Vice President Agnew was forced out of office prior to the final push to get rid of Nixon. Is history about repeat itself? At the end, Senator Barry Goldwater (R-AZ) and other Congressional heavyweights went to the White House and told Nixon he had to go. Nixon's resignation followed in short order.
Will Cheney and Bush follow in the footsteps of Agnew and Nixon?
2006-11-12 22:16:14 · 9 answers · asked by In Honor of Moja 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
There are too many differences. Agnew resigned for cheating on taxes before he was VP, Nixon for trying to cover up White House involvement in the DNC burglary. Bush's and Cheney's crimes have been connected (don't say they've done nothing wrong; their wireless wiretapping was against the law).
Anyhow, isn't a 2/3 majority of the senate needed to impeach? The GOP in 1974 had principles and turned on their corrupt leader.The GOP today will stand by Bush no matter what he does.
2006-11-13 03:27:04 · answer #1 · answered by Dunrobin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The resignation of Agnew had nothing to do with the resignation of Nixon. The issues were seperated by time and acts of behavor.
It is highly doubtful that Cheney and Bush will follow in the steps Agnew and Nixon, as neither has broken any laws or acted in a way deserving of impeachment.
Even if the democrats decide to impeach them just for the sake of doing it, they do not have the vote in the Senate to do so. Remember, the only reason they have the majority is because Lieberman caucussed with them. He will not vote to convict, as he does not see criminal behavior from the White House.
2006-11-13 08:56:54 · answer #2 · answered by lundstroms2004 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, we're going to have a replay of the John Glenn era when a whole bunch of Democrats are going to have to resign from the Senate when it's discovered that they are so crooked that they make a corkscrew look like a straight line.
2006-11-13 06:21:44 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If you knew your history, you would know there was nothing similar at all between the two circumstances.
I think you've been whipped into such a furor by the recent campaign lies that you're totally lost.
try a little light reading.
http://usawakeup.org
2006-11-13 06:26:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you might be on to something here.
and there are a lot of similarities
one in particular is the fact that Iraq is just
like Vietnam. Crooks in the white house too
2006-11-13 07:04:56 · answer #5 · answered by Enigma 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. There is not a similar situation. Read your history.
2006-11-13 06:22:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. They will lie, deny, change legislation (as they have all along) what ever it takes to keep a grip.
2006-11-13 06:27:51 · answer #7 · answered by school1859 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
NO but I am guessing that is what you want to happen.
2006-11-13 11:35:49 · answer #8 · answered by fatboysdaddy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they did nothing wrong.
2006-11-13 09:11:42 · answer #9 · answered by GOPneedsarealconservative 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋