Why is it that everyone who quotes that clause fixates on one end of the spectrum, to the total exclusion of the other end of the range of impeachable offenses?
Based on what?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."
Horrendous, b.s. actions on Obama's part, treason can be argued but not in any way proved. Right now any calls for his impeachment are stupid and verging on moonbat-ery.
Does anyone know what "misdemeanors" are?
Hint: Think "spitting on the sidewalk."
The impeachment clause is a soup-to-nuts all-encompassing "out" for getting rid of an executive who's more trouble than the Legislature thinks he's worth.
Besides which, should The ONE ever fail to continue keeping his birth records/personal history quashed, I think it's game-on for the major-league infractions to be prosecuted.
I'm sure there is no dearth of leftist partisans who know the real scoop, and are using it to keep The ONE in line. If he ever steps out of line, look for that material to suddenly appear a la the Rose Billing Records.
Right now they are to the one covering for him, pretending that there's NO "constitutional issue" -- that's because he's their Golden Boy, the point man for several decades worth of incremental creep to the left. They see him as being The ONE to take them through the finish line, and once and for all turn this into the Socialist States of America.
As long as they believe he'll do the job, they will NOT break ranks. But if he should demonstrate the unwillingess (or more likely, inability) to deliver the goods, they'll suddenly "discover" that there's "a problem" (oh, who knew? who knew? -- cue Claude Rains in Rick's) -- and, "as a matter of conscience" lead the push for his impeachment.
His ONLY "cover" consists of his ability to deliver the goods -- and, whatever dirt he's got on them -- but that is a game that only the Clintons have mastered, and I kinda doubt that they will go to the mat for The ONE.
Hint: Think "spitting on the sidewalk."
The impeachment clause is a soup-to-nuts all-encompassing "out" for getting rid of an executive who's more trouble than the Legislature thinks he's worth.
...and still requires charges serious enough for Congress to vote to remove a sitting president. Incompetence and stupidity are not crimes, and not just any crime will be acceptable for such a massive interjection of the Legislative into the Executive.
Obama especially could be filmed handing over a folder with "U.S. Nuclear Secrets" along with a suitcase full of cash to Imanutjob, and it would still be explained away.
I HIGHLY doubt we'll see an impeachment of Dear Leader.