What is most important in this process to impeach a president is, the vote count, a simple majority, which allegedly authorizes Congress to continue in a process to impeach a president and nullify an election.
The vote was 232 to 196, in favor of continuing in a process to impeach the president.
The problem I have with this vote count is, when reviewing our Constitution, with respect to a subject of such great importance and magnitude, a two thirds vote in the House seems to be in order. Not a mere majority vote!
Let us look at some of the provisions of our constitution requiring a two thirds vote in the House
Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behavior, and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a Member.
A two thirds vote in the House is also required to override a President’s veto of a bill raising revenue.
Every Order, Resolution, or Vote to which the Concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a question of Adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the United States; and before the Same shall take Effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the Rules and Limitations prescribed in the Case of a Bill.
A two thirds vote in the House is also required to propose amendments to our Constitution.
A two thirds vote in each House, is also necessary to remove a “disability” under the 14th Amendment…
And let us not forget that which appears most important to our current conversation ___ a two thirds vote of both Houses is necessary to remove a President who is found unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.
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The fact is, a simple majority vote on a matter which involves the nullification of an election and the removal of a president is simply not consistent with our constitution’s apparent threshold protection requiring a two thirds vote in matters of momentous concern.
So why are our “conservative” Representatives in the House, and our “conservative” talk show hosts [Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Laura Ingraham, Schnitt, Mark Levin, Dennis Prager, Bill O'rielly, Mike Gallagher, Doc Thompson, Lee Rodgers, Neal Boortz, Mike Huckabee, Tammy Bruce, Monica Crowley, Herman Cain, Greg Gutfeld, Dana Perino, Neil Cavuto, Lou Dobbs, Tucker Carlson, Lisa Kennedy,etc.], not challenging a simple majority vote and demanding a two thirds vote to move forward with a process to nullify an election and remove a duly elected president?
JWK
“If the Constitution was ratified under the belief, sedulously propagated on all sides that such protection was afforded, would it not now be a fraud upon the whole people to give a different construction to its powers?”___ Justice Story
The vote was 232 to 196, in favor of continuing in a process to impeach the president.
The problem I have with this vote count is, when reviewing our Constitution, with respect to a subject of such great importance and magnitude, a two thirds vote in the House seems to be in order. Not a mere majority vote!
Let us look at some of the provisions of our constitution requiring a two thirds vote in the House
Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behavior, and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a Member.
A two thirds vote in the House is also required to override a President’s veto of a bill raising revenue.
Every Order, Resolution, or Vote to which the Concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a question of Adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the United States; and before the Same shall take Effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the Rules and Limitations prescribed in the Case of a Bill.
A two thirds vote in the House is also required to propose amendments to our Constitution.
A two thirds vote in each House, is also necessary to remove a “disability” under the 14th Amendment…
And let us not forget that which appears most important to our current conversation ___ a two thirds vote of both Houses is necessary to remove a President who is found unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.
.
The fact is, a simple majority vote on a matter which involves the nullification of an election and the removal of a president is simply not consistent with our constitution’s apparent threshold protection requiring a two thirds vote in matters of momentous concern.
So why are our “conservative” Representatives in the House, and our “conservative” talk show hosts [Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Laura Ingraham, Schnitt, Mark Levin, Dennis Prager, Bill O'rielly, Mike Gallagher, Doc Thompson, Lee Rodgers, Neal Boortz, Mike Huckabee, Tammy Bruce, Monica Crowley, Herman Cain, Greg Gutfeld, Dana Perino, Neil Cavuto, Lou Dobbs, Tucker Carlson, Lisa Kennedy,etc.], not challenging a simple majority vote and demanding a two thirds vote to move forward with a process to nullify an election and remove a duly elected president?
JWK
“If the Constitution was ratified under the belief, sedulously propagated on all sides that such protection was afforded, would it not now be a fraud upon the whole people to give a different construction to its powers?”___ Justice Story