Is impeachment possible?
342432
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.
129254
Refer to Article 2, Section 4 of the Constitution of the United States.\n\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\nNo he cannot be fired and as far as is in the public arena, there is no evidence of such crimes.
70558
yes , why not ? this Philippine government made our lives so hard, we cant tell who is telling the truth and whom to believe then. Many bebefits are not given to the government employees. So we need a change , and that change shall take efect soon. impeachment is one of the solutions.
968575
impreachment and prision
189435
Go to the link below. Click on the words "sign petition" many republicans agree, Bu$h broke the law. Even Dewine did in his letter to me. That is also on the blog. The petition is about "censor" not impeachment, yet. The petition has nothing to do with the lies all in the bu$h gang told that led us into war. That is impeachable. The Court case in Texas will decide the path impeachment will take in Congress.
53780
Only the US House of Representatives can impeach the President. The Republicans hold a majority in the House, so it's not very likely.
145590
it is possible but a transporant president should not do that.\n\nit is possible, well ways of putting fear in the minnors
1014603
Yes. I guess so but it would never work because Bush would have to be charged with a felony or general incompetence. I would be struck down not only by Republicans but also by the Democrats. Only two presidents have ever been impeached: Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton
148863
Impeached for what?\n\nOh, and the answer is slim to none.  He has to do something wrong first.
823446
Only the House of Representatives can impeach a federal official.  They only need a simple majority to issue articles of impeachment (similar to an grand jury indictment in normal cases). The Senate then tries the impeachment to determine if he's guilty and if he should be removed from office.  That requires a 2/3 vote.
233449
It would be hard to impeach Bush because it would have to be approved by the House and the Senate. The majority of congressmen in office are on the Right. This is sort of the same reason why Clinton wasn't impeached. Bush has done an exponential amount of damage compared to Clinton and anyone who says that it was passed on from Clinton must not have seen the U.S. budget over the past 40 yrs.
581629
The House must vote to impeach, and as of now the Republicans have a majority in the House- meaning no chance. The Democrats would have to win the House this November (this is 50-50 right now). Then, they would have to actually vote to impeach him. While I am sure some would vote to impeach, it would be pretty difficult to get all of them to vote for it. So all in all, the chances are pretty low, but not nil.
358999
No.  You can't impeach someone because you disagree with them or because they are unpopular.  The Constituion specifies impeachment only for High Crimes and Misdemeanors.  Nixon's covering for the Watergate Break In probably counts, everything since (the Whitewater stuff is a stretch the evidence was a little thin) just lacks proper legal standing.  Congress needs to stop treating impeachment as a political toy and reserve it for what it is, a very serious proceding not to be undertaken lightly or in a partisan manner.
192154
Impeachment is reserved for 'high crimes and misdemeanors'. Incompetence doesn't qualify - if it did, half of the government would be gone.
849878
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).
861246
Yes it is possible. If no one gets the required electorial votes to win president but does have "the most" they could still lose the election once it enters the House of Representatives. This is very unlikely in our two party system but if we had a strong third party it is very possible.
597624
Actually, you may not have to wait, with about 1/2 of the Republicans against George W. Bush now,     1ST Stage: the House of representatives can vote to impeach, "articles of impeachment", 2ND Stage: the Senate actually tries the case, with a two-thirds vote required for conviction.\nThe Vice President can be impeached as well. \nBill Clinton was impeached, but not convicted.