I Am Interested In Politics
I've been reading up on the process of impeachment. Here it is:
By design, it is not easy to get rid of a president. Here are the steps in the process for impeaching a president:
• First, an impeachment resolution must be introduced by a member of the House of Representatives.
• The speaker of the House must then direct the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary (or a special committee) to hold a hearing and when to hold a vote.
• A simple majority of the Judiciary Committee must approve the resolution.
• If the Judiciary Committee approves the resolution, it moves to a full vote on the House floor.
• If a simple majority of the those present and voting in the House approve an article of impeachment, then the president is impeached.
• The procedure then moves to the Senate where a “trial” is held to determine if the president committed a crime. There is no set procedure for the trial. How it is conducted would be set by the Senate leadership.
• Members of the House serve as “managers” in the Senate trial. Managers serve a similar role as prosecutors do in a criminal trial, they present evidence during the procedure.
• The president would have counsel to represent him at the Senate process.
• The chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court presides over the trial.
• Senators listen to the evidence presented, including closing arguments from each side and retire to deliberate.
• Senators then reconvene and vote on whether the president is guilty or not guilty of the crimes he is accused of. It takes a two-thirds vote of the Senate to convict. If the president is found guilty, he is removed from office and the vice president is sworn-in as president.
By design, it is not easy to get rid of a president. Here are the steps in the process for impeaching a president:
• First, an impeachment resolution must be introduced by a member of the House of Representatives.
• The speaker of the House must then direct the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary (or a special committee) to hold a hearing and when to hold a vote.
• A simple majority of the Judiciary Committee must approve the resolution.
• If the Judiciary Committee approves the resolution, it moves to a full vote on the House floor.
• If a simple majority of the those present and voting in the House approve an article of impeachment, then the president is impeached.
• The procedure then moves to the Senate where a “trial” is held to determine if the president committed a crime. There is no set procedure for the trial. How it is conducted would be set by the Senate leadership.
• Members of the House serve as “managers” in the Senate trial. Managers serve a similar role as prosecutors do in a criminal trial, they present evidence during the procedure.
• The president would have counsel to represent him at the Senate process.
• The chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court presides over the trial.
• Senators listen to the evidence presented, including closing arguments from each side and retire to deliberate.
• Senators then reconvene and vote on whether the president is guilty or not guilty of the crimes he is accused of. It takes a two-thirds vote of the Senate to convict. If the president is found guilty, he is removed from office and the vice president is sworn-in as president.
