nPosted on August 19, 2017
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Some people talk about impeaching a president as if that means removing him. And it doesn’t.
Some people talk about impeaching a president as if that means removing him. And it doesn’t.n
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n“Impeachment” is part of a process by which Congress can remove a president from power. The House of Representatives has the sole power to impeach, and a simple majority of representatives is all that’s necessary to do so.
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nThe representatives would draw up articles of impeachment, with each article being a specific charge against the president.
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nIf the House impeaches the president, the matter then goes to the Senate, where a trial is held. The judge in the trial is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and two-thirds of the Senators must vote to convict the president on any one charge – and, if that happens, the president is removed.
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nIn the whole history of the United States, no president has ever been removed from office in this way.* But two presidents – Andrew Johnson and today’s birthday honoree, Bill Clinton – have been impeached. But neither was convicted by the Senate. Johnson was acquitted by the slimmest of margins (only one vote), but Clinton was easily acquitted.
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nBill Clinton wasn’t just one of only two presidents who were impeached. He was also the president who had the highest end-of-office approval rating of any president since WWII – yep, that’s right, higher than Eisenhower and Reagan!
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nHere are just a few of his other accomplishments:
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nRhodes Scholar
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nGovernor of Arkansas:
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n Overhauled school system in Arkansas
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nWhile U.S. president:
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n Welfare reform
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n Children’s health insurance program
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n Changed a budge deficit into a budget surplus
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nPost presidency:
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n Established Clinton Foundation, a global charity
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n Raised money for research on new vaccines/medicines
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n Helped bring down cost of medicines
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n Provided medical care for millions and millions
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Of course, Clinton is the husband of 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Of course, Clinton is the husband of 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton.n
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n* NOTE:
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n(By the way, the only president who resigned from office – Richard Nixon – did so when facing almost-certain impeachment and conviction.)
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nAlso on this date:
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World Photo Day
World Photo Day n
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nWooden-clock-maker Seth Thomas’s birthday
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nNational Aviation Day
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nRoot beer entrepreneur Charles Hires’s birthday
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nApple Spas in Russia
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nPlan ahead:
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Check out my Pinterest boards for:
Check out my Pinterest boards for:
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nAugust holidays
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nHistorical anniversaries in August
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nAnd here are my Pinterest boards for:
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nSeptember holidays
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nHistorical anniversaries in September
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