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Re: Hey, Steve! (WAS: Re: Pumping Gas in Oregon)



On Thursday 24 August 2006 10:23, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> * Damon L. Chesser <damon@damtek.com> [2006 Aug 23 23:00 -0500]:
> > Steve Lamb wrote:
> > >Steve Lamb wrote:
> > >>    Nevermind that he was impeached for lying under oath in an
> > >>    investigation
> > >
> > >    Er, sorry, "Faced Impeachment" is what I meant.
> >
> > point of fact, like him or not he WAS impeached, just not found guilty.
>
> Precisely.  Indeed the trial took place in the Senate conducted by the
> House Managers.  It was a historic event as an impeachement trial of a
> sitting president had never been done before.

Which caused a second first:  No president had ever remained in office after 
being impeached before.

-- 
Paul Johnson
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