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To: BerniesFriend

This is what you mean?


"Impeachment occurs rarely enough for many in a country to misunderstand its nature. A typical misconception is to confuse it with involuntary removal from office; in fact it is only the legal statement of charges, parallelling an indictment in criminal law. An official who is impeached faces a second legislative vote (whether by the same body or another), which determines conviction, or failure to convict, on the charges embodied by the impeachment. Most constitutions require a supermajority to convict."


21 posted on 03/12/2006 2:53:59 PM PST by Rick_Michael
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To: Rick_Michael

Well put..exactly what I meant..I saw unfunny comedian kathy griffin yelling about Bush once..she was screaming for him to be impeached..as if he would then leave office..


28 posted on 03/12/2006 3:02:04 PM PST by BerniesFriend
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