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To: MHGinTN

In Burton v. United States:
the Supreme Court ruled that a provision of federal law which on its face purported to make one convicted of bribery
“ineligible” to be a United States Senator, could not act as a forfeiture of a Senator’s office, since the only way to remove a Member under the Constitution was by the
Senate exercising its authority over its own Members.

RELEVANT CASE: AN INELIGIBLE SENATOR COULD NOT BE REMOVED (EXCEPT BY THE SENATE).
http://74.6.239.67/search/cache?ei=UTF-8&p=Congress+removal+from+office&fr=yfp-t-501&u=lugar.senate.gov/services/pdf_crs/Recall_of_Legislators_and_the_Removal_of_Members_of_Congress_from_Office.pdf&w=congress+removal+remove+removed+office&d=TA4d1t29TdK9&icp=1&.intl=us&sig=VLhFTADt5rS1TVD7Vsyp9g


1,121 posted on 09/13/2009 9:58:58 PM PDT by campaignPete R-CT
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To: campaignPete R-CT

I see your perspective, but tell me, which President is going to remove the one in the Oval Office heading the executive branch. ... What are you digging for, anyway?


1,125 posted on 09/13/2009 10:14:03 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Dems, believing they cannot be deceived, it is impossible to convince them when they are deceived.)
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To: campaignPete R-CT

The case is not relevent, BTW, because it does not question eligibility to run and hold the office elected to. But that was a nice try.


1,127 posted on 09/13/2009 10:20:18 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Dems, believing they cannot be deceived, it is impossible to convince them when they are deceived.)
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To: campaignPete R-CT
the Supreme Court ruled that a provision of federal law which on its face purported to make one convicted of bribery “ineligible” to be a United States Senator, could not act as a forfeiture of a Senator’s office, since the only way to remove a Member under the Constitution was by the Senate exercising its authority over its own Members.

The Constitution most explicitly makes someone not a natural born citizen not eligible to the office of President.

Totally different situation. Impeachment is for President's who misbehave, not for ineligible usurpers.

1,134 posted on 09/13/2009 11:29:27 PM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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