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| 2005-07-18 | ||
Ms. Elizabeth Bazan Mr. Charles Doyle American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress 101 Independence Avenue, SE Washington, D.C. 20540 Dear Ms. Bazan and Mr. Doyle, We write to request your opinion as to whether or not very high- ranking members of the President's staff are subject to the Congressional impeachment process. The Constitution in its discussion of impeachment does not spell out with any specificity which federal officials are impeachable. We believe that the rationale for impeachment clearly applies to high-ranking officials who wield presidential authority in many cases with even more impact than some cabinet officers. And we do not see any Constitutional language that would exclude such officials from the impeachment process. But because this appears to be a question of first impression, and because of the grave importance of this matter, we write to ask your opinion as to whether or not it is Constitutionally permissible to initiate impeachment proceedings against the President's Deputy Chief of Staff, or other similarly highly placed officials. Rep. Barney Frank Rep. John Conyers
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #9 Lol - That would curl some hair... |
| Posted by: .com 2005-07-18 21:49 |
| #8 !!! Rove for SCOTUS !!! Brilliant !!! |
| Posted by: Neutron Tom 2005-07-18 21:44 |
| #7 Rove is a GENIOUS! Just think what a breath of (political) fresh air it’s going to be when Bush picks a SCOTUS nominee? The press/liberals will be so punch drunk from this Pame non-scandal they won’t have any credibility left. The best part is that nobody can admit that none of the moonbatters can actually cite a law that was broken. Why not just asks the MoveOn crowd to give them a legal brief? It will be about as useful. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-07-18 17:46 |
| #6 They must have the two safest seats in the House. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2005-07-18 17:35 |
| #5 Are these bozos finally going to comb the Constitution to determine what Congress MAY or MAY NOT do? I have a whole list of things they should stop doing right now, because the Constitution forbids Congress from making certain laws... |
| Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever) 2005-07-18 14:10 |
| #4 The Constitution says a President may be impeached for "...Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors...". Assuming that Rove is even eligible for impeachment, just exactly which of these charges is applicable? Senators and Representives are eligible, although it has never been done. Let's make a list... |
| Posted by: Neutron Tom 2005-07-18 13:33 |
| #3 Can we bring charges against the MSM for lying, libel and treason too? Crap.... |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-07-18 12:50 |
| #2 with Barney, it's politics. Conyers is just a stupid f&^k |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-07-18 12:47 |
| #1 Sigh. Just when I thought Barney F. wasn't such a moonbat after all. Of course, no high crime or misdemeanor has taken place, and there is no precedent for impeaching presidential advisors (at least none I'm aware of), and they couldn't get the ball rolling anyway because the Republicans control the House (articles of impeachment come out of the House and the trial takes place in the Senate). Still, I guess this is the only scandal the Democrats have got. Pretty pathetic. |
| Posted by: Jonathan 2005-07-18 12:10 |