Would it bother anyone here if * was impeached on his very last day in office?

[BigBearJohn]

Just curious.

[Kitty Herder]

1. Wouldn't bother me.

Better late than never. But I would like to see that followed up with criminal prosecution once he's out of office. That should happen whether he's impeached or not.

[rontun]

7. Prosecution for War Crimes

Whatever else happens Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and Rice should be prosecuted for War Crimes.

[Kitty Herder]

8. Absoulutely. nt

[Sherman A1]

9. Agreed & Well Said

but, I would like the visit to the Hague to follow some time in the US Court System for not only the war crimes trials but all the other darling things the Esteemed Mr. Bush and his mad cap band of rascals have been up to these last few years.

[cliffordu]

25. Yep - A nice trip to the Hague. All expenses paid. Maybe they can be cellys with

that Slobodan Milosevic

He and Cheny can pimp Bush out. Oh, wait, Cheney already did that

[flor de jasmim]

2. Won't bother me - hope it's before he pardons anyone else.

[Mind_your_head]

3. He's a misfit .......history will duly note it

It may take a hundred years (or not)......but he'll be dead by then, so what does he care? :sarcasm: (the guy is sooooooooooo stoopid and being 'played' and doesn't even know/consider it).

[comtec]

4. That's a question for freerepublic not DEMOCRATIC Underground :)

Oh yeah im like really totally gonna like cry a fucking river... FROM TEARS OF JOY WHEN THAT FUCKER IS FROG MARCHED TO THE HAGUE!!!
>ahem< so.. no.

[BigBearJohn]

5. go have another beer

[soothsayer]

6. Actually, conyers says you can even impeach him after he leaves office

but I wouldn't hold my breath

[barbtries]

10. only in the respect that it should have happened

years ago.

[HereSince1628]

11. If that would interfere with criminal prosecution, yes, it would bother me

[unblock]

14. it has absolutely nothing to do with criminal prosecution

impeachment and removal are basically just getting fired from your job, which doesn't protect anyone from prosecution.

[HereSince1628]

17. Generally, a firing doesn't involve the nationwide release of

evidence.

It's unclear to me whether such broad public disclosers of information, particularly information publicized from committee hearings, would be deemed prejudicial to a "fair trial."

[unblock]

18. as the oj simpson case proved, you can always find an ill-informed jury

it just takes going though an awful lot of potential jurors.

then again, that case also showed that ill-informed jurors are easily bamboozled....


it is also true that should congress, in their infinite wisdom, grant various immunities in exchange for testimony (ala north/poindexter), that could hamper a subsequent criminal trial.

but, impeachment and removal don't actually require much of anything. congress can impeach and remove without any evidence at all. or, they could just cite stuff that's publically available.

[KharmaTrain]

12. I'll Take It Anytime...

Just because those crooks are out of the White House doesn't mean they can't or shouldn't be impeached...have the record set straight and hold them accountable for their political crimes...and hopefully after 1/20/09 we'll have a larger Democratic majority and the ability to finally being to dig into the many, many crimes that have gone on over the last 7 1/2 years.

More important is that not just boooshie & cheney are held responsible (just to see them have to be accountable is a dream come true), but all the criminals in this regime...and not just prosecuted for their political crimes, but their crimes against humanity. Anyone who saw Jane Meyer on David Letterman last night just heard the tip of the iceburg as to the war crimes that must be investigated and rectified...without it, our national character and international standing will never be restored.

Cheers...

[timtom]

13. It wouldn't matter

Impeachment is merely the indictment part of the process.

Then comes the trial and removal from office.

Last day? Makes no odds.

[lame54]

15. Only 'cause he wasn't impeached on his 2nd to last day

[Ganja Ninja]

16. I'd like to see it done and done quick when they do it.

Preferably right after the new congress is sworn in. Impeach in less than 48 hours and don't give him time to issue his blanket pardons to the rest of the cabal.

[Fire Walk With Me]

19. Would it bother if he defiantly bombed Iran two days before leaving office?

He would, you know, just to be spiteful.

[zanne]

20. It will never be too late to find him guilty of war crimes. nt

[ThatsMyBarack]

21. And election theft!

But wait, isn't Impeachment supposed to start tomorrow?

[sinkingfeeling]

22. Bother me? I'd be cheering and dancing!

[Gothmog]

23. Didn't Al Franken propose this?

I remember Al Franken proposing something like this

[norepubsin08]

24. I don't care when...

just so long it happens before he leaves office!