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"Since the impeachment of a sitting president is essentially a political proceeding (rather than a legal one), he can be impeached for any reason whatsoever. There is nothing in the U.S. Constitution that would prevent the House from issuing articles of impeachment against a president just because they didn't like the color of his hair."

So you are now agreeing with the Democrats that the impeachment of Clinton was essentially a political proceeding? I disagree, he was impeached because he committed a crime. This is what the Constitution says about impeachment in Article II, Section 4:

"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."

Impeachment is clearly a legal proceeding resulting from a criminal offence.

If impeachment were a "legal" proceeding, the impeachment and trial would not be adjudicated in the House and Senate. And the phrase "other high crimes and misdemeanors" is so nebulous that by definition impeachment would have to involve decisions made in a blatantly political process.

I do agree with the Democrats that the impeachment was a "political" proceeding. What they never pointed out, though, was that their defense of Clinton was nothing more than a political proceeding as well.