Clinton was not impeached - the Senate acquitted him. Why do some not look at facts?

Question

The House with Republican majority did vote to impeach but the Senate did not. He REMAINED in office till his term ended. See the last two paragaraphs of this long article.

http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/impeachments/clinton.htm

OPS, Guess I can't remember what I learned in 8th grade - that tips me off as to how old some of you are.

Answer 1

Ok, folks, I think you have it now. Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives; however, the Senate did not convict. To remove someone from office is a two step process: Impeached (bring charges) by a majority vote in the House and conviction by a 2/3rds vote in the Senate.

Federal judges serve for life. If one is convicted of a crime and sentenced to prison, the judge still draws a salary until Congress impeaches and convicts.

Answer 2

Impeachment and indictment are synonymous.

The Constitution says:

Article I, Section 2

Clause 5: The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.

Article I, Section 3

Clause 6: **The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments.** When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.

If impeachment is removal from office, then why would the Senate be given the power to "try all impeachments"? My god. Your misunderstanding is common, but your arrogance on the matter is unusual and embarrassing.

Answer 3

Bill Clinton was impeached on December 19, 1998 by the House of Representatives on grounds of perjury to a grand jury (by a 228–206 vote) and obstruction of justice (by a 221–212 vote). Two other articles of impeachment failed—a second count of perjury in the Jones case (by a 205–229 vote), and one accusing President Clinton of abuse of power (by a 148–285 vote). He was acquitted by the Senate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment

He and Andrew Johnson were the only two American Presidents to be officially impeached. Nixon resigned and was not impeached.

Answer 4

Clinton WAS IMPEACHED by the House of Representatives, but the Senate voted not to have a trial. Read the US Constitution on Impeachment proceedings!!!!!!

Answer 5

Impeachment is the business of the House. They DID impeach him. That's like a grand jury indicting someone, and is not a verdict. Once he was impeached by the house, he was bound over for trial, which is the job of the Senate. The Senate acquitted him- found him not guilty.

Like most people, you don't understand the terms. Clinton was impeached, and subsequently acquitted. The impeachment remains forever. Sorry 'bout your hero.
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Answer 6

He was absolutely Impeached. Just because he was acquitted does not mean he wasn't impeached.
And the paragraphs you mention does not say otherwise.

Answer 7

The House impeaches while the Senate holds the Impeachment trial.

Clinton was acquitted. If he was not acquitted, he would have been removed from office.

Answer 8

You are confused...Impeachment is so rare that the term is often misunderstood. A typical misconception is to confuse it with involuntary removal from office; in fact, it is only the legal statement of charges.

Answer 9

Democrats attack Republicans using facts about policy and actions. Republican attacks on Democrats are usually just an insult game, name-calling, smear tactics. It's attempting to discredit the messenger, because they know that they cannot discredit the message.

An ad hominem argument, also known as argumentum ad hominem (Latin: "argument to the person", "argument against the man") consists of replying to an argument or factual claim by attacking or appealing to the person making the argument or claim, rather than by addressing the substance of the argument or producing evidence against the claim. It is most commonly used to refer specifically to the ad hominem abusive, or argumentum ad personam, which consists of criticizing or personally attacking an argument's proponent in an attempt to discredit that argument.

Answer 10

Oh, it is so much fun to point out how wrong you are... the act of impeachment has nothing to do with kicking the President out of Office, he was most definitely "impeached". Your knowledge of the constitution and our government is sadly lacking.