Impeachment of Article III Judges: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, Second Session, on S.J. Res. 11, S.J. Res. 232, and S.J. Res. 233, Joint Resolutions Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States with Respect to the Impeachment of Article III Judges, March 21, 1990 |
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appointed Article III judges believe bribery Chairman Circuit civil Officers Clause committee Congress CONGRESSIONAL POWERS constitutional amendment conviction Crimes and Misdemeanors ethics Farrand federal judges Federal judicial Federal judiciary Federalist Papers felony framers FRANKEL Harry Claiborne hearing high crimes House of Representatives HOWELL HEFLIN impeachable offense IMPEACHMENT OF ARTICLE impeachment power impeachment process impeachment trial indictment Joint Resolution 11 Joint Resolution 232 Judge Claiborne Judge Hastings Judge STAPLETON judgment Judicial Conduct Judicial Conference Judicial Councils judicial discipline judicial independence judicial misconduct judicial officers judicial review jurors jury Justice legislation ment PAUL SIMON peachment perform the duties political POWERS & PRIVILEGES President problem procedures proceedings Professor ROTUNDA removal from office removal of federal S.J. Res Senate Joint Resolution Senator Heflin Senator SIMON Senator SPECTER standard statement Story Subcommittee Supreme Court Thank tion treason U.S. Const U.S. SENATOR United States Senate violation vote
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Page 37 - This provision is made in a constitution intended to endure for ages to come, and consequently to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs.
Page 50 - ... Suppose the bill filed and the injunction prayed for allowed. If the President refuse obedience, it is needless to observe that the Court is without power to enforce its process. If, on the other hand, the President complies with the order of the Court and refuses to execute the acts of Congress, is it not clear that a collision may occur between the executive and legislative departments of the government? May not the House of Representatives impeach the President for such refusal?
Page 67 - English language. 1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 2 of the United States of America in...
Page 45 - The subjects of its jurisdiction are those offences which proceed from the misconduct of public men, or, in other words, from the abuse or violation of some public trust. They are of a nature which may with peculiar propriety be denominated POLITICAL, as they relate chiefly to injuries done immediately to the society itself.
Page 67 - States with respect to abortion. 1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled 3 (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol4 lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitu5 tion of the United States which shall be valid to all intents 6 and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the 7 legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within...
Page 13 - This subject has been already examined very much at large, and needs only to be touched in this place. No man can deny the necessity of a judiciary to interpret the constitution and laws, and to preserve the citizens against oppression and usurpation in civil and criminal prosecutions. Does it not follow, that, to enable the judiciary to fulfil its functions, it is indispensable, that the judges should not hold their offices at the mere pleasure of those, whose acts they are to check, and, if need...
Page 10 - there is no liberty, if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive powers.