United States Code

Originally posted by Crusader Scott
As for impeachment....could you provide a specific crime by President Bush that is a candidate for impeachment?

The impeachable offense is authorizing the illegal wiretaps. The Bush Admin has argued that these wiretaps are necessary, but they are making this argument after-the-fact. Can I rob a bank and then after I'm caught, argue that I really Needed the money? The Legal Research Office of Congress as well as American Bar Association, among other non-partisan institutions have publicly declared that the wiretaps are illegal. There are several other potentially impeachable offenses, but with Bush Supporters in both houses of Congress, nothing is even being investigated.

I think Bush might be the only President who has admitted to an impeachable offense while in office.

Originally posted by Redmike
So, why are we arresting people in Serbia and trying them in The Hague?

What were the Nurenberg trials about then?

You're trying them at the Hague. They are dying of boredom waiting for their trials.

Originally posted by socialist1917
Sorry, I meant certain individuals in the federal government, namely the Secretary of Defense and the President.

I dont know enough about law and it is not stated in the quote you have given, to what extent are the actual perpetrators of a crime and people ordering a crime to be commited and people passing on orders for a crime to be commited, responsible or accountable? For example if a soldier commits a war crime as described, but he was ordered to do so is he guilty, is his commander guilty and is the person who was the source of the command guilty?

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If some americans voiced thier support for a war crime and the president acted on that, are they also guilty?