James Madison on Impeachment

Doug · Post by **Doug** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:43 am

George Mason argued that the President might use his pardoning power to "pardon crimes which were advised by himself" or, before indictment or conviction, "to stop inquiry and prevent detection."

James Madison [the author of the U.S. Constitution] responded:

...If the President be connected, in any suspicious manner, with any person, and there be grounds to believe he will shelter him, the House of Representatives can impeach him; they can remove him if found guilty...

J. Elliot, The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution 74 (reprint of the 2nd ed.), pp. 497-98.

Read the rest here.

They knew about kings...and crooks.

Post by **Dardedar** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:08 am

Lawood · Post by **Lawood** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 3:19 pm

".If the President be connected, in any suspicious manner, with any person,..."

It should have read: "If the executive office of the U.S. be connected..."

Barbara Fitzpatrick · Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:52 am

We still can't do it until some 17-20 R Senators remember what conservative means, what "uphold the constitution" means, and come out for impeachment and removal.