1. Impeachment - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia impeachment is the first of two stages in a specific process for a legislative body to remove a government official without that official s agreement. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment

Impeachment From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search This article is about a step in the removal of a public official. For challenging a witness in a legal proceeding, see witness impeachment Impeachment is the first of two stages in a specific process for a legislative body to remove a government official without that official's agreement. The second stage is conviction Impeachment is so rare that the term can be misunderstood. A typical misconception is to confuse it with involuntary removal from office; in fact, it is only a legal statement of charges, paralleling an indictment in criminal law . An official who is impeached faces a second legislative vote (whether by the same body or another), which determines conviction, or failure to convict, on the charges embodied by the impeachment. Most constitutions require a supermajority to convict. The word "impeachment" derives from Latin roots expressing the idea of becoming caught or entrapped, and has analogues in the modern French verb empªcher (to prevent) and the modern English impede . Medieval popular etymology also associated it (wrongly) with derivations from the Latin impetere (to attack). (In its more frequent and more technical usage

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3. Impeachment: Definition And Much More From Answers.com Im·peach·ment n. Cf. F. empêchement . The act of impeaching, or the state of being impeached; as (a) Hindrance; impediment; http://www.answers.com/topic/impeachment

BodyLoad('s'); Results for impeachment On this page: Select Article Dictionary US Supreme Court Political Dictionary Britannica Concise British History US Government US History Columbia Ency. Law Encyclopedia Politics Wikipedia Citations Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Dictionary: Impeachment n. [Cf. F. The act of impeaching, or the state of being impeached; as: (a) Hindrance; impediment; obstruction. [Obs.] Willing to march on to Calais, Without impeachment Shak. (b) A calling to account; arraignment; especially, of a public officer for maladministration. The consequence of Coriolanus' impeachment had like to have been fatal to their state. Swift. (c) A calling in question as to purity of motives, rectitude of conduct, credibility, etc.; accusation; reproach; as, an impeachment of motives. Shak. Note: In England, it is the privilege or right of the House of Commons to impeach, and the right of the House of Lords to try and determine impeachments. In the United States, it is the right of the House of Representatives to impeach, and of the Senate to try and determine impeachments. Articles of impeachment . See under Article Impeachment of waste (Law) , restraint from, or accountability for, injury; also, a suit for damages for injury.

4. Impeachment Resources: A Look At The Impeachment Process (Resources, ABA Divisio A. Article 1, Section 2, of the Constitution specifies that the House of Representatives shall have the sole power of impeachment. http://www.abanet.org/publiced/impeach2.html

Jump to Navigation Jump to Content ABA Home Join ... Contact Search: Web Site Advanced Search Topics A-Z Print This E-mail This FAQs and Web Resources on the Impeachment Process Impeachment: A Look at the Process Q. What is impeachment? A . It is a process, authorized by the Constitution, to bring charges against certain officials of the federal government for misconduct while in office. Q. Who are these officials? A. Article 2, Section 4, specifies that "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." These "civil officers" include federal judges and cabinet members, but do not include Senators and Representatives, (the Senate and House deal with misconduct by their own members). Q. What is the role of the House of Representatives in impeachment under the Constitution? A . Article 1, Section 2, of the Constitution specifies that "the House of Representatives...shall have the sole power of impeachment." This means that it has the power to bring charges against an official. Q. What is the Senate's role under the Constitution?

5. The Impeachment Of Andrew Johnson Features more than 200 excerpts about the historic proceedings from Harper s Weekly, the leading weekly newspaper of the era. http://www.impeach-andrewjohnson.com/

presents... Finding Precedent: The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson F rom the leading weekly newspaper of its time, HarpWeek presents exclusive online access to Harper's Weekly coverage of the historic 1868 Johnson Impeachment with over 200 excerpts from 1865-1869 selected specifically for this site. The First in a series of VisualHistory.com Web-sites What's Unique About this Website? An introduction to the importance of Harper's Weekly to the citizenry of 1868 and to the features of this site. Key Political Issues Affecting the Impeachment Explanations of four central subjects influencing the political environment of the impeachment. Reconstruction Policy: Radicalism versus Conservatism Future Control of Congress The Tenure of Office Act Personal Considerations Affecting the Vote to Impeach What Were the Impeachment Arguments of 1867-1868? Understand the legal, political and Constitutional arguments Who Was Who Biographies and portraits of 28 important figures in the impeachment drama. What Happened in Andrew Johnson's Presidency?

6. Bill Moyers Journal . Tough Talk On Impeachment | PBS Jul 13, 2007 A public opinion poll from the American Research Group recently reported that more than four in ten Americans — 45% — favor impeachment http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07132007/profile.html

var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); Tough Talk on Impeachment July 13, 2007 A public opinion poll Bill Moyers gets perspective on the role of impeachment in American political life from Constitutional scholar Bruce Fein, who wrote the first article of impeachment against President Bill Clinton, and THE NATION's John Nichols, author of THE GENIUS OF IMPEACHMENT. Bruce Fein Bruce Fein is a nationally and internationally recognized expert on Constitutional law. Graduating from Harvard Law School in 1972, Fein became the assistant director of the Office of Legal Policy in the U.S. Department of Justice. Shortly after that, Fein became the associate deputy attorney general under former President Ronald Reagan. His political law career would take him to various outlets, including general counsel of the Federal Communications Commission, followed by an appointment as research director for the Joint Congressional Committee on Covert Arms Sales to Iran. Mr. Fein has been an adjunct scholar with the American Enterprise Institute, a resident scholar at the Heritage Foundation, a lecturer at the Bookings Institute, and an adjunct professor at George Washington University. Fein has also penned a number of volumes on United States Constitution, Supreme Court, and international law, as well as assisted three dozen countries in constitutional revision, including Russia, Spain, South Africa, Iraq, Cyprus, and Mozambique.

7. LII's Focus On Impeachment The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, http://www.law.cornell.edu/background/impeach/impeach.htm

LII Backgrounder on Impeachment 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. U.S. Constitution, Article 2, Section 4 Introduction On September 11, 1998, Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr delivered an official report to the House Judiciary Committee detailing his investigation into the conduct of President William Jefferson Clinton. Following review, the committee may begin an impeachment inquiry, which, if carried to ultimate conclusion, may render the sitting President an ordinary citizen, and elevate the Vice-President to the Oval Office. Such action derives from Congress' Constitutional mandate and represents the most powerful check and balance granted to the Legislative Branch. As such, it is also the most difficult to implement, especially against the Presidency. To this date, only two Presidents have faced Articles of ImpeachmentAndrew Johnson in 1868 and Richard Nixon in 1974. In Johnson's case, the Senate's vote fell short of the neccessary two-thirds, while Nixon resigned before the House could vote on the Articles.

8. Impeachment | AfterDowningStreet.org The Federal impeachment Process A Constitutional and Historical Analysis, by Michael Gerhardt, provides historical background with a focus on the Clinton http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=taxonomy/term/17

9. Capitol Briefing The House voted today to send a resolution considering the impeachment of Vice President Cheney to the Judiciary Committee, a move that embarrassed http://blog.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2007/11/cheney_impeachment_resol

var SA_Message="SACategory=" + 'opinions'; placeChannelNavLogo('article970'); placeChannelNav(thisNode); makeBreadCrumbsUsingCss(thisNode); Subscribe to The Post Recent Posts In Michigan, a Lonely Hunter Congress Ready to Stimulate Doolittle Expected to Announce Retirement, Endorse Oller McCain's Back, But Immigration Reform Isn't ... Are Congressional Endorsements 'Overrated'? Stories By Date Full Story Archive Blogs/Columns The Sleuth The Fix The Trail Channel '08 ... On The Hill From The Post Politics Section Daily Politics Web Chat In The Loop Page Opinions Resources House.gov Senate.gov Congressional Votes THOMAS: Library of Congress ... What's RSS? Cheney Impeachment Resolution Sent to House Committee The House voted today to send a resolution considering the impeachment of Vice President Cheney to the Judiciary Committee, a move that embarrassed Democratic leaders who were forced into the parliamentary tactic to avoid a floor debate on impeachment. Led by Rep. Dennis Kucinich, the long-shot anti-war candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, scores of Democrats were joined by scores of Republicans in initially supporting a Kucinich resolution that would have prompted a full debate on impeaching Cheney. Democratic leaders long ago rejected any consideration of impeaching Cheney and President Bush as an irresponsible move supported only by the far left, so they tried today to table Kucinich's impeachment resolution. After initially having more than enough votes to kill the resolution - the "yea" tally to table impeachment topped out at 291 - Republicans decided they had a chance to politically shame Democrats into a full debate on the sensitive issue. Republicans gleefully said they wanted the debate to show the public how many Democrats would actually support impeaching Cheney, which they consider a move supported only by a fringe element of anti-war activists.

10. Impeach Bush Coalition Impeach Bush! A United Coalition of Bloggers for the impeachment of George W. Bush. Updated Daily. Join Today! http://impeachbushcoalition.blogspot.com/

Impeach Bush Coalition A United Coalition of Bloggers for the Impeachment of George W. Bush “They have got us in a vise.” Saturday, August 04, 2007 I am giving serious consideration to turning off the clock . Up until now I have held out hope that the Congress of the United States of America would finally come to its senses and Impeach George W. Bush for his admitted criminal violation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Today, that hope is just about gone. I just read this, Democrats Feel Pressure on Spy Program , in the New York Times . The fact that the Bush administration is trying to get FISA re-written to cover its prior illegal acts should be the final piece of evidence needed to indict (impeach) him . Bush has been arguing since he admited violating FISA that he always had the authority to do so. If he is asking for the authority now, he didn't have it then. Slam dunk, folks. Instead, the House of Representatives appears ready to change the law to accommodate the criminal. The unkindest cut of all is that my former Representative and good friend, Louise Slaughter , is quoted as follows: “They have got us in a vise,” Representative Louise M. Slaughter, Democrat of New York and chairwoman of the Rules Committee, said as she left a Saturday afternoon meeting where senior Democrats were debating how to handle the issue in the final hours before recess.

11. Government Documents In The News/Impeachment Of William Jefferson Clinton Extensive collection of links to documents relating to the impeachment, Senate trial, Independent Counsel investigation, grand jury proceedings, http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/impeach.html

IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON FINAL RESOLUTION Final resolution on disbarment and further prosecution in January 2001 GRAND JURY Clinton Testimony Lewinsky Testimony Procedures ... Senators Trial Proceedings Acquittal Vote Closed Deliberations Closing Arguments Dismissal ... Witnesses Legal Documents Blumenthal Deposition Jordan Deposition Lewinsky Deposition President's Summons Response ... Public Opinion Last updated on March 28, 2007 GRAND JURY Federal Grand Jury (Univ.Dayton) Description of the grand jury system at the federal and state levels Size, powers, term, functions, procedures Monica Lewinsky's Testimony Monica Lewinsky's Testimony (Washington Post) Transcript of Monica Lewinsky's Grand Jury Testimony, August 6 and 20, 1998 President Clinton's Testimony President Clinton's August 17th Testimony Tape As It Happens (CNN) Printed summary of four-hour tape as it is aired Full Text Transcript Also available via Real Video or Windows Media Transcript via Court TV Sixteen parts in HTML format Independent Counsel's October 2nd Supplement (House Document 105-316) Includes testimony of Bettie Currie Linda Tripp , Marcia Lewis, Lucianne Goldberg, Vernon Jordan and other Presidential staff members CNN Version GPO Version HISTORICAL MATERIALS Background Impeachment Materials at UIC Description of impeachment, the impeachment process and historical materials

12. The Impeachment Of George W. Bush The time has come to call for the impeachment of President Bush. Any President who maintains he is above the lawand acts repeatedly on that http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060130/holtzman

GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-7565666144516430", "us_politics_government_ATFboard_728x90"); GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-7565666144516430", "us_politics_government_ATFRectangle_300x250"); GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-7565666144516430", "us_politics_government_ATFHalfPage_300x600"); GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-7565666144516430", "us_politics_government_ATFSky_160x600"); GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-7565666144516430", "us_politics_government_BottomRectangle_300x250"); The Nation Executive The Impeachment of George W. Bush By Elizabeth Holtzman This article appeared in the January 30, 2006 edition of The Nation January 11, 2006 Email Print Single Page Share Buzzflash del.icio.us Digg Facebook Newsvine Reddit What is this? Take Action Web Letters (2) Subscribe Now Finally, it has started. People have begun to speak of impeaching President George W. Bushnot in hushed whispers but openly, in newspapers, on the Internet, in ordinary conversations and even in Congress. As a former member of Congress who sat on the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment proceedings against President Richard Nixon, I believe they are right to do so. Listen to Elizabeth Holtzman make the case for George W. Bush's impeachment on the September 24 episode of

13. Impeachment History Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, but acquitted by the Senate. Richard Nixon resigned before http://www.infoplease.com/spot/impeach.html

Site Map FAQ in All Infoplease Almanacs Biographies Dictionary Encyclopedia Spelling Checker Daily Almanac for May 29, 2008 Search White Pages Skip Navigation Home Almanacs ... Word of the Day Editor's Favorites Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Father's Day 2008 Summer Olympics Friday the 13th ... 2008 Calendar Search: Infoplease Info search tips Search: Biographies Bio search tips A Short History of Impeachment High crimes and misdemeanors by Borgna Brunner The Facts Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, but acquitted by the Senate. Richard Nixon resigned before he could be impeached. Related Links Encyclopedia: Impeachment Impeachments of Federal Officials Presidential Factfile Inaugural Factfile ... How is a President Nominated and Elected Ticket of admission to the U.S. Senate galleries for the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson ( Source: The Granger Collection) The right to impeach public officials is secured by the U.S. Constitution in Article I, Sections 2 and 3, which discuss the procedure, and in Article II, Section 4, which indicates the grounds for impeachment: "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." Removing an official from office requires two steps: (1) a formal accusation, or impeachment, by the

14. Impeach07 Feb 22, 2007 Ongoing National, state, and local impeachment hearings, resolutions, town meetings, and debates, ongoing since the publication of the http://www.impeach07.org/

Click photo to watch wmv video. Or watch it on google IMPEACH07 INITIATIVES Latest news in the impeachment movement is HERE Ongoing National, state, and local impeachment hearings resolutions , town meetings, and debates, ongoing since the publication of the Downing Street Memos in May 2005 For Detailed Calendar of Events (and you can add yours!) CLICK HERE Video and petition to impeach Cheney: We organized a national day of impeachment events on April 28, 2007 This site is maintained by a union shop at MayFirst.org Press Releases Prominent Voices for Impeachment to Go to Capitol Impeach07 Campaign Launched Participating Groups: The list below is only those groups that signed on from Day 1. Many more organizations are participating. For the full list go here , and to add your group, go here After Downing Street Backbone Campaign Campus Antiwar Network ... National Lawyers Guild Patriotic Response to Renegade Govt Progressive Democrats of America Independent Progressive Politics Network Velvet Revolution World Can't Wait-Drive Out the Bush Regime How You Can Help: Link to this site Receive our Emails Print and distribute flyers: flyer 1 flyer 2

15. The History Place - Impeachment: Richard Nixon The events surrounding Watergate and impeachment proceedings against Nixon. http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/impeachments/nixon.htm

Richard Nixon 37th U.S. President About President Nixon: He served as vice president under Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953-61. Nixon ran unsuccessfully for the presidency in 1960, losing by a very close margin to John F. Kennedy. In 1962, Nixon ran unsuccessfully for Governor of California. This second loss led Nixon to bitterly announce he was leaving politics, telling reporters "...you won't have Nixon to kick around anymore." However, he re-emerged as a presidential candidate in 1968 and ran a successful campaign against Democrat Hubert Humphrey, squeaking out a victory in one of the closest elections in U.S. history. In 1972, Nixon ran for re-election against Democrat George McGovern and swept to victory in a landslide with 60 percent of the popular vote, winning in every state except Massachusetts. Events Leading to Impeachment: A break-in occurred on the night of June 17, 1972, as five burglars entered the Democratic National Committee offices inside the Watergate office complex in Washington. Discovered by 24-year-old night watchman Frank Wills, they were arrested at the scene by police at 2:30 a.m.

16. Impeachment And Censure Materials Online - JURIST: The Law Professors' Network This is a guide to reputable materials on impeachment and censure available on the Internet. http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/impeach.htm

JURIST ABOUT JURIST Archive >> Guide to Impeachment... Visit JURIST About JURIST Feedback Guide to Impeachment and Censure Materials Online SENATE ACQUITS CLINTON 55-45 "NOT GUILTY" VOTE ON PERJURY; 50-50 ON OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE Latest impeachment news from the wire services via Yahoo! Latest impeachment newsphotos from AP via Yahoo! Video coverage of the Senate impeachment trial via C-SPAN * The Internet carries only a limited amount of reputable information on impeachment and censure. For those interested in developing a better understanding of these processes, JURIST: The Law Professors' Network recommends resources in the following categories: Impeachment Primers : guides for the perplexed Constitutional and Statutory Provisions on Impeachment : black-letter law Impeachments in History : including Andrew Johnson and Watergate Impeachment Procedures Senate trial , general process Cases on Impeachment : from the Supreme Court of the United States Censure : selections from Censure: A JURIST Mini-Guide Clinton Controversy : the present crisis Academic Opinion : what law professors are saying Public Opinion : polls + your comments;

17. One Step Closer To A Cheney Impeachment | Rights And Liberties | AlterNet Nine out of 23 Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee favor starting impeachment hearings against Vice President Dick Cheney. http://www.alternet.org/rights/74629/

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18. Impeachment Of the 64%, 14% (9% of all voters) say the abuses are not serious enough to warrant impeachment, 33% (21% of all voters) say the abuses rise to the level of http://americanresearchgroup.com/impeach/

American Research Group, Inc. November 13, 2007 - Impeachment A total of 64% of American voters say that President George W. Bush has abused his powers as president. Of the 64%, 14% (9% of all voters) say the abuses are not serious enough to warrant impeachment, 33% (21% of all voters) say the abuses rise to the level of impeachable offenses, but he should not be impeached, and 53% (34% of all voters) say the abuses rise to the level of impeachable offenses and Mr. Bush should be impeached and removed from office. Question: Which one of these four statements do you agree with about President Bush: 1. President Bush has not abused his powers as president. 2. President Bush has abused his powers as president, but the abuses are not serious enough to warrant impeachment under the Constitution. 3. President Bush has abused his powers as president which rise to the level of impeachable offenses under the Constitution, but he should not be impeached. 4. President Bush has abused his powers as president which rise to the level of impeachable offenses under the Constitution and he should be impeached and removed from office.

19. Impeach Gonzales Gonzales should be impeached Robert Kuttner, Boston Globe. The Call to Impeach Gonzales Bill calls for Gonzales impeachment inquiry Associated Press http://impeachgonzales.org/

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20. The 'I' Word - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - Op-ed - News May 31, 2005 THE impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, under Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution, should be part of mainstream http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/05/31/the_

Today's Globe Opinion Magazine Education ... Op-ed RALPH NADER AND KEVIN ZEESE The 'I' word May 31, 2005 THE IMPEACHMENT of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, under Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution, should be part of mainstream political discourse. ADVERTISEMENT Minutes from a summer 2002 meeting involving British Prime Minister Tony Blair reveal that the Bush administration was ''fixing" the intelligence to justify invading Iraq. US intelligence used to justify the war demonstrates repeatedly the truth of the meeting minutes evidence was thin and needed fixing. President Clinton was impeached for perjury about his sexual relationships. Comparing Clinton's misbehavior to a destructive and costly war occupation launched in March 2003 under false pretenses in violation of domestic and international law certainly merits introduction of an impeachment resolution. Eighty-nine members of Congress have asked the president whether intelligence was manipulated to lead the United States to war. The letter points to British meeting minutes that raise ''troubling new questions regarding the legal justifications for the war." Those minutes describe the case for war as ''thin" and Saddam as ''nonthreatening to his neighbors," and ''Britain and America had to create conditions to justify a war." Finally, military action was ''seen as inevitable . . . But the intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy." Indeed, there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, nor any imminent threat to the United States:

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