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To: cynwoody

The Congress has the power to impeach the President.

Disqualification is not Impeachment.


65 posted on 11/23/2010 11:17:30 PM PST by Arthur McGowan (In Edward Kennedy's America, federal funding of brothels is a right, not a privilege.)
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To: Arthur McGowan
The Congress has the power to impeach the President.

Disqualification is not Impeachment.

Correct. The Supreme Court could find him unqualified to hold office. But that would be mere non-binding advice to Congress. Certainly, it would be grounds for impeachment. But it doesn't take grounds for impeachment to remove a president. It takes a majority of the House and two thirds of the Senate. Congress can ignore grounds, or it can remove with inadequate grounds.

On the other hand, SCOTUS finding him unqualified would probably keep him out of the 2012 election. It would also give a boost to the Hildebeest and possibly to glaziers and carpenters in urban areas.

156 posted on 11/24/2010 8:30:34 AM PST by cynwoody
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