This is from an Indiana newspaper editorial titled Never Too Late To Impeach:
Published June 17, 2008 10:15 am -
In the face of the most lawless administration in U.S. history, what are we to make of a House that refuses its duty to impeach? Column:
Never too late to impeachBy Stephen Dick
THE HERALD BULLETIN (ANDERSON, Ind.)
ANDERSON, Ind. —
“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.” — Article II, Section 4, U.S. Constitution
There’s really no equivocation in this simple statement. It doesn’t say impeachment will be considered, but it “shall be.”
Articles of impeachment are drawn up in the House of Representatives, which, if approved, move over to the Senate for trial.
In the face of the most lawless administration in U.S. history,
what are we to make of a House that refuses its duty to impeach? Just a decade ago, fire-breathing Republicans impeached Bill Clinton for lying under oath about an affair. Now, manipulating intelligence to go to war and illegal surveillance of U.S. citizens rate not even the lift of an eyebrow in the House. Maybe that’s because
the House is complicit in those crimes. more at:
http://www.meadvilletribune.com/opinion/cnhinscolumns_story_169101513.html