Arcangl86
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There was no formal impeachment inquiry for Clinton. They voted to impeach based on the Special Counsel investigation. And as for Nixon, the impeachment inquiry started in the Judiciary Committee before public pressure eventually lead to a impeachment inquiry vote. To use other examples, when the House impeached Judge Thomas Porteous the inquiry started in the Judiciary Committee before there was a full vote in the next session of Congress. The impeachment of Judge Samuel Kent did have a full vote to start an inquiry even though he was currently serving a federal prison sentence. I can't find if the House formally voted to start an impeachment inquiry into Judge Walter Nixon. The impeachment inquiry of then Judge Alcee Hastings started in the House Judiciary Committee without a full House vote. Judge Harry Claiborne was impeached without a prior inquiry. The attempted impeachment of Justice William O. Douglas started with a motion to impeach that was referred to the House Judiciary committee who then launched an investigation. So the tradition of how impeachments have been handled in the past doesn't really support your position.The tradition of how this has been dealt with two times has set the accepted criteria. Anything less is a scam. While Nixon resigned before the House voted it was certainly going the direction for a vote to take place and with Bill Clinton there was allowed a vote by all....and why? To do everything possible not to leave the appearance of it being a partisan endeavour.
The framers of the Constitution definitely would have agreed with this and I'm sure would have assumed it would naturally take place. To stand on the idea there's no legal requirement sets aside really all ethical standards which have already by precedent been put forth and agreed to. I think for the Dems to do this they really throw a money wrench into sound nation building and really create a new type of country. I suggest it would have LOST something precious along the way.
In the years up ahead the power may be reversed...the Dems have the Presidency, the Repubs have the House....there will be no grounds for complaint in future years if Repubs refuse a vote. If this is the type of nation they want then so be it but know they're the ones who in future years created the sad scenario. I think the question I'd ask some here would be IS THIS what you really want?
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