Article 1, Section 2, Clause 5

[Adolf_Twitler]

Lie. No you don't.

I already know that. Bulverism fallacy.

Void argument fallacy.

YALIF. RDCF.

No, you don't. You don't have a clue. You consistently deny the Constitution of the United States.

Void argument fallacy. YALIF.

Trumptarded answers! Notice how quickly I get to my point!

 

[PostmodernProphet]

SHit!!!!!!!!!! LMAO!

The 5th graders are more mature than you Trumptards!

thanks for sharing the opinion of the 5th graders..

 

[Flash]

WRONG. Clinton was impeached for perjury.

You are half right. He was impeached for perjury (228-206) and for obstruction of justice (221-212).

WRONG. Nixon was not impeached.

I did not say Nixon was impeached.

I said the articles of impeachment against him included obstruction charges for "withholding relevant and material evidence or information from lawfully authorized investigative officers and employees of the United States...."

An "impeachable offense" is whatever a majority of the House votes for.

 

[Into the Night]

Trumptarded answers! Notice how quickly I get to my point!

YALIFNAP.

 

[Into the Night]

You are half right. He was impeached for perjury (228-206) and for obstruction of justice (221-212).

Perjury is obstruction of justice, dude.

I did not say Nixon was impeached.

You referred to him as if he was.

I said the articles of impeachment against him included obstruction charges for "withholding relevant and material evidence or information from lawfully authorized investigative officers and employees of the United States...."

Nixon was not impeached.

An "impeachable offense" is whatever a majority of the House votes for.

WRONG. It is defined by the Constitution and only the Constitution. 'High crimes' are those laws that BOTH Houses have passed and the President has signed as a 'high crime' and ONLY those laws.

See Articles I and II of the Constitution of the United States.

 

[Flash]

Perjury is obstruction of justice, dude.

Perjury and obstruction are separate crimes and were listed and voted on separately in the Articles of Impeachment against Clinton.

You referred to him as if he was. Nixon was not impeached.

Again, I did not say he was impeach and I did not refer to him as if he was.

I said "the articles of impeachment against him included obstruction charges for "withholding relevant and material evidence or information from lawfully authorized investigative officers and employees of the United States...."

There were articles of impeachment drawn up against Nixon. That is a simple fact and does not imply he was actually impeached.

WRONG. It is defined by the Constitution and only the Constitution. 'High crimes' are those laws that BOTH Houses have passed and the President has signed as a 'high crime' and ONLY those laws.

Wrong. High crimes and misdemeanors is not defined in the Constitution and were not intended to be limited to strictly criminal acts. The articles against Clinton included "abuse of power." What constitutes treason is defined by federal law.

Who decides if something is not an impeachable offense if Congress votes to impeach?

You have told us the Supreme Court has no authority to interpret the Constitution, so the courts obviously cannot determine what "high crimes and misdemeanors" actually means.

In reality, the SC would likely say it is a "political question" which they would not intervene.

Alan Dershowitz in "The Case Against Impeaching Donald Trump" says historically a misdemeanor involved governmental actions (his book was originally entitled "The Case Against Impeaching Hillary Clinton").

 

[Into the Night]

Perjury and obstruction are separate crimes and were listed and voted on separately in the Articles of Impeachment against Clinton.
Again, I did not say he was impeach and I did not refer to him as if he was.

Yes you did, liar.

I said "the articles of impeachment against him included obstruction charges for "withholding relevant and material evidence or information from lawfully authorized investigative officers and employees of the United States...."
There were articles of impeachment drawn up against Nixon. That is a simple fact and does not imply he was actually impeached.

Irrelevant. Nixon was not impeached.

Wrong. High crimes and misdemeanors is not defined in the Constitution and were not intended to be limited to strictly criminal acts.

A high crime is not a criminal act???? WTF?????

The articles against Clinton included "abuse of power." What constitutes treason is defined by federal law.

WRONG. The Constitution, and ONLY the Constitution defines 'treason'. See Article III.

Who decides if something is not an impeachable offense if Congress votes to impeach?

The Constitution of the United States and existing law defining a high crime at the time of the transgression.

You have told us the Supreme Court has no authority to interpret the Constitution, so the courts obviously cannot determine what "high crimes and misdemeanors" actually means.

That is correct. Congress decides that, along with the President; just as any law. See Articles I and II of the Constitution of the United States.