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HipChick

(25,485 posts) Tue Jan 24, 2017, 06:53 PM Jan 2017

Are you allowed to impeach a president for gross incompetence? Asking for a friend..

David Corn @DavidCornDC

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Are you allowed to impeach a president for gross incompetence?
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Are you allowed to impeach a president for gross incompetence? Asking for a friend.. (Original Post) HipChick Jan 2017 OP

Doesn't the Constitution specify "high crimes and misdemeanors" ? nt femmocrat Jan 2017 #1

"...Treason, Bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors" - msongs Jan 2017 #2

A president could be impeached for picking his nose. Girard442 Jan 2017 #3

This. If you get the votes he/she is impeached. Lochloosa Jan 2017 #5

Gross incompetence will usually lead to impeachable acts LeftInTX Jan 2017 #4

femmocrat

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1. Doesn't the Constitution specify "high crimes and misdemeanors" ? nt

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Tue Jan 24, 2017, 06:56 PM

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msongs

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2. "...Treason, Bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors" -

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Tue Jan 24, 2017, 06:58 PM

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wikipedia -"At the federal level, Article II of the United States Constitution states in Section 4 that "The President, Vice President, and all civil Officers of the United States shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors." The House of Representatives has the sole power of impeaching, while the United States Senate has the sole power to try all impeachments. The removal of impeached officials is automatic upon conviction in the Senate.