I will attempt to lay out a case for
the impeachment of our 44th President that, had the
Congress any integrity at all, would surely result in the filing of
Articles of Impeachment and likely a successful conviction in the
Senate. I will also make a brief argument for the timing of this,
should Boehner grow a pair.
A couple disclaimers up front: I am not
a lawyer, nor what most people would recognize as a “scholar” of
the Constitution—i.e. I do not have a degree in Government or Law,
with an emphasis on the Constitution. What I do have is a pretty
good grasp of political philosophy and philosophy in general, which
is certainly adequate for an understanding of the Constitution as
intended by Madison and the other framers. I will not be seriously
entertaining penumbras and other such perversions of the original
language as understood at the time of passage of the Constitution or
the relevant Amendments.
Two relevant links here. This
is the full text of the U.S. Constitution and here
is the text of the War Powers Resolution (sometimes also called the
War Powers Act).
It is also important to note that the
Constitutionality of the War Powers Resolution is itself an open
question.
Okay, enough with the pre-game, on to
the matter at hand.
