"To condone the president’s obstruction would strike a death blow to the impeachment clause of the constitution,” he said. But while Democrats claimed that an acquittal would place the president above the law, deputy counsel to the president Patrick Philbin noted that "the House of Representati...
high misdemeanorspublic trustfiduciary governmentThis essay explores the meaning of the phrase "high ... Misdemeanors" in the Constitution's Impeachment Clause. After a review of 18th century sources, it conclSocial Science Electronic Publishing
Somehow lost in the election's cacophony was the question of whether President Trump's alleged fraudulent behavior rises to the level of an impeachable offense under the impeachment clause of the Constitution of the United States.doi:10.2139/ssrn.2841306Peterson, Christopher L...
TheConstitution of the United States (Text)makes the following provisions for the impeachment of federal officials: Article I, Section 2 Clause 5: The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment. Article I, Section 3 Clause...
President Trump's alleged fraudulent behavior rises to the level of an impeachable offense under the impeachment clause of the Constitution of the United ... CL Peterson - 《Social Science Electronic Publishing》 被引量: 0发表: 2016年 Impeach Bush or Get Rid of the Impeachment Clause President...
Alexander Hamilton, writing as Publius in Federalist #65 nailed the downside of putting the impeachment clause in the Constitution: “The subjects of its jurisdiction are those offenses which proceed from the misconduct of public men, or in other words from the abuse or violation of some public ...
In cases of Impeachment, involving the president, vice president, or other federal officers, the House of Representatives prepares the articles of impeachment, since it is endowed with the "sole Power of Impeachment," under Article I, Section 2, Clause 5 of the Constitution. The articles are ...
Constitution, the document that serves as the foundation of the American system of government. Some framers of the Constitution were opposed to the impeachment clause, because having the legislative branch sit in judgement over the executive might compromise the separation of powers they sought to ...
the House ofRepresentatives would begin legal proceedings ___5___( )Trump doesn't leave office ___6___(immediate )by resignation or removal from office by Vice President Mike Penceand the Cabinet by means of the ___7___(disable) clause in the 25th Amendment to theConstitution. Biden...
and the Democratic leadership in removing language from the Iraq War funding bill, "requiring the Administration, under Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the Constitution, to seek permission before it launched an attack against Iran." "Since war with Iran is an option of this Administration,...