the party bigworld Jun 2015 #28

Yup, that that Teddy Cruz shore is prezidnshul material! Nitram Jun 2015 #29

Cruz is a Bush v. Gore toadie that is using the exact playbook as did George Derrrrr Bush, Darb Jun 2015 #30

I think this is called nullification. sulphurdunn Jun 2015 #33

"Who would ever trust such a traitor...?" HooptieWagon Jun 2015 #34