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To: ctdonath2

Impeachment cannot be for acts committed before office holder is inaugurated.


40 posted on 10/30/2016 7:32:30 PM PDT by Strac6 (Everything Depends On Defeating Hillary in November. Everything else is minor compared to that!)
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To: Strac6
Impeachment cannot be for acts committed before office holder is inaugurated.

Actually impeachment can be for anything congress says it is, the term "high crimes and misdemeanors" is not defined anywhere in the constitution or criminal/civil law. Congress could declare the simple fact a president is under investigation a "high crime or misdemeanor", heck in theory congress could declare the president failing to smile enough a "high crime or misdemeanor". It is doubtful the courts would get involved for separation of powers reasons, because impeachment is considered a power under the sole authority of congress (IE the courts can't impeach the president only congress can).

54 posted on 10/30/2016 7:39:33 PM PDT by apillar
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To: Strac6

Practically speaking, I believe impeachment can be for whatever Congress decides it’s for.


56 posted on 10/30/2016 7:40:39 PM PDT by gogeo (Black Lives Matter to Donald Trump.)
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To: Strac6

Impeachment can be for salacious character.


142 posted on 10/31/2016 3:11:08 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell ( Trump is the collective voice of 100 million F U Â’s.)
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