Impeach For Peace

      A hat tip to Citizen Agianst Lies for information on this procedure for Do It Yourself Impeachment of the President of the United States of America.   It seems we are indebted once again to Thomas Jefferson.   Of course this is all a moot point with a rubber stamp republican congress.   If things change in november and the congress returns to a majority in favor of the Dems, then anything is possible.   - fc

Impeach For Peace

Do-It-Yourself Impeachment...

Impeach for Peace, a Minnesota-based impeachment group, has researched a method for impeaching the president using a little known and rarely used part of the Rules of the House of Representatives ("Jefferson’s Manual"). This document actually empowers individual citizens to initiate the impeachment process themselves.

"Jefferson's Manual" is an interpretive guide to parliamentary procedure, and is included (along with the Constitution) in the bound volumes of the Rules of the House of Representatives. The section covering impeachment lists the acceptable vehicles for bringing impeachment motions to the floor of the House.

Before the House Judiciary Committee can put together the Articles of Impeachment, someone must initiate the impeachment procedure. Most often, this occurs when members of the House pass a resolution. Another method outlined in the manual, however, is for individual citizens to submit a memorial for impeachment.

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