What's it Take to Impeach Someone Nowadays?
Federal Judges get away with almost anything. Sam Kent for example, would have been convicted of rape but instead took a plea deal where he only served 33 months in jail, and he got to keep his salary.
Federal Judges get away with almost anything. Sam Kent for example, would have been convicted of rape but instead took a plea deal where he only served 33 months in jail, and he got to keep his salary.
David O. Stewart | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics
Under its power to restrict judges to service during good behavior, Congress can establish a new mechanism for removing lower court judges.
The Huffington Post | Posted 02.09.2009 | Chicago
Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn called on Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign Friday in a news conference shortly after the governor railed against the Illinois House's...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.09.2009 | Media
If you are a fan of The Wire, you might remember the fifth season episode "Took," which prominently features the corruption trial of Maryland State Se...
The Huffington Post | Posted 02.09.2009 | Chicago
In an unprecedented action, the Illinois House voted 114-0 to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich Friday. Rep. Milton Patterson (D-Chicago) was the lone vote...
AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 02.09.2009 | Chicago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. Rod Blagojevich was impeached Friday by Illinois lawmakers furious that he turned state government into a "freak show,"...
The Huffington Post | Posted 01.30.2009 | Chicago
Gov. Rod Blagojevich's defiant appointment of Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate could wind up hastening his own impeachment, a member of the House impe...
Chicago Sun-Times | Rich Miller | Posted 01.29.2009 | Chicago
Imagine what you would do to your state legislators if they voted to exonerate the governor. Not a pretty thought, eh? Well, trust me, your legislato...
AP | Posted 01.17.2009 | Chicago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Gov. Rod Blagojevich withstood a fellow Democrat's first attempt to have him quickly ousted from office when the state Supreme Cou...
Greg Harris | Posted 01.16.2009 | Chicago
We are at a historic moment in Illinois government and all of these actions as they are applied to a sitting governor are without precedent.
Chicago Sun-Times | Dave McKinney | Posted 01.13.2009 | Chicago
SPRINGFIELD -- House Speaker Michael Madigan turned heads last spring by admitting his staff had researched impeaching Gov. Blagojevich, then followed...
AP | DEANNA BELLANDI and CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich kissed his wife, rode in his state SUV to the office and sat down at his desk Thursday in front of a bus...
Ben Cohen | Posted 01.04.2009 | Politics
The Democrats have in some ways, been worse than the Republicans. As a party, they've stood idly by as the Bush Administration has literally ransacked the country.
AP | STEPHEN GRAHAM | Posted 09.17.2008 | Politics
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan's ruling coalition finalized impeachment charges against President Pervez Musharraf on Sunday and a government mi...
Drew Westen | Posted 09.10.2008 | Politics
We all extol John McCain for enduring 5 years of extreme hardship in Vietnam. But aren't his first wife's circumstances much like Elizabeth Edwards'?
AP | MATTHEW PENNINGTON | Posted 09.07.2008 | Home
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — After months of internal bickering, Pakistan's governing coalition announced Thursday it will seek to impeach President Pe...
Elizabeth Holtzman | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics
The American people still have a chance to witness the Constitution in action as it appropriately limits the powers of this president, preventing further abuses by him or by his successors.
Eric Lurio | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics