Impeaching a President
Autor ALAN HIRSCHen Limba Engleză Paperback – noi 2018
What law does a president have to violate in order to get fired? Gerald Ford nailed it when he said an impeachable offense is "whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be." Constitutional scholar Alan Hirsch examines the history of impeachment in the cases of Presidents Johnson, Nixon and Clinton, and what may likely be in store for Mr. Trump
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0872867625
Pagini: 184
Dimensiuni: 127 x 178 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Editura: City Lights Books
Descriere
What law does a president have to violate in order to get fired? Gerald Ford nailed it when he said an impeachable offense is "whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be." Constitutional scholar Alan Hirsch examines the history of impeachment in the cases of Presidents Johnson, Nixon and Clinton, and what may likely be in store for Mr. Trump
Cuprins
Introduction
Chapter 1: First Principles
Chapter 2: Andrew Johnson Survives
Chapter 3: Down Goes Nixon
Chapter 4: The Clinton Predicament
Chapter 5: "Unable to Discharge"
Chapter 6: Lessons
Chapter 7: The Case of Trump
Conclusion
Endnotes
About the Author
Notă biografică
Alan Hirsch received his BA from Amherst College and JD from Yale Law School. He is the chair of the Justice and Law Studies program at Williams College. Alan has authored several books, including For The People: What the Constitution Really Says About Your Rights (Free Press) (coauthored with Akhil Amar) and A Citizen's Guide to Impeachment (Basic Books), The Duke of Wellington, Kidnapped! (Counterpoint). His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Washington Times, Newsday among many other places.