who impeaches a supreme court justice?
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By law, impeachment is carried out by the two houses of congress:  the House of Representatives acts as the "prosecutor" and the senate acts as the "jury".  The Chief Justice presides over the trial.  But this is in response to my question about the Chief Justice being impeached, right? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Am_5YDw9Xnagy6k_d6YCH7zsy6IX?qid=1006020907014
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Actually, the whole thing happens in congress -- the justice department is not involved.\n\nThe house votes for articles of impeachment, then the senate tries.\n\nIf you feel strongly enough about it, contact your house member and let them know.\n\nFrankly, your best bet is to wait it out.
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Whoever the President chooses. Traditionally, it is the Chief Justice. In fact, it doesn't have to be a member of the supreme court, just a federal judge (Johnson was sworn in on the plane to Dallas following Kennedy's death by a Sarah T. Hughes, a federal judge).\n\nDuring the last inauguration, it was widely believed that Chief Justice Rehnquist would not be available due to his health, and there were plans to have Justice Scalia or Justice Thomas administer the oath.
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Impeach him before he can do any more damage to the country.
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Impeachment is done by the legislature.  If you want remove the governor, you can initiate it by starting a petition to recall the governor.  In Arizona, you have that option.  You can even get laws for a public vote through a referendum.\n\nConsult your local Secretary of State on the process for your state.
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None.\n\nJohnson - Impeached but not removed\n\nTricky-Dicky Nixon - Impeached, but resigned before the trial\n\nWilly Clinton - Impeaced but not removed.\n\n\nHmmmm..... Johnson, Dicky, and Willy. There seems to be a theme going on.
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The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, including, but not limited to, the Speaker of the House and federal judges.\n\nHowever, the impeachment process is not the jurisdiction of criminal law and not all crimes are impeachable offenses.
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He deserves to be impeached and removed from office.  No doubt about it!  But the Republicans control everything.  The House.  The Senate.  The Supreme Court.  Until some of that changes, the fascist will still be in office.
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Start with Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution:\n"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."\n\nIf Congress feels the need under that Section, the the House first brings the charges.  There are various things like an independent counsel and so forth.  The general gist is that they eventually vote.  If there's a majority for, then the impeachment happens.  This is what happened with Clinton.  He got impeached, but that isn't enough.  It's similar to a grand jury deciding if there is enough evidence.\n\nIf there is, the case moves to the Senate.  There, it's like a typical trial with witnesses, cross examinations, etc.  If the Senate has a 2/3rd vote for, then it's a conviction and the person is removed from office.
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Republicans know that the Senate can't impeach anyone because the constitution gives the power of impeachment to the House.  The Senate can vote for removal, which it has done, but without success - whether it was Clinton, Johnson, or Chase. \n\nRead your constitution, which everyone who lives in this country should do, to be unconfused about the language applied in the question.
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I do not think that he should be impeached. But if he were, it would be for violating the Constitutional rights of US citizens by wiretapping their phones without a warrant from a judge. Wiretapping without a warrant is a federal crime, punishable by up to 5 years in prison.\n\nI would not impeach him, however. He needs to concentrate on running the country. But come Inaugeration Day, 2009, I'd have a couple of D.C. police at the Capitol to take him into custody. He did, after all, violate the law.
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Then the House of Representatives votes to move forward with the impeachment. The Senate does most of the work to try to impeach the president.\n\nTechnically, since the president hasn't done anything wrong illegally, he cannot be impeached.
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He lied under oath.  A president can only be impeached when he breaks the law, and this was (as far as we know) the only law Clinton broke while in office.
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Impeachment often causes confusion.  In a political process, it is essentially an indictment, or formal accusation, against an elected official.\n\nIn the case of a US president, the House Of Representatives becomes a de facto grand jury and deliberates on the charges preferred.  A vote by them of impeachment means a trial would be held in the Senate, presided over by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.  The senators are the jury;  a vote in favor would remove the president from office.
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Impeached for what?\n\nOh, and the answer is slim to none.  He has to do something wrong first.
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In order for a President to be impeached he must first be accused of "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors".  Secondly, the House of Representatives must pass "articles of impeachment" by a simple majority.  Thirdly, the Senate tries the President with the Chief Justice of the Supreme presiding over the hearings.  2/3 of the present Senators must vote for guilt to remove the President from office.\n\nIn the case of George W. Bush, there have been accusations of treasonous activities; however, the House has not seen fit, whether through political loyalty, fear of embarassment or lack of belief in the charges, to file articles of impeachment. That is why he has not been impeached.
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Yes, Clinton was impeached.  Most people do not understand the defininition of impeachment.  Impeachment means to bring charges against a public official while they are in office.  Clinton was, however, found not guilty.