Subj : Re: Larry King
To   : weirdwolf
From : Finnigann
Date : Thu Sep 01 2005 10:59:00

-=> weirdwolf wrote to alt.tv.farscape <=-

 we> From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

 >>
 >>  Nixon wasn't forced out by his own party,he was staring impeachment
 >>  in
 >> the face and fell on his own sword because he knew that he could
 >> never put up a credible defence in the face of the evidence that had
 >> mounted up.It was a case of outright criminal activity, I'm talking
 >> more about a leader who has fallen out of favour with their own party
 >> due to unpopular political decisions like Thatcher.
 >
 > Andrew Johnson.
 >

 we> The only other president impeached right? the guy who had problems due
 we> to his firing a chap whos name I forget in the war ministry without the
 we> consent of the senate which was required because he had tenure. I know
 we> it was more of an excuse because he had vetoed a few other bills to do
 we> with reconstruction. See before 1945 so I at least know the basics. He
 we> was aquited though despite breaking the letter of the law.
 we>  I was wondering more about the case of them just falling out of
 we> favour, not actually breaking the law. Say for instance that the
 we> unpopular vetos were all that were available to Johnsons detractors
 we> without the ability to impeach him for  the law breaking in the case of
 we> the tenure legislation not matter how tenuous it was is their a way
 we> that the president could be removed?
 we>  Ted


It would be hard to picture someone rising up thru the political ranks to the
presidency only to fall out of favor...

.... Some of those guys would beat pennies out widows, if it paid enough.
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