woz Down Under said:
February 1, 2008 12:24 PMI'm wondering. Can the president, under all his new laws, simply veto his own impeachment?
Or perhaps issue a signing statement to unimpeach himself. Or to make himself immune to prosecution for anything at all.
The Constitution explicitly says the House of Representatives will draft the articles of impeachment by a simple majority, and the Senate will approve it by a 2/3 majority.
A means of impeaching the President is built into the Constitution to check the power of a wayward President. The President cannot veto this, without suspending the Constitution.
Three Presidents have been impeached in the House. Andrew Johnson (who succeeded Abe Lincoln) survived by one vote in the Senate. Nixon resigned before the Senate could vote on him. Clinton's impeachment didn't get even a simple majority in the Senate.
A means of impeaching the President is built into the Constitution to check the power of a wayward President. The President cannot veto this, without suspending the Constitution.
Three Presidents have been impeached in the House. Andrew Johnson (who succeeded Abe Lincoln) survived by one vote in the Senate. Nixon resigned before the Senate could vote on him. Clinton's impeachment didn't get even a simple majority in the Senate.
posted by Kangaroo Brisbane Australia at 3:12 PM
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