The Impeachables - Lindsey Graham and John McCain

Youtube ^ | 2/15/17 | Robert Gile

[dirtboy]

You don’t impeach Senators.

[Enlightened1]

If a federal official commits a crime or otherwise acts improperly, the House of Representatives may impeach—formally charge—that official. If the official subsequently is convicted in a Senate impeachment trial, he is removed from office.

 

(copied from the top center in the link below)

https://www.senate.gov/reference/Index/Impeachment.htm

 

 

[Renegade]

Tar and Feather is approved!

[jjotto]

Not really an expert in this stuff, are you?

[dirtboy]

Once again, you do not impeach Senators. Senators and Representatives vote on removal for their own members.

[Enlightened1]

See post #7

[Enlightened1]

Impeachments of Federal Officials

Source: Congressional Directory

The procedure for the impeachment of federal officials is detailed in Article I, Section 3, of the Constitution. The Senate has sat as a court of impeachment in the following cases:

• William Blount, senator from Tennessee; charges dismissed for want of jurisdiction, Jan. 14, 1799.
• John Pickering, judge of the U.S. District Court for New Hampshire; removed from office March 12, 1804.
• Samuel Chase, associate justice of the Supreme Court; acquitted March 1, 1805.
• James H. Peck, judge of the U.S. District Court for Missouri; acquitted Jan. 31, 1831.
• West H. Humphreys, judge of the U.S. District Court for the middle, eastern, and western districts of Tennessee; removed from office June 26, 1862.
• Andrew Johnson, president of the United States; acquitted May 26, 1868.
• William W. Belknap, secretary of war; acquitted Aug. 1, 1876.
• Charles Swayne, judge of the U.S. District Court for the northern district of Florida; acquitted Feb. 27, 1905.
• Robert W. Archbald, associate judge, U.S. Commerce Court; removed Jan. 13, 1913.
• George W. English, judge of the U.S. District Court for eastern district of Illinois; resigned Nov. 4, 1926; proceedings dismissed.
• Harold Louderback, judge of the U.S. District Court for the northern district of California; acquitted May 24, 1933.
• Halsted L. Ritter, judge of the U.S. District Court for the southern district of Florida; removed from office April 17, 1936.
• Harry E. Claiborne, judge of the U.S. District Court for the district of Nevada; removed from office Oct. 9, 1986.
• Alcee L. Hastings, judge of the U.S. District Court for the southern district of Florida; removed from office Oct. 20, 1989.
• Walter L. Nixon, judge of the Southern District Court for Mississippi; removed from office Nov. 3, 1989.
• William J. Clinton, president of the United States; acquitted Feb. 12, 1999.
• G. Thomas Porteous Jr., judge of the U.S. District Court in Louisiana removed from office Dec. 9, 2010.

 

[grania]

You don't impeach Senators

That's too good for traitors. Turn them over to the Hague for war crimes (arming known terrorists, supporting the overthrow of legitimate governments). How about Sedition, (ex: leaking classified information) for actions that undermine the policies of the US government? And while we're at it, has McCain violated the Logan Act by undermining the policies of the US President at an international meeting of governments?

I wouldn't mind settling for McCain spending the rest of his life in a locked room with padded walls. But prison for the rest of his life for war crimes and treason would be so much sweeter.

[DrDude]

Not sure who is correct but voting to remove someone is the same as impeachment. Impeachment is “voting to remove from office”.

[ptsal]

Bookmark #7 - impeachment

[dirtboy]

Once again, Senators and Representatives control expulsions from their own chambers. Impeachment and removal are for the executive and judicial branches. Read the Constitution.

[dirtboy]

The first name listed should answer this for you. Lack of jurisdiction to impeach a Senator. All the rest are from the executive and judiciary.

[redfreedom]

There is just no way at all either of these two will ever be impeached or otherwise gotten rid of by their own kind.

The globalist/elitist/RINO/Uniparty political correctness standards just will not allow it.

On the other hand, if the same group could muster it, any and all rules will be bent to get rid of Trump.

My gut feeling is Trump will succeed with most of his promises. Couple success with his direct communication with the voters (tweeting & rallies), he will be too popular to topple politically. The result is, hopefully McCain & his butt buddy will shut up.

[jjotto]

Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution prescribes how the House or Senate can expel one of their own members by a two-thirds vote. Impeachment isn’t needed.

The Legislative Branch was meant to be most powerful. That’s why it can remove anyone in the other two branches.

[dirtboy]

And while we're at it, has McCain violated the Logan Act by undermining the policies of the US President at an international meeting of governments?

The Logan Act is a very questionable piece of legislation from the first Adams Administration (the same folks who helped bring us the Alien and Sedition Acts) and there has only been one unsuccessful prosecution under it in 1803.

[Enlightened1]

Haha you still do not get it!

The Senator was still impeached just like Bill Clinton.

The House of Representatives does the impeachment .....and NOT the Senate.

The Senate has the trial and can remove from office if found guilty.

Not really an expert in this stuff, are you?

[grania]

What about the war crimes thought? Is McCain quite possibly guilty of war crimes for supplying arms to terrorists and being involved in the overthrow of legally elected governments?

[dirtboy]

Post 16 shows the section of the Constitution regarding the process for expulsion of members of the Senate and House. Impeachment is a vote for referral for removal in the House, and then the Senate votes to remove. It is for the executive and judicial branches.

If you wish to keep wallowing in your ignorance while celebrating such, go for it. You have been given the information to be informed on this subject, I guess you don't care to expend the effort to do an internet search on what has been provided to you.