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Post #253,054 by Another Scott 4/22/06 11:33:56 PM 4/23/06 12:03:11 AM Reply	Not quite right. They're only removed from office on conviction. Impeachment is a formal list of charges, yes, like an indictment. But impeachment has no sanction - only conviction does. Johnson and Clinton were [link\|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment\|impeached] in the House. They weren't convicted in the Senate. They were not removed from office. Cheers, Scott. Edited by Another Scott April 23, 2006, 12:03:11 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #253,057 by dbishop 4/22/06 11:45:12 PM 4/22/06 11:45:49 PM Reply	nevermind Edited by dbishop April 22, 2006, 11:45:49 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #253,065 by Andrew Grygus 4/23/06 12:30:43 AM Reply	Yeah, Senate Republicans decided that . . . . . Clinton's definition of "is" had more long term value than a conviction would. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #253,067 by Another Scott 4/23/06 12:36:18 AM Reply	If that was their thinking, ... they were probably right. It's hard to imagine Bush winning against Gore if Clinton had been removed, considering the [link\|http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1998/12/20/impeachment.poll/\|approval ratings Clinton had at the time]: December 20, 1998 Web posted at: 10:48 p.m. EST (0348 GMT) (AllPolitics, December 20) -- In the wake of the House of Representatives' approval of two articles of impeachment, Bill Clinton's approval rating has jumped 10 points to 73 percent, the latest CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll shows. That's not only an all-time high for Clinton, it also beats the highest approval rating President Ronald Reagan ever had. At the same time, the number of Americans with an unfavorable view of the Republican Party has jumped 10 points; less than a third of the country now has a favorable view of the GOP. Emphasis added. Cheers, Scott. (Who had forgotten that little emphasized tidbit.)

Fitzgerald to indict Rove? - (JayMehaffey) - (18) - April 21, 2006, 01:27:02 PM EDT

Couldn't happen to a nicer Turd Blossom -NT - (Silverlock) - April 21, 2006, 02:00:08 PM EDT

Timing is everything. - (a6l6e6x) - (16) - April 21, 2006, 04:57:39 PM EDT

Is it? - (hnick) - (15) - April 21, 2006, 05:10:35 PM EDT

Can you pardon before an indictment? - (drewk) - (13) - April 21, 2006, 05:26:54 PM EDT

Yup. Remember Ford pardoning Nixon. - (Another Scott) - (12) - April 21, 2006, 05:43:12 PM EDT

And then, as we saw with OJ and others . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - April 21, 2006, 05:54:52 PM EDT

Well, the impeachment trial hadn't started, so one - (a6l6e6x) - (9) - April 21, 2006, 09:24:49 PM EDT

Impeachment cannot be pardoned - (ben_tilly) - (8) - April 21, 2006, 09:36:26 PM EDT

That does make sense. -NT - (a6l6e6x) - April 22, 2006, 10:21:07 AM EDT

Nit: Impeachment isn't a verdict, it's a procedure - (drewk) - (6) - April 22, 2006, 10:31:56 PM EDT

Impeachment removes a President from office... - (ChrisR) - (5) - April 22, 2006, 11:05:29 PM EDT

Not quite - (dbishop) - April 22, 2006, 11:30:58 PM EDT

Not quite right. - (Another Scott) - (3) - April 23, 2006, 12:03:11 AM EDT

nevermind -NT - (dbishop) - April 22, 2006, 11:45:49 PM EDT

Yeah, Senate Republicans decided that . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - April 23, 2006, 12:30:43 AM EDT

If that was their thinking, ... - (Another Scott) - April 23, 2006, 12:36:18 AM EDT

And Poppa Bush pardoning a bunch - (Silverlock) - April 22, 2006, 11:08:23 AM EDT

Re: "Can't Bush just pardon Rove for all crimes,...?" - (a6l6e6x) - April 21, 2006, 05:36:26 PM EDT

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