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11. The Constitution....

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #10)

Sat Mar 15, 2025, 09:24 PM

Mar 15

The Constitution requires a two-thirds vote of the Senate to convict, and the penalty for an impeached official upon conviction is removal from office. In some cases, the Senate has also disqualified such officials from holding public offices in the future. There is no appeal.

https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/impeachment.htm#:~:text=The%20Constitution%20requires%20a%20two,There%20is%20no%20appeal.

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