How high is a "high" crime" and of course, a misdemeanor and

[yy4me]

are they separate situations?

[blm]

1. The word "high" at the time the founders' used it meant "of office"

and so the impeachable act was a crime of office - one that could only be committed because of that person's privilege of office.

[damntexdem]

3. Oh darn! I'd hoped that with Dubya's past record of drug use ...

;-)

[unblock]

2. as a matter of practice, it's whatever congress wants it to mean

and the history of the use of the impeachment provision seems to bear this out.

[Yupster]

4. Agree unblock

An impeachable offense is whatever 51 % of the House members vote to say it is.

Tiny offenses can be impeachable and great crimes may not be.

[Cobalt Violet]

5. The repugs have moved the bar pretty low.

Below the belt low.:shrug:

[unblock]

7. only for democrats, of course.

look at everything from iran-contra to the bribery and thinly disguised as philosophy....

[Cosmocat]

6. These guys are great ... (nm)

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