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To: Dan B. who wrote (22472)	12/18/1998 11:36:00 PM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 67261

misdemeanor ... felony You are looking at the wrong word. The constitution states that reasons for impeachment are treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors. That word other is very important as it shows that another crime must be comparable to treason or bribery. TP

To: Dan B. who wrote (22472)	12/18/1998 11:36:00 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 67261

Just look at the phrase "high crimes and misdemeanors" again. If the word "misdemeanor" had the same meaning then as it does now, then what you would be saying is that the Founding Fathers advocated impeaching the President for any crime, ranging from treason all the way down to a crime less serious than felony! That would be laughable! So it stands to reason that the "misdemeanor" of those days meant something very different (and vastly more serious) than the "misdemeanor" of today.