MSNBC Live Vote-Do You Believe President * Should Be Impeached?

[Clinton Crusader]

PLEASE CLICK BELOW TO VOTE YOUR OPINION:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10562904/


Do you believe President Bush's actions justify impeachment?

-Yes, between the secret spying, the deceptions leading to war and
more, there is plenty to justify putting him on trial.

-No, like any president, he has made a few missteps, but nothing
approaching "high crimes and misdemeanors."

-No, the man has done absolutely nothing wrong. Impeachment would
just be a political lynching.

-I don't know.

[Norquist Nemesis]

1. Surprised it's not worded a little differently

"Should the Democrats impeach the Great Leader?"

[Radio_Lady]

27. It's been pointed out in this thread that this is an OLD survey.

[Radio_Lady]

2. Amazing results! More than 80% of respondents say he should be impeached!

That's fascinating!

Thanks for the link.

[MUAD_DIB]

5. 87% now.

[LiberalEsto]

3. Why are there two No options

and only one Yes option?

They wouldn't by any chance be wanting to rig this, would they?
Well, too bad, MSNBC, it looks like your little plan didn't work.

[Warpy]

10. It didn't help, did it?

I'd have preferred, "Yes, there is ample reason to remove him, but Congress has much more important work to do before they consider it."

[nosillies]

15. Actually, the two no options split the no vote, making their percentages

look smaller. Only one yes option leads to a larger percentage of straight yes answers, therefore making the yes percentage larger. It would seem, then, that if they were wanting to rig it, they were rigging it to make it appear as if more people voted yes. It is akin to a political race in which three people were running -- one Democrat and two Repbublicans. The Republican vote would presumably be split, therefore leading to an increased chance of a Democratic victory. Good thing, right? So what is there to complain about?

[LiberalEsto]

20. you're right

I didn't think of that aspect

:dunce:

[rock]

4. God Almighty! 87% yes

[dogday]

6. Seems like America is voting again for change

and the change they want is prosecution of the President....

[stillcool]

7. wow....

Do you believe President Bush's actions justify impeachment? * 314514 responses
Yes, between the secret spying, the deceptions leading to war and more, there is plenty to justify putting him on trial.
87%
No, like any president, he has made a few missteps, but nothing approaching "high crimes and misdemeanors."
4.4%
No, the man has done absolutely nothing wrong. Impeachment would just be a political lynching.
7.3%
I don't know.
1.8%

[displacedtexan]

8. Here's the lovely screen shot...

[myrna minx]

9. Wowie, that looks like a mandate to me.. Wheee! n/t

[Dinger]

11. Wow, 87 % YES! (Even Though 3 of 4 Answers Have Other Option)

[bleedingheart]

12. Looks like people want to see him impeached...

I think we better start calling once the Congress gets back in session.

1. ask for hearings
2. demand accountability

[NJ Democrats]

13. Done

Do you believe President Bush's actions justify impeachment? * 315033 responses

Yes, between the secret spying, the deceptions leading to war and more, there is plenty to justify putting him on trial.
87%

No, like any president, he has made a few missteps, but nothing approaching "high crimes and misdemeanors."
4.4%

No, the man has done absolutely nothing wrong. Impeachment would just be a political lynching.
7.3%

I don't know.
1.8%

[ramblin_dave]

14. Isn't this an old poll? It's linked to a Dec 21, 2005 article

by Howard Fineman.

[Imperialism Inc.]

18. Yes, a VERY OLD poll.

People sending folks to vote in it repeatedly is why the yes numbers are so high.

[Radio_Lady]

21. Thanks, Waking Life. I wondered how it had more than 300,000 votes

and now I know!

[rman]

39. You can't vote repeatedly -

or more precisely: your vote is counted only once. It is rather simple to prevent multiple votes by the same person.

[Imperialism Inc.]

40. I know I voted in it at least 3 times before I discovered

it was a duplicate. Cookies expire. People clear out their history/cookies etc. So I'm sorry but you are incorrect here.

[rman]

45. My MSNBC cookies expire in 2021

Most people don't fiddle with their cookies.

I have tried voting several times and it registered only once.

[rman]

38. why don't people who don't want impeachment vote repeatedly?

Maybe because there just are that many people who don't want impeachment.

Or maybe it is that MSNBC is not stupid and the poll doesn't count more than one vote from the same person? Most people don't even know where to begin to hack around the mechanism that prevents repeated votes by the same person.

[BootinUp]

16. I love the 3rd choice.

Current results:


Do you believe President Bush's actions justify impeachment? * 315379 responses
Yes, between the secret spying, the deceptions leading to war and more, there is plenty to justify putting him on trial.
87%
No, like any president, he has made a few missteps, but nothing approaching "high crimes and misdemeanors."
4.4%
No, the man has done absolutely nothing wrong. Impeachment would just be a political lynching.
7.3%
I don't know.
1.8%

[SouthernBelle82]

17. Wow I'm surprised

I'm pretty surprised. Hey Nancy this is a clue!

Yes, between the secret spying, the deceptions leading to war and more, there is plenty to justify putting him on trial.
87%
No, like any president, he has made a few missteps, but nothing approaching "high crimes and misdemeanors."
4.4%
No, the man has done absolutely nothing wrong. Impeachment would just be a political lynching.
7.3%
I don't know.
1.8%

315463 responses at 12:46pm est

[Jensen]

19. The yes at 87%...I call that a mandate!

Do you believe President Bush's actions justify impeachment? * 315713 responses

Yes, between the secret spying, the deceptions leading to war and more, there is plenty to justify putting him on trial.
87%

No, like any president, he has made a few missteps, but nothing approaching "high crimes and misdemeanors."
4.4%

No, the man has done absolutely nothing wrong. Impeachment would just be a political lynching.
7.3%

I don't know.
1.8%
Not a scientific survey. Click to learn more. Results may not total 100% due to rounding.

[dchill]

22. Even Karl Rove...

would have to call that a mandate.

[novalib]

23. To Everyone Who Wants To Wait for Impeachment-----

All of you who suggest that we should wait until some undefined point in the future to begin impeachment, I have this to say:

LOOK AT THIS POLL!!!!

IMPEACHMENT NOW!!!

[FtWayneBlue]

24. done.

Yes, between the secret spying, the deceptions leading to war and more, there is plenty to justify putting him on trial.
87%

No, like any president, he has made a few missteps, but nothing approaching "high crimes and misdemeanors."
4.4%

No, the man has done absolutely nothing wrong. Impeachment would just be a political lynching.
6.8%

I don't know.
1.9%

[Geek_Girl]

25. Kick

:dem:

[Az_lefty]

26. 87% still yes. even with the voting split between four answers

wow, people really want that little SOB held accountable.

[Jodin]

28. Impeach Nancy Pelosi's Mind...

Take a moment, and help convince Nancy Pelosi to Impeach Bush/Cheney..

Pelosi most likely said impeachment was "off the table" to remove any appearance of conflict-of-interest that would arise if she were thrust into the presidency as a result of the coming impeachment.

Meanwhile, in the background, John Conyers will be holding hearings in the Judiciary (the committee that would write up the articles of impeachment). What we need to do is to pressure Pelosi not to interfere with Conyers' impeachment hearings. Sending her Do-It-Yourself impeachments legitimizes her when she joins the impeachment movement in the future.

The day the nation demands impeachment is upon us. Sacks and sacks of mail are about to arrive in Nancy Pelosi's office initiating impeachment via the House of Representative's own rules. This legal document is as binding as if a State or if the House itself passed the impeachment resolution (H.R. 635).

There's a little known and rarely used clause of the "Jefferson Manual" in the rules for the House of Representatives which sets forth the various ways in which a president can be impeached. Only the House Judiciary Committee puts together the Articles of Impeachment, but before that happens, someone has to initiate the process.

That's where we come in. In addition to a House Resolution (635), or the State-by-State method, one of the ways to get impeachment going is for individual citizens like you and me to submit a memorial. ImpeachforPeace.org has created a new memorial based on one which was successful in impeaching a federal official in the past. You can find it on their website as a PDF.

You can initiate the impeachment process and simultaneously help to convince Pelosi to follow through with the process. Do-It-Yourself by downloading the memorial, filling in the relevant information (your name, state, etc.), and sending it in. Be a part of history.

[AntiFascist]

35. Conyers also said impeachment was off the table...

but I hope what that means is that it won't be used in negotiating policy or agenda with the Republicans in Congress. Once investigations proceed, when the serious criminality comes to light and people demand it, our representatives should have no other choice.

[Laelth]

29. Whoa!

Where the heck are the freepers?

Do you believe President Bush's actions justify impeachment? * 360644 responses

Yes, between the secret spying, the deceptions leading to war and more, there is plenty to justify putting him on trial. 87%

No, like any president, he has made a few missteps, but nothing approaching "high crimes and misdemeanors." 4.4%

No, the man has done absolutely nothing wrong. Impeachment would just be a political lynching. 6.6%

I don't know. 1.9%

That's really amazing. Either this poll is way skewed, or the American people really want us to get rid of Bush. If there weren't 360,644 votes, I'd say it's just very skewed, but with that many votes ... looks like our leaders will have to do their duty.

Our Congressional leadership needs to look at this, and I'd love to see their internal polls on the impeachment question.

:dem:

-Laelth

[Berserker]

30. Still 87% n/t

[chill_wind]

31. OLD poll. And just once, they should specifically include AWOL's abject dereliction

of duty and office in Katrina. That might just put it at 97%.

[Senator]

32. But there's no Rationalizing LieberDem option

Shouldn't they have a...

"No, it's just too scary to think about. Plus, we've got this huge list of agenda/issue goodies we've been clinging to for years -- and anyway that wouldn't be very bipartisan and Joe Klein said that David Gergen would get grumpy if we stray from bipartisan nirvana -- and he would go sit alone in the corner at Sally Quinn's next cocktail party instead of telling us juicy stories about what's in the Oval Office cupboards. So please, please don't make us do real things."

...option?

--

[Carla in Ca]

33. WOW!

Live Vote
Do you believe President Bush's actions justify impeachment? * 361486 responses

Yes, between the secret spying, the deceptions leading to war and more, there is plenty to justify putting him on trial.
87%

No, like any president, he has made a few missteps, but nothing approaching "high crimes and misdemeanors."
4.4%

No, the man has done absolutely nothing wrong. Impeachment would just be a political lynching.
6.6%

I don't know.
1.9%

[TahitiNut]

34. 361,542 responses

That's a sizable portion of the audience share ... considering they have Internet access.

[lonestarnot]

36. Heh heh heh 87%!

[Philosoraptor]

37. these numbers don't mislead

[elehhhhna]

41. Results @ 8:47 ET (363,679 responses!)

Do you believe President Bush's actions justify impeachment? * 363,679 responses

Yes, between the secret spying, the deceptions leading to war and more, there is plenty to justify putting him on trial.
87%

No, like any president, he has made a few missteps, but nothing approaching "high crimes and misdemeanors."
4.4%

No, the man has done absolutely nothing wrong. Impeachment would just be a political lynching.
6.5%

I don't know.
1.9%


GOOD NIGHT, IRENE!

[rosesaylavee]

42. 363789 responses - 87% YES!!!!!!

Do you believe President Bush's actions justify impeachment? * 363789 responses

Yes, between the secret spying, the deceptions leading to war and more, there is plenty to justify putting him on trial.
87%

No, like any president, he has made a few missteps, but nothing approaching "high crimes and misdemeanors."
4.4%

No, the man has done absolutely nothing wrong. Impeachment would just be a political lynching.
6.5%

I don't know.
1.9%

[tk2kewl]

43. Them's alotta votes!

:wow:

[MethuenProgressive]

44. 87% 0f 372K say IMPEACH

but call for Impeachment here on DU and you'll get scolded by the know-it-alls...