Warming up in the bullpen, number 46...

[BmorePat87]

(02-16-2017, 05:54 PM)xxlt Wrote: Many confuse impeachment and removal. I am sure you do not

Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Richard Nixon were the three presidents in US history who were impeached is the way most people phrase it. 

Technically though, you are correct, that is not the case. 


Technically Nixon resigned during impeachment proceedings. So, technically it is correct to say he was not impeached, but it is a hair most do not split because it was fully evident from the way the impeachment hearings were going that Nixon would not only be impeached but also would be removed from office. That is why he resigned. But yes, technically you are correct. Mea culpa. Mea culpa for not noting the honor Nixon showed by resigning with impeachment imminent.

Impeachment is when the House formally charges the President (or other officials) of committing a serious offense. This is done by a floor vote. The only two Presidents to be impeached were Clinton and Johnson. The removal process occurs after a trial held in the Senate concluding with a floor vote. None have been removed. 

It doesn't matter if most people are dumb and do not understand the word. That doesn't make me technically  correct, it makes me correct. That's like saying there's some truth when someone uses the layman's definition of "theory" when talking science. I teach my students to understand the correct definition of terms.