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To: Elroy who wrote (286186)	4/30/2006 10:49:47 AM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574093

"Do you need a crime for impeachment, or can you impeach a president just because you think he's doing a lousy job?" The precedent so far comes down to whether he is disliked enough. Officially, the standard is pretty vague. "High crimes and misdemeanors" doesn't narrow it down much. But the wiretapping is enough if they want to have an actual crime.

To: Elroy who wrote (286186)	4/30/2006 11:59:00 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574093

There's a lot of disagreement about that. John Adams in the Federalist Papers was of the opinion that the "high crimes and misdemeanors" for which a President can be impeached were defined by the House of Representatives, and enough leeway existed for the House to impeach a President for simple incompetence. It makes loads of sense to me, as here we are stuck with a President who IS incompetent, at a time when our nation is faced with so many challenges that competence is sorely needed. No corporation would put up with an incompetent CEO, why should our country?