Comments on: Chris Dodd Rejects Calls To Impeach Vice President Dick Cheney

By: TeresaCentric » Cheney Decides Accountability “No Longer Necessary”

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:09:58 +0000

[...] House Democrats responded by saying “”Everything we learned in U.S. government class was wrong. Evidently, the Vice President does not consider himself a part of the executive branch, and therefore believes he can obstruct meaningful oversight and avoid being held accountable.” Fully supporting the notion that Cheney should in no way be associated with the US government, they proposed an amendment to remove executive funding from the Vice-President’s office. Current Affairs | | 9-percent-approval rating, Cheney, corruption, impeachment, incompetent [...]

By: Joshua

Joshua — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:28:38 +0000

Not in the Constitution, apparently. I’m sure that if it comes to an impeachment, someone would propose that the Chief Justice or someone else could preside instead, but you can count on there being a constitutional challenge over it. Cheney may be out of office the old-fashioned way by the time that’s settled.

By: James

James — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:36:54 +0000

One would think that there is a provision in place for this very case. You can’t be exempt from impeachment.

By: Jim S

Jim S — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:42:08 +0000

If impeachment is impossible just take it out on any other Republican office holder who supports him come election time.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:49:55 +0000

There is one teensy little problem with the idea of impeaching the Vice-President that should be noted. From Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution, with my emphasis added: 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. In other words, the Chief Justice does not preside when someone other than the President is being impeached. So who does preside? Why, the same person who presides over the Senate in normal session: The Vice-President of the United States. Dick Cheney would be presiding over his own impeachment trial.