"It is their duty as officers of the Constitution, who have sworn an oath to defend the Constitution, to carry out impeachment."

Refocusing the Impeachment Movement on Administration Officials Below the President and Vice-President: Why Not Have A Realistic Debate, with Charges that Could Actually Result in Convictions?

FindLaw columnist and former counsel to the president John Dean argues that, while there is a very strong case to be made for seeking the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, Democrats would be foolish to do so, for their efforts would be futile in the end. Dean suggests refocusing the debate over possible impeachments, to concentrate on lower-level Administration officials, who could then be disqualified from holding future office. To make his case, Dean draws upon the only historical instance in which a lower-level official was impeached.