How do we get Bush out of office? His popularity is down to like, what? 50%? But he's still got 2 years ... (What needs to happen for legal impeachment?
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Traditionally, the impeachment process begins with the House Judiciary Committee holding hearings. If the committee then passes an impeachment resolution and accompanying articles of impeachment, those go to the full House. And if the resolution and articles are approved (by a simple majority), the president is impeached, the equivalent of being formally charged. \n\nThat is the first step of a two-step process. There is then a trial in the Senate, with members of the House serving as prosecutor and the chief justice serving as judge. If the Senate finds the president guilty of any of the articles of impeachment – by a two-thirds vote – he is removed from office and the vice president immediately assumes the presidency.
322902
Hardly breaking news. We need to vote the rascals out in Nov. 2006. This will put pressure on President Bush, and it will bring up the possibility of impeachment.
641574
Oh, trust me, I tried, but unfortunately individual votes don't count here as much as people think.  You see, we vote as individuals, then the electoral college gets to cast so many votes per state.  They are supposed to do it by whoever had the majority of votes, but I don't think they do all the time.  It's not actually required.  I think that it would have been an even closer race this last time if it had been by popular vote only.\n\nOf course, we probably could have picked a better Democratic candidate, but I didn't get my way with that one, either.  \n\nAnd we can't just kick out our President.  He can only be impeached, and that impeachment may or may not lead to him being removed from office.  So far, no one has managed to find anything impeachable with this president, although I'm sure it's from lack of real effort among the G.O.P.  Unfortunately, a less than 50% approval rate doesn't mean anything. :-(
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I look at this as a wake up call.\n\nReality is, its possible even in  2 years for the demos to undo many things.\n\nIts possible to actually repeal inheritance tax repeals.\nThey will initiate new taxes as they always have.\n\nThey will continue the spending that Bush was forced into by virtue of 9/11.   (Btw, previous to Bush they were the party of spending).\n\nWe have 2 years of hell to go thru for now.\n\nBtw, Demos were responsible for 35+ years of hell that they put us thru till Reagan got in.\n\nNow we probably have a impeachment coming up.\nOf course, there is no real reason to impeach bush, unlike the lies Clinton spoke in court.
301274
First of all their are more Republicans in Congress than Democrats or Independents...so there's your answer to that! We have an unbalanced government, not to mention corrupt so why would they impeach Bush? They can't even pass a decent piece of legislation
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Why would you want to waste taxpayer money doing this? Yes, once the Dems take office in January, there will be enough votes in the U.S. House for impeachment, but to impeach a President (or any federal officer) is only to bring charges against them. It is like an indictment in criminal court. It does not remove the President from office. They then stand trial in the U.S. Senate, where a 2/3 majority is needed to convict and remove him from office. The Dems do not have the votes needed for that. \n\nI will be writing my newly elected Congressman and telling him NOT to pursue impeachment against Bush because the money can be used elsewhere (like healthcare).
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I think it is a combination of many factors.  I've heard more than one person express that since experiencing Bush's Presidency they realize how good we had it under Clinton.  Also, it's sort of a wake up call when you compare what Clinton was impeached for and what Bush should be impeached for.  I don't want to see impeachment, it is a waste of time for all involved, but I do think he richly deserves it nonetheless.  People do tend to look back with fondness at some Presidents and Americans can very forgiving, depending on the circumstance and the subject.  Bill Clinton has done some great things since his Presidency ended and he stays in the public limelight.  Seeing him standing next to Bush 41 while they work together affects those ratings too.  I think we long for those in power right now to do the same.  I don't think GW should be looking for forgiveness in the future though.  I believe whether it's 10 years or 50 years after his Presidency, he will still have one of the lowest approval ratings ever recorded.
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It's pretty clear that the president has done some illegal things, such as the warrantless wiretapping.  But only the congress can impeach the president, and as long as the majority of congress are Republicans, they are unlikely to do this.\n\nSo the only realistic way to get him impeached is to elect a majority of Democrats to congress in the fall 2006 election.
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The reason Bush is still President is due to the fact that he has not been impeached, The reason why he was elected was because unfortunately the democrats can not come up with a reasonable candidate that can stand on issues versus hate speech. This has been demonstrated here and is another indication of republicans taking the white house again in 2008. You hear about the"lies, the half-a** answers, The bad grammar, or lack of leadership" but never examples of such. His approval rating at this time in his presidency is actually higher then Bill Clinton's was during the same time in his administration. Its a shame that a party that stood for the common man with heros such as FDR and Kennedy(JFK of course) Has turned into a bunch of people who have no dream, have no desire to build, just the ability to whine and complain. I disagree with the President on many things but what i like about him is that he does what he says he will. This is a welcome change. If democrats want the White house back, stop being afraid of being called a liberal and show people a better way, not just calling our leader(like him or not) a retard. The most important thing in order to be taken seriously is the ability to respect the differences in others and being able to debate the issues instead of name calling and threatening to move out of the USA if your opponent gets elected. (BTW im still waiting for many of Hollywood to keep their word and leave.)  Just my opinion, remember you asked and know that I respect your right to express yours.
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Hey gang, I don't think the Constitution allows for a recall election.  I think only states have recall election provisions, and then only some states.  I do think, however, that the states could pass a constitutional amendment making the President answerable to the people for his crimes and come clean with all available records, but can you really imagine such a thing happening, with our f'ed up media?\n\nAs I see it, the only ways to get rid of this President are to a) rise up in a mass, anti-Constitutionally elected government revolution, or b)elect a Democratic majority to the House and then successfully impeach both Bush and Cheney simultaneously, thus giving the Presidency to the Speaker of the House, who would be a Democrat.  To my mind, that's the only real scenario that works.  I suppose if we had a different media and more active populace, a new party could split the vote, and all hell could break loose, but I don't think we're going to see a repeat of what happened in 1860 and Lincoln and the Republican Party takeover of the White House.  So that leaves us with Democrats taking control and actually acting on something the people want, which is impeachment.  And if impeachment isn't acted upon, this country sinks deeper and deeper into the rabbit hole.
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If the GOP loses either the House or the Senate, the ball on impeachment can get rolling and a host of investigations and hearings on the abuses of his administration won't be blocked or stalled by Republicans.  Its obvious they can not handle all this power, so the first step is to take it away from them.  We will still have the 33 percent of die-hard adherants who will go to their graves defending\nBush, but most Americans are sick of him and his policies.
473308
I think they have two years before the President is out of office and he will make it as difficult as possible. Hopefully they will not waste time digging up dirt on people and will just focus on moving forward.
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you still have another 2.5 yrs under Bush.\n\nGood luck
142090
I think America should pull the old Republican trick and seize all of their assets. Bush & Cheney and the lot of them would make a nice clump of change for America. It's already starting to happen. I watched America break down Tricky Dick Nixon, and impeach him and his staff of crooks. Nixon resigned and couldn't finish his terms; because of what was siad by him and Billy Grahm. Yes I said Billy Grahm, he was involved just like what is going on right now. Billy Grahm was Nixons spiritual advisor at the time. So America has already had plenty of experience with people, places and things like this. We will just open back up all the play books, and it will be business as usual. Bush wont make it to November now, since he has broken the ice on the American people, and now the Latinos. That was really brilliant!!! Ha Ha Ha!!!! Impeach Bush and the rest of the warmongers.
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The funny thing is, Bush's rating is 29%.\n\n29%!!!!!!!\n\nEven at during a time of crisis for Clinton (with the "impeachment" stuff,) HIS approval was OUTSTANDING!!!\n\n"In the wake of the House of Representatives' approval of two articles of impeachment, Bill Clinton's approval rating has jumped 10 points to 73 percent, the latest CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll shows." ~ CNN.com\n\nEven if Bush's rating DOUBLES, it would STILL be failing. 58%. Not that he can get it that high.\n\nI wonder if it is the LOWEST a President has ever gotten since they started polling...\n\n************EDIT***************\n\nDAR claims he has a life. (See below.)\n\nIf that were the case, why is he "here:?
668105
You bet, nobody should be above the law, if it is ok for Bush to break the law then it is ok for all of us. He needs to be reigned in someway in his last two years to keep him from doing any more damage to the constitution or the country.
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Start with Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution:\n"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."\n\nIf Congress feels the need under that Section, the the House first brings the charges.  There are various things like an independent counsel and so forth.  The general gist is that they eventually vote.  If there's a majority for, then the impeachment happens.  This is what happened with Clinton.  He got impeached, but that isn't enough.  It's similar to a grand jury deciding if there is enough evidence.\n\nIf there is, the case moves to the Senate.  There, it's like a typical trial with witnesses, cross examinations, etc.  If the Senate has a 2/3rd vote for, then it's a conviction and the person is removed from office.