DesideriScuri
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ORIGINAL: mnottertail The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment. The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present. Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law. The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. That is article I section 2,3; and article II section 4, respectively. (excerpted) So according to the teabaggers, if they do not win the conviction of the impeachment by the senate, they are acting unconstitutionally, as in the same way obama is ignoring the constitution (which would be unconstitutional) because there is no budget. Trouble is, they don't know the constitution those teabaggers, not at all. They just blowhole a bunch of stupid shit and say it is or is not constitutional, depending on what dig the grave ideology they are spewing at the moment. Glad you know how to copy the Constitution, and know what the relevant sections are, but, how did you show that they acted unConstitutionally? Btw, it seems here and here that Clinton did break his oath of office when he perjured. Some even consider the Presidential oath to be the only oath he needs to take while in office and if he lies, it's perjury, unless it relates directly to National Security. And, considering that Clinton did have 50 senators vote to impeach on one of the 2 charges (45 voted to impeach on the second), there sure seems to have been a good deal of elected officials that would agree.
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What I support: - A Conservative interpretation of the US Constitution
- Personal Responsibility
- Help for the truly needy
- Limited Government
- Consumption Tax (non-profit charities and food exempt)
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