How to remove a US president?

3/25/10 | conservativesister

[conservativesister]

I've searched FR, googled, and wicki-ed, the only thing I can find about removing a president is :

The House of Representatives has the power to bring articles of impeachment against a president. If articles are brought, then the president is considered impeached (but not guilty). A simple majority of the vote is sufficient to bring articles of impeachment.

Article 2, section 4 of the Constitution indicates reasons removal from office. "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."

Obviously, The House isn't going to listen to the people, my question is what rights do the people have for recall (like Gov. Davis) or removal of the President?

[MIchaelTArchangel]

None...until the next election for electors from their state.

[Paleo Conservative]

You’d need 67 senators to go along.

[almcbean]

I think it’s called an election. See you in 2012

[pepsi_junkie]

Elect someone else. If you can’t wait that long, then get the house to impeach him and get the senate to convict him.

Bill Clinton couldn’t get kicked out and the GOP controlled the Senate. You think the dems are going to do it to O?

[dinoparty]

None.

Cripple the President politically by making him a lame duck ... that’s the best that can be hoped for.

[SnakeDoctor]

None. The impeachment process, quoted above, is the only Constitutional method of removing a President from office.

SnakeDoc

[vharlow]

Force this one to release his secret documents that prove he is ineligible to hold the office, and was aware of that. That would be fraud, and he could be impeached for that, if not removed for being ineligible in the first place. His father was not a citizen, and the Constitution calls for a "natural born citizen" standard to qualify. He doesn't. Millions know this, but media and liberal judges refuse to deal with it. I suspect it's because of his race, and not wanting to upset all the people who thought we were beyond race if we could elect him. But lets face it, he's also half white, so that's just BS.

But good luck with that.

I discovered my grandson's 9th grade history text uses the term "native born" and raised hell by email, but a whole lot of good that did. Never got a response even. Statists don't care about the Constitution.

[i_dont_chat]

I think that Bill Clinton was impeached, but not convicted. Right?

[ZULU]

If it can be proved he is NOT an American citizen - I would think he COULD be removed from office - AND HUSTLED OFF TO PRISON!

[ConservativeVoice]

As the others have pointed out, no way short of impeachment. But, listen to Newt. Elect a Republican House this year and they can refuse to appropriate funds for the health care monstrosity and any other crazy proposal for national suicide Obama pushes.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

How to remove a U.S. President?.... Tent the White House....

[Domandred]

Take over the House and Senate in 2010 elections. Then for 2 years nothing will get done, which is better than what’s happening now. Then elect Obama out in 2012.

Scary part is that time period between the elections and when people actually take office when the Libs and Rats know they have nothing to lose.

[The Sons of Liberty]

Under the 25th Amendment:
Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.

this effectively removes the President, although temporarily, but presumably the VP could remain "acting President' until expiration of the term.

[wendy1946]

There would just about need to be a serious threat of succession on the table but it might could be done. Barrack Obama is no more a US citizen than I am Japanese or Chinese; what we should be looking into is the possibility of getting the 08 election annulled.

[Star Traveler]

Elections — or — Impeachment by the House, and conviction by the Senate... and that’s it, as far as any recourse is concerned.

[FrankR]

"None...until the next election for electors from their state. "

That's a shame, he can do a lot more damage between now and 2012.

[Non-Sequitur]

Obviously, The House isn't going to listen to the people, my question is what rights do the people have for recall (like Gov. Davis) or removal of the President?

Your only chance for recall will occur in November 2012.