Why hasn't Bush been taken out of office?

Question

I don't understand. This is a democracy. We have a government for the people, and by the people. So if the vast majority of us don't like our president, don't we have the right to take him out of office? Is there something in the Constitution that prevents this?

lol. I didn't say I didn't like Bush, just the majority.

and sorry, Democratic Republic (not just a democracy).

Answer 1

I don't necessarily agree with all of the decisions he has made all of the time, yet he is my president, and yours too. We owe it to the country to support him in all of the decisions he has made and will make. Take into consideration that he is acting on intelligence that as the general public, we are not privy to. We do not need to know what he knows. We must simply support his actions and know that he is doing the right thing for all of us as his people. One thing that I greatly admire about George W. Bush is that he runs the country on his own ethics and conviction, as opposed to more recent presidents that tried to run the country by the poll numbers. Popularity being more important that prosperity or security. Impeachment is reserved for politicians that break the law, such as lying under oath (as slick willie did.) W has not broken any laws, he may have upset some people by taking a stance on his beliefs, yet that does not warrant any impeachment precedings. One of the great presidents said something like this, and I paraphrase, You can please some of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time. And actually, we are what is called a "representative democracy." We vote for the people who make the decisions in Washington. If you dont like the way things are going, vote in the next election, if you did not vote in the last election, than you have no right to criticize or "armchair quarterback" the government. I vote straight ticket republican because I tend to be more conservative in my outlook. I also take a look at all of the issues and make my own decisions. Please do yourself a favor and actually think before you make a decision on the issues. Don't let the media make the decision for you. If they had their way, we would all be standing in lines waiting for bread because the government controls everything. Please vote, please think for yourself. If you have the sense to ask such a question, I know that you can think for yourself as opposed to being spoon fed your beliefs my Whoopie Goldber, Rosie Odonnel and the other commies in Hollywood and the media. You are smart and you have a brain. Use it.

Answer 2

No, we don't. But the representatives we vote into office do. It is more of a Republic than a Democracy, really. Sounds like you (and the rest of the Bush-haters) need to get on the phone or email to write to their Senators and Congressmen to demand the impeachment process to begin. Sitting around whining won't do it. You DO have the power... and that power is with your ability to vote. The process begins by letting the people you vote for know where you stand. Not enough people do this, and that is why there is so much corruption and laziness in the government. People have the power in this country, but only if they use it. Here is your problem, though: whereas the majority of the people don't like the President, this does not necessarily mean that the majority of the people want him impeached. In any case, it pretty sad that most people don't even know what their own Constitution says and what they have to do to get things done. You shouldn't even have to come on here to do that. Don't feel badly, though. You are with the vast majority in this, too. Get out there and use the system the way it was designed, which is for the people! Good luck!

Answer 3

No, nothing in the Constitution prevents Congress from removing the President. But the Constitution makes it HARD to remove a President from office. Being hard is not the same thing as being impossible, but it is hard to remove a President. None have ever been removed against their will. Nixon resigned because he knew he would have been removed. And Bush is not as unpopular as Nixon; Bush has not committed an impeachable offense the way Nixon did.

And in case you forgot -- I assume that you have a short memory -- the Constitution also provides for the system that explains how President's get elected in the first place. And that system is not called a "democracy."

Answer 4

Based on your argument, then EVERY member of the Congress and Senate should be taken out of office. Their approval ratings are much lower than the president's.

Also, to say a vast majority of us don't like our president is wrong. While some for certain don't like ANYTHING, most people like some things, don't like other things. Kind of like an elected official declaring a mandate because he/she got 51% of the vote. Even though on any specific issue, there were probably many of those 51% that don't agree with the stand on the issue and probably many in the 49% that didn't vote for them that do agree with the stand.

There must be a crime to impeach. You can't get someone out of office just because 50%+1 of the population doesn't like what he/she is doing today, or this week, or this month, or this term. That's what elections every 4 years are for.

Answer 5

I agree a lot of things that are happening under Bush's watch started before his term. Like 9/11 was planned years in advanced and the economic crisis we are currently having started in the late 80's when the banks started getting loose with loaning money and the Average American started running up huge debts. Even some experts are saying that the economy will not fully turn around until the debt level is reduced through repayment or in some cases bankruptcy.

Answer 6

No matter who is in office, there are always a portion of the people who don't agree with everything he does. If any dissenting party could have the president removed because they don't 'like' him, our system would be even more chaotic than it already is. Half may not like him, but half does. We can't just go by approval ratings either, since they aren't really a fair idea of what people think. A president has to break the law in some big way to be impeached, and this one hasn't.

Answer 7

Why would he be taken out of office? Just because you don't like the guy doesn't mean he should be taken out. You're right, this is a Democracy, and in the Democracy, the majority rules. The majority elected him to make difficult decisions for this country for 4 years. Then a majority voted for him again to continue making difficult decisions for the country for another four years. When his term is up, we will vote again. he has broken no laws and simply can't be taken out of office just because you don't like him.

Answer 8

It is quite obvious that you don't know a thing about the country of your birth. You don't understand or know any thing about our government or the Constitution behind it. I suppose that you can be given a *small* pass because it is clear that you have attended government schools... however even given that there is no real excuse for such ignorance. Please read and study at least some of the basics of our founding documents before you make such inane statements. It is truly sad that so many people of your peerage vote in elections that are important to the future of this country.

Answer 9

"I pledge allegiance to the flag and to The United States of America, and the Republic for which she stands...."

I would strongly suggest you read the Constitution...in fact, I suggest every one on these pages read it. That moron should have been impeached... hell, we are in an Illegal War---that is, Congress NEVER Declared War on Iraq!

It comes down to Money...and Position, BUT if enough people to rally......

Answer 10

[So if the vast majority of us don't like our president, don't we have the right to take him out of office?]

Very good question! Yes, we have that right and there IS a mechanism for doing so, its called impeachment (google "clinton + perjury" for more on that). Perhaps the answer to what you are really asking is that the "vast majority" you refer to only exists in your imagination.