[Magdalen] Comey testifying

[Scott Knitter]

Impeachment is the House's formal charge(s); the Senate then tries the
accused and if it convicts, the president is removed from office.

"The President, Vice President, and all civil Officers of the United
States shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and conviction
of, Treason, Bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors."--
Constitution of the U.S.

So the point of impeachment is to formally charge the official with
one or more of these offenses, so the Senate can then try the official
on the charges.

On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 7:41 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have to confess that I don't even understand the point of impeachment. It doesn't get the person put of office--in fact, as far as I can tell, absolutely nothing changes.




-- 
Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA