Charley Rangel said today on Sean Hannity's show bush should not be impe.

[coldiggs]

ached. Too bad if we cant get him on board with this then the whole thing is for not.

[LisaM]

1. I don't think Bush should be impeached either

I think he should be arrested. What he has done in the NSA spying incident alone is illegal.

[coldiggs]

3. you werent paying attention in goverment class. he would have to be impeac

hed to be arrested.

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[coldiggs]

9. I cant spell but I know this for sure.

[arcane1]

10. show me the law

don't take Hannity's word for it

[coldiggs]

13. Im not. Hannity asked Ragel if bush should be impeached and he said no

[arcane1]

16. well then

Rangel and I differ on that point

[coldiggs]

18. ya me to

[LisaM]

24. Well it's not supposed to distract from his official duties

but since he doesn't seem to take those seriously or even really perform them, I don't see how the Constitution can be said to apply. He has certainly breached his oath to serve.

[arcane1]

2. I agree, he shouldn't be impeached

he should be fucking arrested, tried, convicted, and sentenced

fuck this concept of "you broke the law, and we'll punish you by giving you early retirement"

if I robbed a bank I'd lose my job AND my freedom

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[coldiggs]

6. sorry i should not of called you a moron. But under US law he would first

have to be impeached.

[arcane1]

8. which law is this?

it's news to me

[coldiggs]

11. Its in article two of the constitution.

[shraby]

12. Read your constitution. He can only be removed

by impeachment. After removed, he can then be tried for his crimes.

[arcane1]

14. well that sucks

[coldiggs]

17. ya it does and if Rangel wont support it there is now way in hell 2/3 of t

he congress would

[coldiggs]

15. right

[Coexist]

19. This is the funniest conversation on DU today

I couldn't believe what I was reading, moron! :0)

[incapsulated]

20. I agree, heh. n/t

[tritsofme]

31. But remember, if convicted by the Senate, jeopardy is attached.

And the only punishment that can be associated with impeachment is removal from office and the prohibition on holding further public office in the future.

[mcscajun]

21. Well, since Rangel sits in the House, not the Senate, he's not the

roadblock.

Not worrying about the House when he can't even get the Senate in gear on this.

[coldiggs]

25. charges have to be brought by the house

[mcscajun]

28. I know that. Still, proportionately, Rangel doesn't have the clout.

What can I say? I like Rangel, but he's not in a leadership position.

[radio4progressives]

26. you have it backwards... the house has to initiate this process.

then it moves forward from there..

[mcscajun]

29. I know that. Still, proportionately, Rangel doesn't have the clout.

I like Rangel...but he's not in the Leadership.

[quaoar]

22. The down side to impeachment

Is that you end up with President Dick Cheney. And then Cheney gets to appoint a new vice president. Can you imagine what kind of massive asshole Cheney would pick as VP?

[driver8]

23. There couldn't be a more massive asshole as VP then himself,

could there? That is hard to imagine.

[radio4progressives]

27. The Veep doesn't have to go through the same process

The Veep can be indicted and forced to resign, remember Nixon's veep, Spiro Agnew that's how we got rid of that bastard.

and that happened before the Water Gate hearings. Remember Nixon was never impeached because he was advised to resign just before impeachment proceedings moved forward.

The joint house/senate hearings on the domestic spying is the begining of the process.

[mcscajun]

30. We got lucky with Agnew. His indictment was on criminal charges

of tax evasion.

To remove a Vice President in the absence of similar charges, he's also got to be impeached.

"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."