Word: impeachers
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Cambridge residents must take advantage of the powerful position held by its Congressman, Thomas P. O'Neill. As majority leader in the House of Representatives, O'Neill is a crucial figure in any drive to impeach Nixon. He is the second most influential man in the House--only Speaker of the House Carl Albert has greater authority--and his support for impeachment would sway wavering congressmen to join the impeachment drive...
...with its investigation and bring in an indictment, should the evidence warrant one, which would stop the statute of limitations from running out. Then, instead of quickly going to trial, and if the Vice President agreed, the Justice Department would give the House of Representatives a chance to impeach Agnew. Only if the House elected not to would Richardson move ahead with the prosecution. Judge Hoffman is expected to rule on the constitutional issue by the end of this month...
Hounded Cut. If, on the other hand, the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution does indeed protect Agnew from prosecution, the Department of Justice would deliver its evidence to the House of Representatives. If the acts in the indictment occurred after Agnew became Vice President, the House would undoubtedly impeach him. But if they took place before he assumed office, the House might follow the Colfax precedent. In 1872 the House decided not to start impeachment proceedings against Vice President Schuyler Colfax for acts he bid allegedly committed before being elected, arguing that he could be impeached only for misdeeds...
BERGER: The conventional learning is that impeachment lies for offenses committed in office. And I will say, gentlemen, that history wouldn't bear you out if you were to say that you could impeach the Vice President for acts performed as Governor of Maryland...
Should Agnew succeed in persuading the courts that he cannot be indicted before he is impeached, an odd impasse might ensue. The Democratic leadership of the House of Representatives is by no means sure it can impeach Agnew for offenses committed before he became Vice President (see page 15). If that proves so, in theory at least, Agnew could escape both being indicted in Maryland-if the courts ruled that he could not be tried while a Vice President-and being impeached on the Hill. But if the evidence against him is truly compelling, that logic would not likely...