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To: Fury
Let me know if there’s any examples of a federal civil officer being removed from office other than by conviction in an impeachment... They usually quit before they get impeached.

It's gonna be another bad day for you.
House Practice: A Guide to the Rules, Precedents and Procedures of the House]

A Member of Congress is not a ``civil Officer'' within the meaning of the impeachment provisions of the Constitution. 3 Hinds Sec. Sec. 2310, 2316. The contention that a Senator was not a civil officer within the meaning of the impeachment provisions of the Constitution was sustained by the Senate in 1799. The Senate dismissed impeachment charges brought to its bar by the House, finding that an impeachment of a Senator was beyond its jurisdiction. 3 Hinds Sec. 2318; Sec. 4, infra.
124 posted on 12/13/2022 2:51:07 PM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: philman_36
It's gonna be another bad day for you.

Not likely. I never wrote that Members of Congress could removed via conviction in an impeachment trial. They can only be removed via expulsion with a 2/3 vote.

Do better.

125 posted on 12/13/2022 3:08:26 PM PST by Fury
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