The Constitution provides for only one exception in cases of impeachment: “When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside.” That’s because of the obvious conflict-of-interest of having the VP preside when the President is tried. But there’s no similar provision for having someone else preside if the Vice President is impeached.
Presumably that’s because no one could imagine a Vice President doing anything significant enough to warrant impeachment, which was certainly an accurate reflection of the office’s character for the first two centuries or so of our nation’s history. And it’s another argument against the VP being given extensive executive responsibilities, now that I think of it.
http://digg.com/politics/Cheney_to_Preside_Over_Own_Impeachment
I agree with you. I have my issues with President Bush regarding his immigration stand and his timid response to all the socialists in congress but apart from that I am pretty thankful he is in office right now and not a democrat.
I know I shouldn’t laugh about this but ...
“Impeach the Vice President” ...
What kind of deluded fool tries to impeach the VICE President?
At this rate all the Democrats will have to show for winning the Senate and House in 04 is 300 investigations that signified nothing, found nothing, and wasted millions of taxpayer dollars.
Maybe its just me, but I’m beginning to suspect 2008 will be very good for the Republican Party.
impeech cheney and ‘something’ will happen to bush. i’ll bet this is the plan - it will put Pelosi in the white house.
Oh, so that's why he wants to give millions of illegal terrorists and other aliens in this country amnesty, rather than enforce the laws and sovereignty of the nation, honoring his oath of office?
Hate to see what he does to disrespect his countrymen
I second that!