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| Jan 14, 2021 at 18:22 | comment | added | CGCampbell | Related: Can a United States President issue a self-pardon? | |
| Jan 12, 2021 at 21:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackPolitics/status/1349098839073021952 | ||
| Jan 10, 2021 at 21:39 | vote | accept | agc | ||
| Jan 10, 2021 at 21:29 | history | edited | agc | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Reworded, as per @JamesK comment.
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| Jan 10, 2021 at 5:35 | comment | added | DrSheldon | To what end? Permanent ban from public office? That's already covered by Section 3 of the 14th Amendment and 18 U.S. Code § 2383, which only requires conviction of insurrection by a Federal Court (precedent set by the conviction of Victor Berger), no involvement by Congress needed. | |
| Jan 9, 2021 at 23:22 | comment | added | Mawg | There is some discussion here, Search for "Constitutional scholars are divided ..." | |
| Jan 9, 2021 at 18:26 | comment | added | James K | In such questions it is customary to understand "impeached" as "impeached and convicted" if that is the apparent intention of the questioner. | |
| Jan 7, 2021 at 12:34 | comment | added | Fattie | It's worth remembering that impeaching is purely a vote, it's not a legal process, and has nothing to do with "breaking a law" or laws in general. It's just a vote. Points 2 and 3 are not relevant. | |
| Jan 7, 2021 at 8:45 | answer | added | zibadawa timmy | timeline score: 23 | |
| Jan 7, 2021 at 3:03 | comment | added | divibisan | Related: What are the possible punishments for an impeached USA president?. It seem the punishments are removal from office and a ban on holding future office, so in theory the latter one could be levied on a former President. | |
| Jan 7, 2021 at 2:58 | history | asked | agc | CC BY-SA 4.0 |