Hey dems, repugs dont fuck around with impeachment do they?

[brettdale]

It seems if a dem has done wrong, republicans will try and impeach straight away, perhaps the good guys can learn from this.

[Richardo]

1. Yes! We're not ENOUGH of a banana republic!

Alternating impeachments from now on!! :bounce:

[John Q. Citizen]

6. Oh that there were a banana republic anywhere that practiced impeachment. but alas, none do.

They may have their governments overthrown by our tax dollars, sure, but that isn't impeachment, that's imperialism.

[Richardo]

7. Well, the result is the same.

And it's not really imperialism, it's instability.

[John Q. Citizen]

8. The result isn't the same at all. And destabilizing foriegn governments for our empire is

imperialism

[Richardo]

9. Well, you've missed my point entirely.

:applause:

[kansasblue]

2. It's "on the table" in Illinois. nt

[Freddie Stubbs]

3. It certainly worked out well for Republicans in 1998

[kevsand]

4. Both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly are Dem-controlled.

If that's what you're talking about, you can rest assured that no Republican sponsored impeachment will ever see the light of day. The real movement towards impeachment in Illinois is being led by Democrats. Therefore your point is not founded in any practical reality.

[Catherine Vincent]

5. If you're hinting at the impeachment of Blago, isn't it Dems that want this?nt

[dysfunctional press]

10. illinois has no provision for impeachment in it's constitution, iirc....

so now they have to write the laws in a certain kind of ex-post facto manner.

[TahitiNut]

11. It took less than 15 seconds to see you're wrong.

Constitution of the State of Illinois
ARTICLE IV
THE LEGISLATURE

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SECTION 14. IMPEACHMENT
The House of Representatives has the sole power to conduct legislative investigations to determine the existence of cause for impeachment and, by the vote of a majority of the members elected, to impeach Executive and Judicial officers. Impeachments shall be tried by the Senate. When sitting for that purpose, Senators shall be upon oath, or affirmation, to do justice according to law. If the Governor is tried, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall preside. No person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of the Senators elected. Judgment shall not extend beyond removal from office and disqualification to hold any public office of this State. An impeached officer, whether convicted or acquitted, shall be liable to prosecution, trial, judgment and punishment according to law.
(Source: Illinois Constitution.)

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http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lrb/con4.htm

[dysfunctional press]

12. i was going by what they were saying on the radio yesterday...

here in the chicago area,it's a big topic- and a state rep was saying that it's never happened before, and that there's no provision, and that they are basically going to have to write the laws as they go along. since the guy was in the state government, and involved in the process, i assumed he was correct. :shrug: