What does a president have to do to get impeached?
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The Constitution says, "high crimes or misdemeanors". But, basically, if he does something slightly wrong and Congress is against him, he can get impeached (like Clinton). Conversely, if he's commited several high crimes but Congress is with him, he won't be (like now).
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you can't recall a president.\nthe only way for removal of a president is for the house of representatives to find logical cause in the way of criminal charges to recommend impeachment. the then impeached president would face a trial in the united states senate presided over by the chief jusctice of the supreme court. the senate would have to have a 2/3 majority vote an any charge to actually impeach him. consequently, this has only happened twice in our nations history and at no time did the senate actually impeach a president and remove him from office. when it happened to President Andrew Johnson he survived by one vote thanks to a Senator Edmund Ross of Maine who changed his mind at the last minute voting against the radical republicans.
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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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Refer to Article 2, Section 4 of the Constitution of the United States.\n\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\nNo he cannot be fired and as far as is in the public arena, there is no evidence of such crimes.
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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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Two U.S. Presidents have been impeached (Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson).  Neither were convicted.  An impeachment is the same as an indictment, where charges are filed against the President or a federal judge.  Congress votes to impeach and then the Senate tries the case and votes on his innocence or guilt.
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Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were impeached.  A lot of people don't know what being impeached means.  To be impeached means to have charges brought up against you.
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You could check the Constitution to see if he has, in fact, done anything worthy of it, but as regular citizens, we cannot impeach him.  If you find evidence that he does deserve impeachment, write letters to your senators and congressperson.
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Impeachment is not possible. Since essentially it is a partisan political process, one really cannot expect to see it when all three branches of government are Republican controlled, (whether you feel it the right thing to do or not.)
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There is no provision in the Constitution for a recall of the President.  The only recourse against a President is impeachment which is done by the Congress.  In order for the public to have the President removed, they would need to pressure their Congresspersons to impeach him.
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Actually, no crime is needed to initiatate impeachment.  "High Crimes" refers to a British terms which basically translates into deriliction of duty.  A unique type of offense which can only be committed as a result of being in a "High" office.  But not necessarily an offense that can be found in any criminal code of our criminal justice system.  In other words, abusing the power that was intrusted to an official.  A power which is inherent to the position (in this case, the presidency).  \n\nAlso, there are many methods of initiating impeachment in the rules of the House "Jefferson Manual."  One of them is for individual American Citizens to put forth a memorial.\n-\nTake a moment, and help convince Nancy Pelosi to Impeach..\n\nThe day the nation demands impeachment is upon us.  Sacks and sacks of mail are about to arrive in Nancy Pelosi's office initiating impeachment via the House of Representative's own rules.  This legal document is as binding as if a State or if the House itself passed the impeachment resolution (H.R. 635).   \n\nThere's a little known and rarely used clause of the "Jefferson Manual" in the rules for the House of Representatives which sets forth the various ways in which a president can be impeached. Only the House Judiciary Committee puts together the Articles of Impeachment, but before that happens, someone has to initiate the process.\n\nThat's where we come in. In addition to a House Resolution (635), or the State-by-State method, one of the ways to get impeachment going is for individual citizens like you and me to submit a memorial. ImpeachforPeace.org has created a new memorial based on one which was successful in impeaching a federal official in the past. You can find it on their website as a PDF.\n\nYou can initiate the impeachment process and simultaneously help to convince Pelosi to follow through with the process.  Do-It-Yourself by downloading the memorial, filling in the relevant information in the blanks (your name, state, etc.), and sending it in.  Be a part of history.\n\nhttp://ImpeachForPeace.org/ImpeachNow.html\nEvidence of Impeachability: http://imepachforpeace.org/evidence/
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Bush will not be impeached. He will resign in disgrace next spring, like Nixon did in 1974.
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Yes they can all be impeached and removed as well as federal judges. They can be impeached as well. A president has never been removed. In the United States, impeachment can occur both at the federal and state level. At the federal level, different standards apply when the impeachment involves a member of the executive branch or of the judiciary (and dispute currently exists over the use of impeachment against members of the legislative branch.) For the executive branch, only those who have allegedly committed "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors" may be impeached. Although treason and bribery are obvious, the Constitution is silent on what constitutes a "high crime or misdemeanor." Several commentators have suggested that Congress alone may decide for itself what constitutes an impeachable offense. The impeachment procedure is in two steps. The House of Representatives must first pass "articles of impeachment" by a simple majority. (All fifty state legislatures as well as the District of Columbia city council may also pass articles of impeachment against their own executives). The articles of impeachment constitute the formal allegations. Upon their passage, the defendant has been "impeached."\n\nNext, the Senate tries the accused. In the case of the impeachment of a President, the Chief Justice of the United States presides over the proceedings. Otherwise, the Vice President, in his capacity as President of the Senate, or the President pro tempore of the Senate presides. This may include the impeachment of the Vice President him- or herself, although legal theories suggest that allowing a person to be the judge in the case where she or he was the defendant wouldn't be permitted. If the Vice President did not preside over an impeachment, the duties would fall to the President Pro Tempore.\n\nIn order to convict the accused, a two-thirds majority of the senators present is required. Conviction automatically removes the defendant from office. Following conviction, the Senate may vote to further punish the individual by barring them from holding future federal office (either elected or appointed). Despite a conviction by the Senate, the defendant remains liable to criminal prosecution. It is possible to impeach someone even after the accused has vacated their office in order to disqualify the person from future office or from certain emoluments of their prior office (such as a pension.) If a two-thirds majority of the senators present does not vote "Guilty" on one or more of the charges, the defendant is acquitted and no punishment is imposed.  Here is our impeachment history.\n\ntwo presidents: \n\nAndrew Johnson was impeached in 1868 after violating the then-newly created Tenure of Office Act. Johnson was acquitted of all charges by a single vote in the Senate. \n\nBill Clinton was impeached on December 19, 1998 by the House of Representatives on grounds of perjury to a grand jury (by a 228–206 vote) and obstruction of justice (by a 221–212 vote). Two other articles of impeachment failed — a second count of perjury in the Jones case (by a 205–229 vote), and one accusing Clinton of abuse of power (by a 148–285 vote). He was acquitted by the Senate. \n\none cabinet officer, William W. Belknap (Secretary of War). He resigned before his trial, and was later acquitted. Allegedly most of those who voted to acquit him believed that his resignation had removed their jurisdiction. \n\none Senator, William Blount (though the Senate had already expelled him and it may have been illegal, see above). \nAssociate Justice Samuel Chase in 1804. He was acquitted. \n\ntwelve other federal judges, including Alcee Hastings, who was impeached and convicted for allegedly taking over $150,000 in bribe money in exchange for sentencing leniency. The Senate did not bar Hastings from holding future office, and Hastings currently serves as a Democratic member of the House
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Politicians can be kicked out when they are voted out in Elections.\n\nRecall Elections can be held for Governor and most other offices although a Recall cannot be held for President.\n\nIn order to remove the President the House has to Impeach him (Impeach is not a removal by the way, Impeach means a Trial gets to be held, 2 Presidents were Impeached but never removed cause they were aquitted).\n\nHowever when an Impeachment Trial is held a certain number of Senators have to vote Guilty but 51 Guilty votes do not remove him (it requires somewhere from I think 60 - 67 votes).\n\nSo to those want Bush removed in an Impeachment Trial dream on cause even if the Democrats got the Senate there would not be enough votes to remove Bush.\n\nHeck in the Clinton impeachment trial 55 Senators voted him Guilty on one Impeachment article but it was not even enough to remove Clinton (plus some Republicans did vote him Not Guilty).
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unfortunately, yes.  as the commander in chief of the armed forces, the president can send them in to any place he wants, and technically they are supposed to follow his orders.  in the event that he doesnt leave office, impeachment obviously wouldnt work, and the only way to get rid of him would be to kill him, as Thomas Jefferson alluded to when he said that the people had the right and responsibility to overthrow a government that is corrupt and reestablish the old system.\n\nnow, to your question.  in debate on the house floor a few years ago (right before the invasion of iraq), representative mcdermott quoted an article from the Sydney Morning Herald titled, "Foundations are in Place for Martial Law in the United States."  Bascially, during the Iran-Contra Affair, Ronald Reagan issued an executive order giving FEMA even broader powers than Congress gave it, and among these powers were the ability to prevent violent and widespread internal dissent or national opposition against a US military invasion abroad through the use of the military, basically, declaring martial law.  all of reagans papers, including this order, were sealed by the bush administration.  therefore, we do not know the full story.  \n\ni hope that this answers your question.  ive got the whole speech, and id be happy to give it to you if you want it.
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Impeachment is for President and Federal Judges.\n\nHowever Impeached does not mean Removed folks.\n\n2 Presidents were Impeached but not removed.\n\nThe House of Representatives Impeaches the President or a Federal Judge and once that happens the case goes before the U.S. Senate which acts as the Jury while the House of Representatives is the Prosecution.\n\nThe Chief Justice of the Supreme Court acts as Judge in the Impeachment Trial.\n\nMost of the time a person who is facing Impeachment will resign from their office rather than being Impeached.\n\nRichard Nixon is a good example of this because the House Judiciary Committee had approved of Articles of Impeachment to send before the entire House of Representatives and it appeared they were going to Impeach him which would have meant a Trial before the U.S. Senate.\n\nSo thus Richard Nixon decided to resign from the Presidency before the House of Representatives would have had the Oppurtunity to Impeach him.\n\nIt is estimated that The Senate would have aquitted Nixon for sure because of how many Senators have to vote Guilty on Articles of Impeachment.\n\nFor example when Clinton was Impeached by the House 50 Senators voted Guilty on 1 Article of Impeachment and 55 voted Guilty on another (so while a majority did vote Guilty on one article, the number of votes was not enough to remove Clinton from office).\n\nArlen Spector instead of voting Guilty or Not Guilty on one Article he voted Not Proven which I think is counted as a Not Guilty vote.\n\nI honestly do not think Bush will get impeached and if he did I don't think there would be enough votes to remove him even if more than 50 Senators voted Guilty on charges.\n\nNow as far as Senators and Congressman they can be removed in Recall Elections but I think the U.S. Senate can vote to expel a Senator and the U.S. House can voted to expel someone from the House.\n\nI do know that in some States the State Legislative Houses can expel one of it's own members by a vote and such a thing did happen in my State Michigan back in 1999 when 1 guy was expelled from the State Senator, the State Senator and another person were the only State Senators to vote against the Expulsion but 36 of the 38 Senators voted for it (my State Senator who I know personally was among the 36 who voted Yes).\n\nThat was the 1st time it had happened in the History of Michigan.
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In the US:\n\nThe procedure is in two steps. The House of Representatives must first pass "articles of impeachment" by a simple majority. The articles of impeachment constitute the formal allegations. Upon their passage, the defendant has been "impeached."\n\nNext, the Senate tries the accused. In the case of the impeachment of a President, the Chief Justice of the United States presides over the proceedings. Otherwise, the Vice President, in his capacity of President of the Senate, or the President pro tempore of the Senate presides. This would include the impeachment of the Vice President him- or herself. In order to convict the accused, a two-thirds majority of the senators present is required.\n\nCheck the link for lots more information.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment#United_States