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THE TWO STEPS OF IMPEACHMENT...

Yo'Adrienne..AFCL 2012/06/24 18:11:23
COULD IT BE THIS EASY?
Steps of impeachment?

There is a two-step process involved.
Step One
The House of Representatives holds hearings, then votes to impeach the President.
If the House of Representatives votes in favor, by a simple majority, the House sends Articles of Impeachment to the Senate.
Step Two
The Senate conducts a trial of the President to decide if the President is guilty of the crimes charge in the Articles of Impeachment.
If two-thirds of the Senate votes to accept any Article of Impeachment, the President is automatically removed from office
SO SIMPLE...AND YET SO COMPLICATED.
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  • mae 2012/06/24 18:23:03 (edited)
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    Clinton was impeached, but remained in office, where he continued to conduct business, albeit not in the customary fashion. Could it be that impeachment is now a political terminology, but not much more than that?
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  • relic 2012/06/25 00:39:23
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    You can't get a conviction in the senate with Democrats (majority) and RINOs (plenty of them.
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  • Wolfman 2012/06/24 22:27:45
    Wolfman
    Step 1: Impeachment

    Step 2: Conviction.

    Clinton was impeached but not convicted.
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  • Yo'Adri... Wolfman 2012/06/24 23:14:43
    Yo'Adrienne..AFCL
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    Do you recall Wolfie....if they didn't have the votes to convict, or they just did it on PRINCIPLE? I must not have been paying attention back then.......Need a mind-jog! and I thank you!
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  • Wolfman Yo'Adri... 2012/06/24 23:20:11 (edited)
    Wolfman
    They knew that they did not have the votes as I recall, but they took a floor vote anyway.
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  • Yo'Adri... Wolfman 2012/06/25 12:38:19
    Yo'Adrienne..AFCL
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    Thanx Wolf........
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  • relic Yo'Adri... 2012/06/25 00:41:46
    relic
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    Too many republicans (RINO) voted against it because the media convinced the vocal public that it was wrong to impeach over, "it was just sex." It wasn't, but it scared off the RINOs.
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  • Yo'Adri... relic 2012/06/25 12:38:00
    Yo'Adrienne..AFCL
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    thanks relic.......RINOS are worse than horses.......in the SPOOKED department.
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  • Striker 2012/06/24 22:24:46
    Striker
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    Yes, and having a Democratic Senate that concerns itself not with the law and right/wrong but only whether it's good for their "party", throws everything way out into left field.
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  • Yo'Adri... Striker 2012/06/24 23:15:08
    Yo'Adrienne..AFCL
    +1
    my AHA moment!
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  • Maria 2012/06/24 22:24:42
    Maria
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    yes it is so easy...would the action taken yet? still waiting?
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  • Yo'Adri... Maria 2012/06/24 23:15:51
    Yo'Adrienne..AFCL
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    we are all in the same "waiting room" with you. I'm gonna order pizza.!
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  • Savious 2012/06/24 18:26:54
    Savious
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    Yes it is that easy; but as with most things that deal with the constitution; political parties were not envisioned.
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  • Yo'Adri... Savious 2012/06/24 19:36:11
    Yo'Adrienne..AFCL
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    Excellent point.....! Thanks.....
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  • mae 2012/06/24 18:23:03 (edited)
    mae
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    Clinton was impeached, but remained in office, where he continued to conduct business, albeit not in the customary fashion. Could it be that impeachment is now a political terminology, but not much more than that?
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  • Yo'Adri... mae 2012/06/24 19:37:14
    Yo'Adrienne..AFCL
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    Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm BOOM....Question of the day....ANY
    legal beagles out there that can reply to Ms. Mae. Great question Mae!
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  • mae Yo'Adri... 2012/06/24 19:43:29
    mae
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    I always wondered about this...they whacked him with the impeachment frying pan: 'There. Let that be a lesson.' Then business went on pretty much as usual, despite his being 'stripped of powers'.
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  • Savious mae 2012/06/24 22:07:12
    Savious
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    Impeachment is the process; the trial. He was impeached; but he wasn't found guilty.
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  • BlueMax372 Savious 2012/06/24 22:18:54
    BlueMax372
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    Even though a majority of the Senate voted to convict, but not the two-thirds required.
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  • Savious BlueMax372 2012/06/25 10:44:05
    Savious
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    Yes; because it takes the 2/3 voting to convict, in order for it to be considered a conviction; and then removed from office.

    Here lies the problem; the senate has to many members who feel what Obama is doing is the right thing; and no matter what the evidence is; they won't convict. Just like Clinton; he lied on a sworn deposition, that is purgery (sp), but to many Dem's in the Senate refused to convict on that; stating it was a personal matter and not a political one, so he was found not guilty (lack of 2/3) and was able to go back to buisness as usual.
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  • BlueMax372 Savious 2012/06/25 19:13:15
    BlueMax372
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    And don't forget the RINOs that went along with the Dems! Recommended reading: "Sellout" by David Schippers.
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  • BlueMax372 mae 2012/06/24 22:20:50
    BlueMax372
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    The difference was that he stopped cavorting with Monica.
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  • Striker BlueMax372 2012/06/24 22:26:48
    Striker
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    LOL, are we even sure of THAT?
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  • BlueMax372 Striker 2012/06/24 22:28:57
    BlueMax372
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    I should have added "publicly." Sorri! ;-)
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  • Yo'Adri... BlueMax372 2012/06/24 23:18:53
    Yo'Adrienne..AFCL
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    lol....we all included it anyway.....! LOL
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  • Yo'Adri... Striker 2012/06/24 23:18:22
    Yo'Adrienne..AFCL
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    Hey Striker....That was MY question!!!!!! but glad you asked....! My guess is.
    hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm maybe!
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  • Yo'Adri... mae 2012/06/24 23:16:55
    Yo'Adrienne..AFCL
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    Let's call MONICA.....wonder if she REMEMBERS!
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  • mae Yo'Adri... 2012/06/27 22:52:57
    mae
    Ha! She'll never tell. Who says it's over? what do we know? Nuttin'.
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