Preliminary Impeachment Hearings

[elison]

What exactly is the point of impeaching him this far into his presidency?

[Pirian]

Clinton was also a good president that cared for his country not a complete dumbass that runs in head first. Every person would lie when they get caught in an affair because thats just the most logical thing to do at that point. It shouldn't have been made a federal case to begin with, what is his personal life should stay there.

I really hate to be making this argument but logical =/= the right thing to do. And I agree that it was in his personal life and that's where it should have stayed.

[Lavik]

i heard something about the bush family buying land in panama or honduras or somewhere
not a joke/sarcastic
no sources
some teacher said it
if you care look it up etc

[guartz]

This is just a boring political story. The Clinton Impeachment was a sex scandal! You can't really compare the two.

Say no more. But it would be interesting if Bush was indicted on federal charges, I wonder how Obama (presuming he wins) would spin his pardon?

[pohibaba]

Yeah I fail, I blame it on 2am tiredness. Yeah, that'll be my excuse

Guartz is wrong; President Clinton was impeached. All impeachment means is to bring federal charges against an elected official. It's a two step process: impeachment and conviction. He was just never convicted, which is why he remained in office.

[guartz]

What exactly is the point of impeaching him this far into his presidency?

To impeach is to bring legal charges against somebody in office. To find out if they did something illegal.

That is, if found guilty (whether in office or not) means jail or execution.

[pohibaba]

I don't think you can legally execute a sitting or former President or Vice-President. I think their lives are legally under Federal protection. I'm not quite sure on that, though.

[guartz]

Guartz is wrong; President Clinton was impeached. All impeachment means is to bring federal charges against an elected official. It's a two step process: impeachment and conviction. He was just never convicted, which is why he remained in office.

Your ruining my fun, pohibaba.

[guartz]

I don't think you can legally execute a sitting or former President or Vice-President. I think their lives are legally under Federal protection. I'm not quite sure on that, though.

Ah and what's the punishment for high treason?

[Beckwin]

I don't recall a non-execution clause in the CONSTITUTION. why do you hate freedom pohibaba?

[guartz]

I don't recall a non-execution clause in the CONSTITUTION. why do you hate freedom pohibaba?

Your just mad because U.S executed two communists for high treason.

[pohibaba]

I don't recall a non-execution clause in the CONSTITUTION. why do you hate freedom pohibaba?

Stop trolling. I didn't give an opinion on whether it was right or wrong, just on what the law is.

Ah and what's the punishment for high treason?

Execution, but I have no idea what they would do in the case of contradicting laws (Executing a t reasoner vs. providing protection for the President).

[Pirian]

Guartz is wrong; President Clinton was impeached. All impeachment means is to bring federal charges against an elected official. It's a two step process: impeachment and conviction. He was just never convicted, which is why he remained in office.

Even if that's true I still fail for not looking it up to defend my position

[guartz]

Stop trolling. I didn't give an opinion on whether it was right or wrong, just on what the law is.



Execution, but I have no idea what they would do in the case of contradicting laws (Executing a t reasoner vs. providing protection for the President).

I don't recall anything about protecting the president in such a manner, regardless.
He will most definitely not be the president when the hearings are done. I hope, lol.

[guartz]

Even if that's true I still fail for not looking it up to defend my position

Don't deny it. You thought impeachment more or less equaled getting kicked out of office.

[Pirian]

But I really didn't I even stated it earlier in the thread! You just said(read: posted) with such conviction!

[Kuya]

Execution is out of the question, not to mention if this even gets legs. How pointless.

[guartz]

But I really didn't I even stated it earlier in the thread! You just said(read: posted) with such conviction!

Eh irrelevant,

Since he was impeached in the technical definition of the word, but he was also acquitted, so the impeachment failed.

[guartz]

Execution is out of the question, not to mention if this even gets legs. How pointless.

Of course, he will most definitely get pardoned, if as you say, this even gets legs.

[KuaiEQ]

oh sweet a bunch of kids being politicians. vote for niggers!