An impeachment by the House of Representatives is like an indictment by a grand jury: it’s a determination that there’s cause for a trial.
The “trial” itself them takes place in the Senate—and if 2/3 of the senators concur, the officer is legally removed from their office.
is immediately removed from their office.
Never happens. Just another impotent US political bullshit tool.
1/2 + 1 of house, approves articles of impeachment: “You stand accused of treason! The senate will decide your fate.”
2/3 of Senate theshold not met, Accused now goes: “I AM THE SENATE!” pulls out lightsaber and kills the entire congress
2/3 of Senate votes to convict: “DO IT! DEWIT!”
There are two separate parts of the lawmaking body in Washington that make federal laws for the US, it’s the House of Representatives, and the Senate. They both vote on laws, but separately, and they pass those proposed laws back and forth until they get voted down, or approved and go to the President to get signed. Those bodies have other responsibilities, like performing oversight, investigations, declaring war*, and impeaching certain federal officials. If you’re impeached, there’s two parts to the process, one for each group, or chamber. One chamber, the representatives, bring the articles of impeachment, which are basically just charges. The other chamber, the senate, then votes to remove the official from office or not if the articles of impeachment are successful approved by the representatives.
TLDR: lawmakers use a two part process, one votes on “guilt” approval, one votes to actually approve removal if the other successfully votes in favor of a guilty verdict.
Physical removal can be performed by officers of congress, who technically are under the executive branch, but once articles are successful and removal is approved, that person is no longer in the executive branch if they were, and they can not execute a constitutional crisis by ordering the officers to stand down and refuse physical removal.
Impeachment is the same as getting fired, it’s not voluntary. Depending on the position there may be a line of succession like the president, or a new appointment made to the position like a senator or judge. Either way, someone else is going to be holding that position in the near future, and it won’t be the person impeached.
WTF. Trump was impeached TWICE.
Was Trump already impeached? If he is impeached this time who could force him to leave? Who could make Hegseth step down? Like the National Guard or something?
