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H2O Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-19-07 07:48 AM
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5. Right.
It also indicates a lack of understanding of the simple fact that impeachment is a process. More, too many people have been fooled by the lie that impeachment is a political process, rather than a legal one. That is, of course, a lie. Impeachment is defined by the Constitution of the United States, which is a legal document. Note the US Supreme Court (a significant player in the judicial branch) decides Constitutional law. Note that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court sits in on the process of impeachment.

In fact, the process of impeachment is a civil trial. In every sense, it follows civil -- rather than criminal -- law. And there are civil -- not criminal -- penalties. (And a person can be tried for criminal charges associated with the charges they are tried for.)

In any trial -- civil or criminal -- the jury does not render its decision before the evidence is heard. Those who say "we don't have the votes" are in exactly as much error as those who would say "we don't have the votes" to convict any common thug in a criminal court, before the trial began. Indeed, the "we don't have the votes" is a short-cut to rational thought, and reflects a sad lack of insight.
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