Is this not right time to commence the impeachment process of President George W Bush?

Answer 1

What would 'timing' have to do with this process?
Either he is practicing impeachable behaviors, or not. . .
This action is not brought about, like a personality contest (voting)!!!

Answer 2

No it is not the right time....to suggest that it is reflects a misunderstanding of our political processes and system.

1) Impeachment is a slow, wrenching political act and Bush only has 2 years left, when he increasingly will be a lame duck anyway.

2) Impeachment takes a simple majority of the House, but there are probably insufficient votes for that. However, impeachment, even if successful in the House, is not removal, that requires a 2/3 vote of the US Senate--there certainly are not enough votes to accomplish this. Thus, the net effect of an impeachment, as in the case of Bill Clinton, is not much but what amounts to a Censure vote.

3) This cumbersome process would have to be undertaken by the Democrats, who are hoping to maintain their majority and take the Presidency itself in 2008. An impeachment action would amount to revenge, waste time and resources and accomplish nothing--Democrats do not want to face the voters with kind of beginning to its tenure as the majority party. Moreover, Nancy Pelosi (Speaker to be) has already promised no impeachment attempts--they remember the Republican attempts to remove Clinton and how they failed.

So, to summarize, it is not politically expedient to do so and it is not likely to succeed if attempted and the process itself would probably ensure that Bush remained in office until his term was up.

To Jl Jack08 above, Articles of Impeachment are not filed in Federal Court, a motion is filed by a member of the House of Representatives with the Clerk of the House. A committee is then called upon to draft the Articles and the House then takes a vote on them. Impeachment is not a judicial process. Removal if impeachment is successful is accomplished by a trial in front of the Senate. No Court is involved, except that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court heads the Senate when it sits for an impeachment trial.

Answer 3

he should have been impeached after the first election for being an idiot..someone should put a clause in the constitution that if the president is an idiot impeach immediately..barring that I think finally america has this lunatic under control with both houses of congress now being democrat. Instead, of impeachment sentence him to spending the rest of his term in Iraq in one of saddam's old palaces.

Answer 4

It's not. It's time to work together and get the important sh^t done. If the new Congress wastes anytime even talking about impeachment, WE the Citizens need to kick them all out. President Bush hasn't done anything that warrants impeachment.
Seriously, We all need to work together, have discussions, be open to different views, learn to compromise, Stand with our elected officials and their decisions. We look like idiots when we agree with or allow our own leaders to badmouth one another. We really look like fools when we agree/allow foreign leaders to badmouth our leaders, especially Our President.
Trying to impeach President Bush will waste time, energy and resources, besides it won't be successful. It will only confirm that the Democrats have absurd priorities. The Country has far more important issues that require attention.

Answer 5

IMPEACH BUSH?? WHY?? Did an intern give him a b.j.???

Clinton lied to Congress about an extra-marital affair between two consenting adults and the Republicans spent millions of taxpayers' dollars to impeach him. He still left office with a budget surplus, and popularity/approval ratings that Bush can only covet.

If the Democrats spend millions of taxpayers' dollars trying to impeach Bush, it would be an exercise in futility; just as with Clinton, Bush would retire comfortably and live out his life in luxury, courtesy of the American taxpayer.

Bush, Rumsfeld, Cheney, and ALL 535 members of the most incompetent, arrogant, contemptible, self-centered, cowardly, corrupt Congress in U.S. history should be tried for crimes against humanity in an international tribunal, and - if convicted - should hang right alongside Saddam Hussein. -RKO-

Answer 6

I know it's sad but the answer is yes. The articles of impeachment have already been filed in a Federal Court.
BlimF, Sorry it is you that's wrong. We do not agree. Bush himself said to the Iraqi people.. Bush speaking after elections "does this election mean we are going to leave Iraq, no it does not".
Look at the 18-29 vote numbers. They turned the tide in many races all over America. A full 2 million more young people voted this election than did in 2002. According to CNN exit polls 60 percent of voters younger than 30 cast ballots for Democrats. These people are not stupid.
Look at the number one issue on voters minds. It was Iraq. Robert Gates will not go against Bush. Also consider this, In both Iraq and Afghanistan the USA has built permanent bases. They were built to protect the flow of oil. The only option is Bush's removal from office. It's sad I know.
The neocons would not make the mistake of a "unprecedented period of cooperation" it's not the way they ran the Congress for the past 6 years. They gave legislation to the Democrats at the last minute before a vote was called. They never once gave a inch on any issue. Even forced "filler busters" in the Senate and threatened the nuke option. I think Democrats want leaders who lead. Leading is not about taking a vote with the opposed party on a decision.
Bush's words "we earned capital in this election and we intend to spend it". He was speaking of the 2004 election which he Defeated John Kerry. Democrats would be unwise not to spend the capital they earned in 2006. Democrats can not spend that capital on there agenda if they can't get past Bush's veto power. Democrats also can not spend that capital if they can not stop the filler buster in the Senate. Leogirl, BTW, have you read the articles of impeachment, there is ample evidence there, read them. They have been filed in Federal Court.
BTW, William E, where were you when Clinton was impeached?Read up on that one.

Answer 7

Why bother, he only has 2 years left and the process is so long. Why spend all that taxpayer money doing that when we owe so much for this war of his. Just let it go, and get out and vote in 2 years - let's make a BIG change.

Answer 8

And *exactly* what would the charges be?.... Beating Democrats in elections for 6 years isn't grounds for impeachment. Tying up the government with pointless investigations could very well put us at a severe disadvantage in the war against Islamic Jihadist. That would be deadly.

Answer 9

Man I hate commies..The man has done nothing to get impeached. The war was voted on 3 times, and Dems voted for it too, so grow the hell up..

Answer 10

He should have been impeached when he lied to take this country to war, but with the spineless congress and sentate he was so blessed to have it would have never happened.

Now that both houses have spines, Nancy Pelosi says she won't seek his impeachment.

Perhaps she's one of the "Peacemakers" the Bible told us would be called "The children of God." Maybe she feels that the hatred has got to stop now that her supporters have made history and made her the first female Speaker of the House.

Afterall Bush is a lame duck now, and has almost no more power except to receive his huge welfare check for sitting in the oval office for the next two years.

All American men and especially women should be shouting: Halleluah! There IS a GOD ! !