I disagree. Andrew Johnson came within one vote of removal from office over what were basically political differences. There is no appeal to SCOTUS if a president is impeached and removed.
The power of Congress to impeach a sitting President is basically unlimited.
If the members of the House of Representatives decided tomorrow to impeach George W. Bush because they don't like Texans, and two-thirds of the members of the Senate agreed, then George W. Bush would be out of a job with absolutely no recourse other than to run again in 2008.
-- such a basis for an impeachment would never pass constitutional muster. He must be found guilty of "high crimes or Misdemeanors".
dirtboy:
I disagree. Andrew Johnson came within one vote of removal from office over what were basically political differences.
There is no appeal to SCOTUS if a president is impeached and removed.
If the President appealed a specious impeachment to the people & to the USSC on Constitutional grounds , -- and refused to leave the white house until heard, -- which dept/agency could Congress use to evict him?