The president is above the law as it should be less impeachment. The house of representatives is the voice of the people and if we have a rouge president it is the grand jury. The Senate is the Jury of conviction or not. To convict in the Senate needs 60 votes as it should.
This is good. This is very good. Only will the most egregious president be removed from office by congressional action. The removal of a President through history has been at the ballot box as it should.
President Clinton was a vile man in office. He was a multiple perjurer under oath. His crimes most defiantly reached the legal standards of impeachment. His crimes in reality were not worthy of impeachment in the political reality at that time. He was impeached and it all came to nothing because the economy was doing well. He got a political pass.
It’s not worth arguing over at this point, and I’m not seeking to infer there’s much to argue about here anyway.
Hyde was the driving force in the House at that time. As soon as the articles of impeachment were declared, it was obvious they ran from the most egregious actions of the president.
Dole refused to hold impeachment hearings. That was the end of that.
For the articles that were listed, I don’t think there was anything worthy of removing a president for.
I don’t remember them, just that take on them. Someone may be able to dig them up easily and make a case for them. I might agree with their take on them too.
My impression was that they were quite weak, and that’s pretty much all I remember now.
Well stated.