Truesee's Daily Wonder

Obama isn't worried. His pal Boehner will never allow such a bill to come up for a vote.

Besides, who is he kidding, if he thought he had a chance of impeaching President Obama, he would not show his hand. I hope he is not a poker player.

The Impeachment Process

In the House of Representatives
•The House Judiciary Committee decides whether or not to proceed with impeachment. If they do...
•The Chairman of the Judiciary Committee will propose a Resolution calling for the Judiciary Committee to begin a formal inquiry into the issue of impeachment.
•Based on their inquiry, the Judiciary Committee will send another Resolution to the full House stating that impeachment is warranted and why (the Articles of Impeachment), or that impeachment is not called for.
•The Full House (probably operating under special floor rules set by the House Rules Committee) will debate and vote on each Article of Impeachment.
•Should any one of the Articles of Impeachment be approved by a simple majority vote, the President will be "impeached." However, being impeached is sort of like being indicted of a crime. There still has to be a trial, which is where the US Senate comes in.

In the Senate
•The Articles of Impeachment are received from the House.
•The Senate formulates rules and procedures for holding a trial.
•A trial will be held. The President will be represented by his lawyers. A select group of House members will serve as "prosecutors." The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (currently John G. Roberts) will preside with all 100 Senators acting as the jury.
•The Senate will meet in private session to debate a verdict.
•The Senate, in open session, will vote on a verdict. A 2/3 vote of the Senate will result in a conviction.
•The Senate will vote to remove the President from office.
•The Senate may also vote (by a simple majority) to prohibit the President from holding any public office in the future.

Impeachable Offenses

Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution says, "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." In his report, Independent Counsel, Starr accuses President Clinton of committing eleven acts for which he could be removed from office by impeachment. Are any of those acts "Treason, Bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors?" Well, that's up to the members of the House of Representatives. According to Constitutional Lawyers, "High Crimes and Misdemeanors" are (1) real criminality -- breaking a law; (2) abuses of power; (3) "violation of public trust" as defined by Alexander Hamilton in the Federalist Papers. In 1970, then Representative Gerald R. Ford defined impeachable offenses as "whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history." An excellent definition, Mr. Former President. In the past, Congress has issued Articles of Impeachment for acts in three general categories:
•Exceeding the constitutional bounds of the powers of the office.
•Behavior grossly incompatible with the proper function and purpose of the office.
•Employing the power of the office for an improper purpose or for personal gain

Canjunwing, I'm glad you familiarized yourself with the impeachment process because I taught it. It was tried and failed with Bill Clinton..and it will have the same outcome with President Obama if tried. The repubs know this...you see, it is easier said than done.

LilSpud ,
            The only thing you could teach is TREASON against the USA and Its People ...All it would take is We the People the Force our Congressmen and Senators to Act on Barrys Acts of Treason , Exceeding Constitutional Bounds of Power of the Office , Murder and Neglect of Office . It can be done and it has been dome before !!!

When a president has no fear of impeachment is when the citizens of this country know they are f***ed.

Canjunwing how many times has it been done successfully in history...you see anyone can make an accusation...that is the easy part...but proving it is another thing.

Lilspanky's a "college professor now", LOL!
I bet that looks good on his resume, right next to "War Hero" and "Weaponry Expert" and "Constitutional Scholar".
I'd say he's the "world's leading authority" on just about everything now.
Wish he was here so I could look down, pat him on the head and say "Good boy!"
Like I do with my dogs.

Ramone I can't help it if my life experiences are better than yours. I have friends on the LP that know me personally..they know I speak the truth about myself, that is all that matters. What you and your friends think of me just makes you look like an ASS. Just because you say something isn't so...doesn't make it true idiots!

lilspanky said:
"I'm glad you familiarized yourself with the impeachment process because I taught it. It was tried and failed with Bill Clinton"

What do you mean it was tried and failed with Bill Clinton, Professor lilspanky?
Clinton was impeached. You have dementia.

It failed because the American people reelected him president stupid...the sole purpose of the repubs trying to impeach Clinton was to prevent that! Another FAILURE for the ungodly repubs. And again, it accomplished NOTHING!
Thousands of dollars wasted..oh, but that is OK when repubs do that, huh! DOPE!

FYI Ramone---Idiot in 1999, the five-week impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton came to an end when the Senate voted to acquit the president on both articles of impeachment that had been approved by the House. One accused Clinton of perjury and the other, of obstruction of justice.
The 13 House managers who presented the case to the Senate needed a two-thirds majority to convict the president. But they failed to win even a bare majority. Rejecting the first charge of perjury, 45 Democrats and 10 Republicans voted “not guilty.” On the charge of obstruction of justice, the Senate split 50-50.

You're embarrassing yourself, lilspanky.
Clinton was impeached - that's a FACT.
It might not be the way you want it to be but that's the way it is.
CLINTON WAS IMPEACHED.
So get over it, son.

What did it accomplish idiot? Absolutely nothing! He is more popular now than ever.

Then in spite of what the repubs tried to do to him, he still balanced the budget, and turned it over to George in better shape it has been in in years. We all know what George did with the economy. Get your head out of your ass Ramone.

Are you admitting you're wrong, lilspanky?
Or are you still insisting that numbnuts Clinton was not impeached?
BECAUSE YOU ARE WRONG!
YOU ARE ALWAYS WRONG!
NOW ADMIT IT AND BEG FOR MERCY!

What did it accomplish idiot? Absolutely nothing! He is more popular now than ever. It is as if an impeachment never happened. It was just another of a series of blunders by the repubs. LOL