Impeachment - Does Anyone Know The Steps To Getting It Done?
 

I don't know much about this process. Where does it start?

Here's the thing, the Declaration of Independence states in so many words that if our their is something wrong with our leadership its our responsibility to do something about it. Now a days, everything is so damn complex.

There are so many things that people still don't know about the Bush administration but most of us know that George Bush and his evil empire are ruining our country and the rest of the world.

How can we speed up the process of removing him from office? Do we need petitions? I hope someone has some knowledge on this.

I think it's required to start with a blow job.

YOU can neither start, speed up or really do anything about "the process of removing him". Know your roll and either like it and shut up, or just shut up. :1orglaugh

its too late yo.

the idiots elected the idiot twice already. time must run its course now.

:(

I refuse to believe this. We the people voted him into office. We the people should be able to get him out. I think too many Americans actually think like what you said. They just suck it up and say there's nothing I can do. Since most say that, then its that much more difficult to get things done.

If the American people would unite and stand up for whats right instead of just sitting around waiting for someone else to do something, we could get him out.

I love my life and my country too much to just sit on my ass and do nothing. I have emailed my congressman and gotten nothing back. I just need to know what can be done so I can try.

You should go after the Federal Goverment. Make sure you tell them you're a pornographer and let me know what city you live in, I can't wait to read about you in the newspapers. :winkwink:

There is a state in the NE that recently started it, I'd start by looking at what process they began and see if there is a similar venue/course of action established in your state.

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat?bid=1&pid=66746

is one ref to this being done recently...

Does anybody really care? You tools start Bush threads 24/7 just to bitch. He was voted president, get over it..

Our government system may be too complicated for your small brain to understand. The President is not a king and he does not write and pass laws himself. If you have specific problems with laws and policies try asking your representative why they passed these laws and support these policies.

An impeachment is a very serious issue that should be used in an extreme case - Not when someone gets a blow job or attempts to hide it after the fact. What happened to Clinton was politics, and was nothing short of mean and nasty.

While I'm no fan of Bush, but impeachment is not the right answer unless someone can prove a serious crime was commited.

Impeachment is not a joke, or something used by one political party to shame the other.

Thank you .. this is the info I'm looking for. Please, if anyone knows more .. post it. This is not a joke.

I'm not worried and I don't do things or not do things out of fear. Thats what makes me different than a lot of Americans. Most Americans just sit on their ass and do nothing and don't try. Do me a favor and stop busting my balls in my thread. I'd love to be in the papers for trying to make the USA a better place. I don't run from fear, I embrace it and in turn it makes me stronger.

Are you even American or just someone that lives in Costa Rica and doesn't care about the US?

www.ImpeachBush.org

updated news on the PROGRESS of impeaching Bush and what u can do to help! :)

I'm a Canadian with an American mother who you couldn't pay to be an American. I'm also laughing at your whole make a difference attitude, because in the end you don't and you won't. But by all means, you go get 'em girl.

As for busting your balls in your thread, too bad. I'll pretty much do what I like and you have the same choices here in that you can either like it and shut up, or just shut up. Either's good for me.

I don't remember ever bitching. I made a simple statement because I would like to know the legal process on how a federal law works. This is for knowledge .. not to vent and complain how much I don't like him.

Who would you put in his place? Only the terminator is good enough!

Your attitude is the problem then. Why is it so bad to want to try to make a difference? Isn't that better than not trying at all? Isn't it important to at least make some kind of effort?

You are welcome to say whatever you want. This is GFY and lots of people here just like to post in threads and knock people down. If you are in need of attention, I understand.:winkwink:

No problem man...

You got an email or ICQ? I got another thing to pass along.

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It's not that it's bad to try and make a difference. I do think you need to pick your battles though. Have you been paying attention to the way this Administration acts? In an ideal World the people would have the power to make a difference. I just don't think we're living in a World that's anywhere near ideal, that's all. After outing CIA agents, leading the country to war, the Patriot Act etc, do you honestly believe that if you were able to make waves, you wouldn't be crushed? If you think the people will rally behind a pornographer, I think you've mistaken the public values of the US population, and by a long shot too. :2 cents:

I completely agree, but don't twist the fact that Clinton was impeached for perjury (He was also disbarred). If Bush is convicted of perjury or some other crime, I would expect him to also be impeached.

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh..this paper you're talking..bush just wipe his ass with it...get over it and welcome to the REAL world bush can/will do whatever/whenever he want..and if you got a problem with it......

Some folks just don't know when they are living in a dicatorship :)

Tho can't blame em - they've been told it's a democracy and they believe it.

If Dubya gets impeached and removed from office then what will change? Cheney and Rove will still be there.

I think the best thing to focus on today is pushing to help the Democrats get control of The Senate in November. That would immediately make our government more like a democracy and less like a theocracy. Right now the republicans are so arrogant that they openly admit to doing what's best for the republican party instead of what's best for the people of the USA.

Of course the scariest time will be the last 6 weeks of Dubya in office. His papa sent troops to a number of places as he was leaving office and of course many people ended up blaming Clinton for these conflicts even though Bush started them. Dubya is a little more trigger happy then his pop so we might have a serious blood bath start in December 2008.

No matter what, you people will bitch about any president. I for one can sleep at night knowing Bush protects me with his ability to start wars. Although he has done a lot of wrong I still believe it is for the greater good of the country, especially for our safety. When I heard the Iranian president, who I would shoot on site, announce that Israel will be annihilated, I gave a huge sigh of relief knowing Bush is our president, and if Iran attacks Israel, Bush can and will blow Iran right off the map. You just don't understand that terrorists are afraid of the United States especially right now with Bush in power.

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh

Oh boy... speechless...

But as long as you sleep OK at night and terrorists keep being afraid of the US - that's fine. :winkwink:

For those of you who continue to believe that "We The People" voted for this schmuck... have you ever considered that maybe we didn't? That maybe you shouldn't always believe what you see on TV? That maybe, the polls were simply altered for the media?

I'm not saying that this is actually what happened, but to totally dismiss the concept simply because FOX News told you otherwise, is fucking ignorant.

Come on people, wake up.

Why Donhahaha8217;t We Do Away With Political Parties?
By David Slone, Times-Union Staff Writer
Lethahaha8217;s get rid of all political parties.

No more Republicans, no more Democrats, no more Libertarians.

What Ihahaha8217;m proposing is not a new concept.

In fact, the first president of the United States, George Washington, advised in the beginning that political parties would only hurt the patriotism of this country.

According to the 1992 Almanac biography on him, Washington feared that allegiance to hahaha8220;factionshahaha8221; would someday eclipse the guiding light of patriotism. After refusing a third term to be president in 1796, he warned in his farewell address against party spirit.

Imagine that hahaha8211;hahaha202;a politician advising against political parties in an effort to put the country first.

Political parties have overtaken American policies to such an extent, though, that the right thing is whatever will advance the party, not the country. If they canhahaha8217;t help their own party, politicians make their decisions based on how they can hurt the other party.

How much better could the United States be if its leaders would act in a nonpartisan manner to advance the country? What kind of better education would students receive if political parties didnhahaha8217;t exist? What would the economy be like? Social Security? Life in general?

Of course, people will always differ on the ideas and means of making our country better; thathahaha8217;s not debatable. However, when parties enter the picture, they only complicate matters. Therehahaha8217;s left-wing conspiracies and right-wing conspiracies, but they are only called conspiracies for one party to make the other party look bad. If there were no political parties at all, there may still be conspiracies, but I believe there would be fewer of them.

People may also believe in fewer conspiracies if political parties were absent from the scene. If there are only two groups running the country, therehahaha8217;s more of a likelihood that a group of people can cover up schemes and misdeeds. However, if every candidate is out for himself knowing that he had to be at his best behavior because no one was going to cover up for him, there should not be an easy means for the truth to be hidden or for lies to be told.

Of course, that may be too simple because everyone is born inherently bad anyhow.

During the Clinton impeachment in the House of Representatives, partisanship divided the House. Many Democrats felt the Republicans were hahaha8220;pickinghahaha8221; on Clinton to avenge the Nixon impeachment in 1974. Republicans accused the Democrats of not doing what was right just because the president is a Democrat. Other accusations, party slanders and slants were thrown around the House like children throwing stones at recess.

Regardless of whether or not one thinks Clinton should be impeached, the whole childish behavior demonstrated by both parties is embarrassing. Republicans and Democrats booed and hissed whenever the opposing party made a comment or did something they didnhahaha8217;t like.

The political party hostility even turned so ugly that Bob Livingston needlessly resigned when his inappropriate behavior was noticed.

Now all members of both parties should go to their corners and take some time out.

When I go to the polls, I donhahaha8217;t vote straight party. I try to vote for whom I think will be the best candidate. In the 1998 elections, I voted for a few Democrats and a few Republicans. I felt that the candidates I voted for would provide the best service to the community in which I live.

And the same will go for the next presidential election. I voted for President Bill Clinton in 1996 because I thought he would do a better job than Bob Dole, but wonhahaha8217;t vote for Vice-President Al Gore for president because I donhahaha8217;t think he is the best candidate for the job. I also wonhahaha8217;t vote for Dan Quayle, who just announced his candidacy Jan. 21, because I donhahaha8217;t think he is capable of being president.

So, hopefully, someone who I think can do an effective and great job for this country will step in the spotlight soon so I will have someone to cast my vote for in 2000.

And they wonhahaha8217;t even have to be a member of any particular party.

Why do some people insist on a straight party ballot when they go to the polls? Therehahaha8217;s no guarantee that youhahaha8217;re getting the best candidates that way. Sounds pretty ignorant, if you really think about it.

But I digress.

While the Constitution of the United States of America does not create political parties, it allows for them. One area of the Constitution that allows for the creation of political parties is the First Amendment. It states that Congress shall make no law prohibiting the right of the people peaceably to assemble. Any effort to abolish or break up any political party would be a great violation against this great land of ours because the Constitution allows for parties to assemble. I still think, though, that political party membershahaha8217; mothers need to turn them over their knees once in a while and give them a good spanking.

And so, while I believe that political parties are here to stay against my better wishes, the parties could learn to be bipartisan. Instead of voting against something because a person of the opposing party backs it, why not give it a chance? If ithahaha8217;s really not a good, sound piece of legislation for the country, then they should vote against it. And if it does make sense to pass it, the politicians should pass the legislation and congratulate the politician who initiated the matter.

Guess that will never happen, though, as the parties just continue to divide from one another and divide America.


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Its not like Costa Rica where the people run the country and throw the president in jail like the last 2:winkwink:

People in the US are afraid to stand up for their rights

Yeah, FOX News reported that, and so did CNN, CNBC, ABC, NBC, CBS, and all of the Left-Wing liberal media. Paranoid much?

Ok, for all of you political geniuses that think he should be impeached let me ask you a simple question......


What are you going to impeach him for? What are you charging him with?

First off - while articles of impeachment were brought against Clinton he was acquitted by the Senate - so Clinton was not "impeached" - just the facts. If he had of been found guilty by a 2/3s vote of the Senate then he would have been removed from office.

Second - in answer to your original question - an impeachment is started by the House of Reps - it does the investigations (usually by an independent group of Representatives that are not in the running for a presidential election in the future and normally pretty much "unknowns") with hearings and finally by vote to confirm articles of impeachment if the hearings seem to warrant them.

The charges are then passed to the Senate for an impeachment trial - again more hearings - and then if they find that it warrants impeachment - they vote and must get a 2/3rds majority. At that point if sucessful, then the President would be removed and the Vice-President would step in.

With two years left - first off there isnt enough time - and just like Clinton did, he'd probably just go bomb someone (Clinton was accused of bombing Saddam to delay his hearings by the republicans at the time) and he'd be out of office long before an investigation could ever complete its course.

That's a lot of signatures

Ah another insignificant comment coming from a clueless GFYer.. See if anyone attacks the USA during Bush's reign again..

I think you're confused about the meaning of the world impeached. It simply means to accuse and doesn't speak towards conviction or anything else. Clinton was absolutely impeached.

im·peach ( P ) Pronunciation Key (m-pch)
tr.v. im·peached, im·peach·ing, im·peach·es

To make an accusation against.
To charge (a public official) with improper conduct in office before a proper tribunal.
To challenge the validity of; try to discredit: impeach a witness's credibility.

The right to impeach public officials is secured by the U.S. Constitution in Article I, Sections 2 and 3, which discuss the procedure, and in Article II, Section 4, which indicates the grounds for impeachment: "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."

Removing an official from office requires two steps: (1) a formal accusation, or impeachment, by the House of Representatives, and (2) a trial and conviction by the Senate. Impeachment requires a majority vote of the House; conviction is more difficult, requiring a two-thirds vote by the Senate. The vice president presides over the Senate proceedings in the case of all officials except the president, whose trial is presided over by the chief justice of the Supreme Court. This is because the vice president can hardly be considered a disinterested partyhahaha8212;if his or her boss is forced out of office he or she is next in line for the top job!

Your opinion on clueless and insignificant is in keeping with your original post.

Seriously... if you think any "terrorist" gives one shit about whether Bush is in power or they are "afraid" of the US - you got to be joking and would invite you to state the basis of this - there is none.

Na.. I don't want to see if anyone attacks the US (or any other country) during Bush's reign, but don't be so sure. GFY is not a party to the plans of possible attackers - and neither are you.

You as a sole citizen can do nothing to impeach the President. 50 million people could sign their names at www.ImpeachBush.org and it still wouldn't initiate the process.

No need to mention democracy in CR Roger - it can be embarassing :winkwink:

the only way anything will change is with a civil war and the people take the country back by force:2 cents: which will never happen because they have the sheep in fear

Affraid the terrorist didnt seem to have any problems with us before Bush was elected. I wonder why:winkwink: If a country came on to our land and started blowing shit up. I bet everyone including woman and children would throw granades at them. Just put yourself in there shoes and stop listening to one side.
If our goverment told you to jump off the bridge because its good for you would you? If not why do you listen to all the bullshit

USA is a country full of really really stupid people, and im not saying everyone im just saying theres a good quota. I know for sure if I had a leader like that I would be out in the streets protesting every single day.

Step 1: President gets a blowjob from an intern

Isnt it like 3 families that run the country? I dont know much but I did here about the last 2 presidents

This might be the stupidest comment. I don't remember having a terrorist problem here in the states like we have now and over the past few years. I haven't seen our country in such a mess in a long time. Bush is evil and if your answer is evil. Starting wars and blowing people up is far from the right answer.

:thumbsup :thumbsup

This is what I'm talking. There are so many stupid lazy Americans that think they can't make a difference. But if everyone did try and do something, it would be interesting to see what happens.

Its like the idiots that say I won't ever win the lotto and so they never play. You can't win if you don't play. You just gotta go for it even if the odds are against you.

Our president is so bad for America. The rest of the world starts to associate Americans as shit because of our leaders. Everyone's gotta try to do something, anything ... just don't sit on your ass.

You can do it! :1orglaugh

Maybe Monica will come back so GW can get impeached like Clinton. Too late for the process though...

Nice way to include absence of proof and further weaken your argument.

thank you Bama for actually answering the question. Now I don't have to bother doing it.

In answer to your question. The only thing that an individual can do is to put pressure on their individual Congressman as it is the house and only the house that can vote to impeach. They of course cannot vote to impeach unless they have a legal basis for concluding that the President has violated American law (high crime) or has committed Treason.

A President cannot be impeached because he is not a popular President.

Newsflash to the sheeple:

The President is not actually running the country. The prez is just a frontman.

Got it? Good :thumbsup