[lit-ideas] Re: Feingold draws little support for censure
- From: Robert Paul <robert.paul@xxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:25:16 -0800
Paul Stone wrote:
I've always wondered... Clinton was impeached and yet he finished his
second term. What ramifications does impeachment have if not to end an
presidency? He didn't get disbarred. He's making millions on the
talk-show circuit. Did 'impeachment' have ANY deleterious effects on
Senor Clintona?
Judy has sort of explained it. Think of impeachment as being analogous
to a criminal proceeding. The House's vote on 'articles of impeachment'
was like an indictment; the Senate's consideration of the charges was
like a trial, a trial in which Clinton (who had a 70% popular approval
rating AFTER the House had voted articles of impeachment), was aquitted.
Robert Paul
Reed College
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