There were four formal charges that the House voted on.
They passed two of the four.
Many of the reps would not even go into the room to read the material.
FreeRepublic’s March for Justice on Oct. 31, 1998 was attended by over 4,000 patriots.
It got the attention of the house leadership.
Seven weeks later to the day, Clinton was impeached.
From Wiki:
Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, was impeached by the House of Representatives on two charges, one of perjury and one of obstruction of justice, on December 19, 1998. The charges stemmed from his extramarital affair with former White House Intern Monica Lewinsky and his testimony about the affair during a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against him by Paula Jones. He was subsequently acquitted of these charges by the Senate on February 12, 1999.[1] Two other impeachment articles – a second perjury charge and a charge of abuse of power – failed in the House.
News for those who dont know: During Impeachment representatives and senators are actually allowed to vote to impeach for any reason they want. It doesnt have to be for any particular articles of impeachment or breaking a law or whatever... They can impeach for any reason, it does not have to be any of the formal or informal charges listed before voting.
I was in DC for the swearing in of my state’s US Senator, and he surprisingly, gave me one of his personal passes, granting me passage into the US House Chamber, on the day that the twelve impeachment trial managers, presented the two articles of impeachment to USSC Chief Justice Rehnquist.
The Sergeant of Arms, was the former head of the State Police of Illinois, my home state. The chamber doors opened and he shouted Hear Yee! Hear Yee! Of course more words were spoken which I fail to remember, but it was quite the scene of high drama.
I had a front row seat in the balcony, looking down over the aisle that the trial managers used to approach the Chief Justice, which afforded an unforgettable view of the presentation of the articles of impeachment to the Chief Justice.
For such a solemn occasion, the Chief Justice had three gold ribbons sewn to each upper sleeve of his normally solid black robe. Too bad five squishy Republican Senators, joined all of the Democrat Senators, in voting Not Guilty, some (several) weeks later.