The Case Against Lameduck Impeachment
Bruce Ackerman, Greg Ruggiero (Editor), Stuart SahulkaBooks.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Synopsis
In The Case Against Lameduck Impeachment, Yale Law Professor Bruce Ackerman argues that the bill of Impeachment against President Clinton, passed in December 1998, expired on January 3rd, 1999, when a new House of Representatives began its term of office. It is unconstitutional for the Senate to begin a trial unless a majority of the newly elected House once again charges the President with "high crimen and misdemeanors."
The newly elected House of 1999 contains 40 new members and five mote Democrats, suggesting that a new House vote could produce a different outcome on one or both of the lameduck articles of impeachment.