lindajoy wrote:
At the federal level, Article I, Section 2, Clause 5 of the Constitution grants to the House of Representatives "the sole power of impeachment", and Article I, Section 3, Clause 6 grants to the Senate "the sole Power to try all Impeachments". In considering articles of impeachment, the House is obligated to base any charges on the constitutional standards specified in Article II, Section 4: "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 MisdemeanoR..
The Senate rules after the House goes forward... Note goes forward on the constitutional standards specified in Article II, Section 4: It simply is not there no matter what they try to do and highly doubtful the Senate would v**e to impeach anyway...
At the federal level, Article I, Section 2, Clause... (
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