You can't impeach.
You can recall or you can censure
The central question regarding the Constitutional dispute about the impeachment of members of the legislature is this: Are members of Congress "officers" of the United States? The Constitution grants to the House the power to impeach "The President, the Vice President, and all civil Officers of the United States." Many believe firmly that Members of Congress are not "officers of the United States."
Many others, however, believe that Members are civil Officers and are subjected to impeachment. The House of Representatives did impeach a Senator once, Senator William Blount. The Senate expelled Senator Blount and, after initially hearing his impeachment, dismissed the charges for lack of jurisdiction. Left unsettled was the question "Are members of Congress civil officers of the United States?"
In modern times, expulsion has become the preferred (albeit rare) method of dealing with errant Members of Congress, as each House has the authority to expel their own members—without involving the other chamber, as impeachment would require
2006-09-22 01:11:38
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answered by Anonymous
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Can't impeach Congressmen, you can, however, not vote for them again.
2006-09-22 08:29:01
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answer #2
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answered by mindrizzle 3
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Congressmen themselves.
2006-09-22 08:20:20
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answered by dodadz 4
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Congress votes to censure each other. No impeachment.
2006-09-22 08:12:08
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answered by Anonymous
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The people, by not voting the sorry dogs back in.
2006-09-22 08:07:41
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answer #5
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answered by draftboyg 4
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congress
2006-09-22 08:14:26
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answer #6
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answered by futurehero5200 5
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http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.table.html#articlei
do your own homework.
2006-09-22 08:31:09
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answered by Anonymous
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does this help??
2006-09-22 08:09:37
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answer #8
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answered by St♥rmy Skye 6
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