Should we impeach Bush? and then Charge him with Treason?

Question

Want to see your opinons or what should we do with him?

Answer 1

No, keep him in. We'll need him to veto lots of bills now that dems are in control of the legislature.

Answer 2

I think impeaching him would be a waste of time and money. You would first have to start formal investigations, convene a grand jury, have the grand jury file charges, have Congress vote to impeach, have a trial in the Senate, have Congress vote to convict, and then have Congress vote to remove him from office. This process took years when it was done to Clinton and was quite expensive. Bush will be out of office in two years, Democrats need to focus on winning the next Presidential election and uniting the American public with a vision of the future, rather than focusing on the past and dividing Americans even more. I see no benefit to the Democrats if they impeach Bush.

Answer 3

First, you can not impeach someone who has not commited "high crimes or misdemeanors". Bill Clinton was impeached for lying to a grand jury and committing perjury. Had that been any regular citizen, he would have also done jail time. The President has not committed any crime. And he certainly has not committed treason. And it's delusional to even think so. But I expect little else from the, "Bush stole the election" or the "Bush lied kids died" Crowds.

Answer 4

The right to impeach public officials is secured by the U.S. Constitution in Article I, Sections 2 and 3, which discuss the procedure, and in Article II, Section 4, which indicates the grounds for impeachment: “the President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United States shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.”
Removing an official from office requires two steps: (1) a formal accusation, or impeachment, by the House of Representatives, and (2) a trial and conviction by the Senate. Impeachment requires a majority vote of the House; conviction is more difficult, requiring a two-thirds vote by the Senate. The vice president presides over the Senate proceedings in the case of all officials except the president, whose trial is presided over by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. This is because the vice president can hardly be considered a disinterested party—if his or her boss is forced out of office he or she is next in line for the top job!

What are “High Crimes and Misdemeanors”? Bribery and treason are among the least ambiguous reasons meriting impeachment, but the ocean of wrongdoing encompassed by the Constitution's stipulation of “high crimes and misdemeanors” is vast. Abuse of power and serious misconduct in office fit this category, but one act that is definitely not grounds for impeachment is partisan discord. Several impeachment cases have confused political animosity with genuine crimes. Since Congress, the vortex of partisanship, is responsible for indicting, trying, and convicting public officials, it is necessary for the legislative branch to temporarily cast aside its factional nature and adopt a judicial role.

Answer 5

Bush has committed treason by undermining the constitution and lying to the American people about scientific studies that don't fit his agenda. If you don't believe he's a liar, read the book by Seth Shulman. "Under-mining Science, Suppression and Distortion in the Bush Administration".

Answer 6

Well the impeach(and convict part sounds good), I wouldn't charge him with treason, just inattentiveness, denial,curiosity challenged,poor judgement,sophmoric *********,chip on his shoulder about dad in multiple ways and authority figures in general,etc.,besides you would have Cheney as his successor,and after him follows Nancy Pelosi so your best bet is to hang on for the '08 election.

Answer 7

Time is running out. He should have been impeached the minute he started decimating the constitution for his own power to torture and hundreds of other things. Now he should face crimes against humanity in the Hague....Mary

Answer 8

Always makes me laugh that Clinton was impeached for getting a ********, and yet Bush can basically attempt to commit genocide on false grounds, and nobody bats an eyelash. Like, what the hell?

Answer 9

YES! I think that Bush AND Cheney should be impeached and then Nancy Pelosi would be President!

Answer 10

What we want to do and what's right to do are different. I wouldn't be in favor of an impeachment and further polarize the country. Besides, do you want our VP even more in charge? I think his "legacy" of anti-intellectualism and lies may be humiliation enough.

Answer 11

YES! And if Cheney goes in and tries to do the same thing, we burn him at the impeachment stake too...