impeachment

Impeachment refers to the process wherein public officials are formally charged with political wrongdoing, which occurs before an assessment is made of their capability to remain in office. Thus, a subsequent conviction and removal from office will always be preceded by a formal impeachment hearing.

The impeachment of a public official arises as a consequence of alleged ethics violations for which federal charges originate in the House of Representatives and state charges originate from state legislatures. 

The articles of impeachment list the specific violations and infractions of a public official during his or her tenure in office. Once the articles of impeachment are drafted, charges will be brought against the public official and the impeachment hearing will commence.

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• Red Ice-Rik Clay 2012 Part 1 of 9

  
  Web Designer Pinoy — Authority: 149
  loss and even reproach yourself then, as time passes, you look to the future, focussing on the positive elements. What have we lost? What can we learn? Richard John Clay, born 5th August 1982 in Scunthorpe, UK, was a musician, graphic designer, web designer, writer, researcher and charismatic genius whose mission was ...
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• | South: South Carolina: Sanford Case Narrowed

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 902
  Lawmakers considering whether to impeach Gov. Sanford cut from their debate most of the accusations of wrongdoing over his travel and campaign reimbursements
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• South Carolina Impeachment Panel Dismisses 28 Of 37 Ethics Charges Against Gov. Sanford

  
  MyTownTalks — Authority: 510
  Kris Alingod - AHN Contributor Columbia, SC (AHN) - A committee considering whether South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford should be impeached has dismissed 28 ethics charges against the governor, who still faces an Ethics Commission hearing next month about his alleged inappropriate use of public resources, including the ...
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• Panel Ditches Majority Of Charges Against Sanford

  
  FITSNews — Authority: 648
  All but nine of the thirty-seven ethics violations against S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford have been dismissed by a legislative panel investigating whether or not the second-term Republican governor broke the law relating to travel expenses and campaign reimbursements. It was a victory for the disgraced governor, but he’s ...
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• We have a President who wants to DESTROY THE CONSTITUTION BY DESTROYING THE SECOND AMENDMENT

  
  Life on Sleepy Creek in Words and Images — Authority: 153
  http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/obama-and-the-attempt-to-destroy-the-second-amendment/ How much are YOU as AMERICANS willing to take? By the end of his first term, there may not be a United States of America. We need to end this now. Urge your elected officials to IMPEACH HIM NOW.
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• After the Afghanistan Speech-The Impeach Obama Campaign comments

  
  Life on Sleepy Creek in Words and Images — Authority: 153
  Please take the time right now to add impeachobama@impeachobamacampaign-news.com to your Contacts List, Buddy List or Safe Senders List so you do not miss a single issue. Last night before an audience of Cadets at West Point, the Commander in Chief, Barack Obama, displayed his gross ...
  6 days ago

• National Briefing | South: South Carolina: Governor’s Travel Is Defended

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 902
  Lawyers for Gov. Mark Sanford told lawmakers considering impeachment that their client had done nothing improper in using state-owned aircraft for travel that included political and personal events.
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• Thwack!

  
  FITSNews — Authority: 648
  Because South Carolina’s “fiscally-conservative” governor has no shame, the state that he purports to lead remains hopelessly mired in a sad, pathetic soap opera that’s about to enter its sixth month. While the governor prepares to “celebrate” an awkward holiday season alone in a big, empty mansion, a ...
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• Teflon Dick: How Cheney Uses Media For Protection

  
  The Smirking Chimp - News And Commentary from the Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy — Authority: 644
  On January 29, 2001, just nine days after taking office, Dick Cheney created The National Energy Policy Development Group, commonly known as the Cheney Energy Task Force. The task force was charged with the critically important task of designing Americas national energy policy. Although the groups efforts would ...
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• Ritter Sports the Truth

  
  The Smirking Chimp - News And Commentary from the Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy — Authority: 644
  As usual, Scott Ritter tells the straight truth, and as usual, it ain’t pretty. In short, Saddam had been found guilty of possessing WMD, and his sentence had been passed down by Washington and London void of any hard evidence that such weapons, or even related programmes, even existed. The sentence meted out ...
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• WHO And WHAT Is It Going To Take To Boot Obama?

  
  Logistics Monster — Authority: 437
  He sat in a Black Liberation Theology church with Michelle (and his children) listening to Reverend Wright for 20 years.He started his political career in the living room of one of the founders of the Weather Underground who was responsible for domestic terrorism, and the Chicago Annenberg Challenge.He knocked his ...
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• Olio: Kudos and Catcalls

  
  Yo Mama For Obama — Authority: 122
  This Thanksgiving week has brought just as much foolishness to the forefront as any other week.  Hypocrisy and self-interest as well as self-indulgence is rampant.  And the kudos offered isn’t what you would think.    As usual, I use this opportunity to provide you with reading on current issues to expand your ...
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• Morning Roundup

  
  JD Journal — Authority: 139
  Good morning everyone!  It’s Wednesday, November 25 and here’s a snapshot of yesterday’s news. Howard Rice is losing four partners in its business division… South Carolina has hired a lawyer to represent the office of the Governor during the upcoming impeachment hearings … California’s   Governor ...
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• Sanford Impeachment Considered

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 902
  A group of South Carolina lawmakers is weighing whether a series of ethics charges and performance issues were grave enough to warrant Gov. Mark Sanford’s removal from office.
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• South Carolina Hires Impeachment Lawyer

  
  JD Journal — Authority: 139
  With the state legislature considering bringing impeachment charges against Governor Mark Sanford, the state has retained Ross Garber , a partner in the firm of Shipman & Goodwin , to advise the Governor’s office. Garber represents the office, and not Sanford himself, who has retained two lawyers from ...
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• SC House Panel Opens Impeachment Process

  
  FITSNews — Authority: 648
  The S.C. House of Representatives formally opened hearings Tuesday into whether or not disgraced S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford should be impeached. A House Judiciary subcommittee met for almost an hour on the subject, a mostly perfunctory hearing during which lawmakers sparred over whether Sanford’s five-day absence from ...
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• Office of the Speaker: Committee Working Quickly to Move SC Forward

  
  SCHotline Press Box — Authority: 121
    Office of the Speaker SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 24, 2009 Contact: Greg Foster (803) 734-3125 gregfoster@schouse.gov     Committee Working Quickly to Move SC Forward Report finally made public; Need to examine fully and move forward   (Columbia, ...
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• Palmetto Scoop is live blogging Mark Sanford impeachment

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 571
  Adam Fogle of The Palmetto Scoop is live blogging the South Carolina House Judiciary Committees impeachment hearings. It is is the first step in the possible removal from office of Republican Governor Mark Sanford for "dereliction of duty, absence without leave, deceit and cover up, and disgrace of office." ...
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• UK Inquiry: Blair Conspired with Bush as Early as February 2002 to Plot Iraq Invasion

  
  Democrats.com - The Aggressive Progressives! — Authority: 430
  By Dave Lindorff Most Americans are blissfully in the dark about it, but across the Atlantic in the UK, a commission reluctantly established by Prime Minister Gordon Brown under pressure from anti-war activists in Britain is beginning hearings into the actions and statements of British leaders that led to the ...
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• “Impeachment Deck” Stacked In Sanford’s Favor

  
  FITSNews — Authority: 648
  S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford will find a receptive audience of state lawmakers when a resolution calling for his impeachment is heard before a House subcommittee on Tuesday afternoon, sources tell FITS. The governor – who is facing a separate 37-count ethics complaint – enjoys the support of a majority of the committee ...
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