Unimpeachable Logic

Leonard Jaffee has meticulously laid out a compelling case for impeaching our Vice-President. The most important point in his analysis is that the decision to impeach can be taken solely by the House and Senate, without constraints from the Judicial Branch.

"Still, for the House and Senate, the Supreme Court's inclination is irrelevant. The Supreme Court does not determine the meaning of "high Crimes and Misdemeanors." The House and Senate do. Their determinations are not subject to judicial review or limited by judicial precedent or any statute. Even if Cheney's coercions are not technical federal or state-law crimes, they were high Crimes and Misdemeanors. They perverted Cheney's office monstrously and harmed, hugely, our Republic."

Now the real question is: why shouldn't we impeach Dick Cheney? With a 28% approval rating, the general public won't shed any tears to see him on the hotseat. Those Rethugs in the House and Senate who may defend him will do so at considerable political cost.