Can someone please tell me what impeached means when referring to politics.?
399715
Two U.S. Presidents have been impeached (Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson).  Neither were convicted.  An impeachment is the same as an indictment, where charges are filed against the President or a federal judge.  Congress votes to impeach and then the Senate tries the case and votes on his innocence or guilt.
82680
Impeachment is not possible. Since essentially it is a partisan political process, one really cannot expect to see it when all three branches of government are Republican controlled, (whether you feel it the right thing to do or not.)
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.
953657
Impeachment is nothing more than an indictment. It does not remove a person from office. It takes a simple majority in the U.S. House to impeach a federal officer (President and Vice President are federal officers). If they are impeached, they will then stand trial in the U.S. Senate, where it takes a 2/3 majority to convict and remove from office. \n\nThe Dems do have enough votes in the House to impeach, but they are no where close enough to the required number of votes to convict in the Senate. They one have 51 seats, and need a minimum of 67 votes.
1142995
On what grounds for impeachment?  There is nothing.  WMDs were in fact found in Iraq, and everything he has done is 100% legal.  Read the laws, not the New York Times.
86510
YES it is. Now, can we use the power of IMPEACHMENT on a president?
605452
To "impeach" means to bring to a tribunal, to try, on the grounds on improper conduct ("high crimes and misdemeanors"). Many people assume that when a politician is impeached he is actually removed from office. That is incorrect. Impeachment hearings merely allow accusations to be read and for a hearing to take place. Under the US Constitution, the House can bring forth articles of impeachment, but it is the Senate which actually votes to remove or not. So, the House impeached President Clinton but the Senate acquitted him. Same goes for President Andrew Johnson. Nixon surely would have been impeached and voted out of office had he not resigned, and his successor Ford gave him a full pardon so he would be immune from the possibility of serving prison time as a civilian. (Ford later paid for this- many say- by losing the 1976 election to Jimmy Carter).
73111
Impeached for  incompedance? Most defenanly!Aressted? not sure.
171563
Politics is simply the exchange of ideas for the betterment of the community.  Kinda like a football game of ideas.  Some teams are really good for some folks, some teams really stink for some folks.  Sometimes there are ties.\n\nThe problem is that the political games never ends and the two sides shakes hands and get a pizza together!
53692
Actually, the whole thing happens in congress -- the justice department is not involved.\n\nThe house votes for articles of impeachment, then the senate tries.\n\nIf you feel strongly enough about it, contact your house member and let them know.\n\nFrankly, your best bet is to wait it out.
417513
What you are asking is what former president Clinton meant when he actually used that phrase. I wish I knew. I am fairly good at interpreting the doublespeak of lawyers and politicians, but I could never get this one either.
680627
You could look it up on the internet! Come on man use your brain!\n\nTriple E Senate: Stands for equal, elected, and effective\n\nSee the links below, the first should be most helpful!
414481
I don't get the of your question.  Her sercies in the House of Representatives and he's and elected official in that sense.  How are you defining "official"?
379126
Yes, Clinton was impeached.  Most people do not understand the defininition of impeachment.  Impeachment means to bring charges against a public official while they are in office.  Clinton was, however, found not guilty.
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.
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When an irate citizen demands that a disfavored public official be impeached, the citizen clearly intends for the official to be removed from office. This popular use of impeach as a synonym of "throw out" (even if by due process) does not accord with the legal meaning of the word. As recent history has shown, when a public official is impeached, that is, formally accused of wrongdoing, this is only the start of what can be a lengthy process that may or may not lead to the official's removal from office. In strict usage, an official is impeached (accused), tried, and then convicted or acquitted. The vaguer use of impeach reflects disgruntled citizens' indifference to whether the official is forced from office by legal means or chooses to resign to avoid further disgrace.
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I think the word is "waning", Sir.\n\nPolitical Correctness is getting to be a pain, though.\n\nHave a nice day.