U.S. Supreme Court,
Government,
Constitutional Law
Jun. 5, 2017
On impeachment
There is increasing talk about presidential impeachment in some quarters these days. Given that fact, it is worth taking a closer look at the impeachment process, which has been fertile ground for debate since the country was founded.
Daniel A. Farber
Professor
UC Berkeley School of Law
Daniel is the Sho Sato professor of law and co-director of the Center on Law, Energy, and the Environment at UC Berkeley
There is increasing talk about presidential impeachment in some quarters these days. Given that fact, it is worth taking a closer look at the impeachment process, which has been fertile ground for debate since the country was founded.
The constitutional procedure is simple enough. Under Article I, the House of Representatives has "sole Power of Impeachment," and the Senate has "the sole Power to try all Impeachments." Conviction by the Senate requires a two-thirds vote. Those contemp...
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