According to a CNN/ORC International poll released Friday, 33 percent of Americans think the president should be impeached and removed from office, compared with 65 percent who say they don’t support impeachment. Fifty-seven percent of Republicans say they support impeaching Obama, compared with just 35 percent of independent voters and 13 percent of Democrats.
When asked about when Congress should attempt to impeach a president, 79 percent of Americans said it should be used only if there is evidence of a serious crime — such as treason or bribery. Eighteen percent said impeachment could appropriately be used to registered dissatisfaction with White House policies.
Poll: One-third say impeach Obama - Jonathan Topaz - POLITICO.com
The ever increasing radicalization of the right becomes more and more obvious every day and now this poll clearly provides more evidence of the divide in America between the right and everyone else.
65% of Americans reject the political tactic of impeachment but a full one-third of the citizenry are more that willing to go down that road. Nearly one in five simply want to use it to advance their own political objections and need no actual crimes for the process.
Poll: One-third say impeach Obama - Jonathan Topaz - POLITICO.com
The ever increasing radicalization of the right becomes more and more obvious every day and now this poll clearly provides more evidence of the divide in America between the right and everyone else.
65% of Americans reject the political tactic of impeachment but a full one-third of the citizenry are more that willing to go down that road. Nearly one in five simply want to use it to advance their own political objections and need no actual crimes for the process.
The numbers generally fall in line with CNN results from the past two presidencies — 30 percent of Americans support impeachment for former President George W. Bush in 2006 and 29 percent support impeachment for former President Bill Clinton in 1998.
One of the single worst ideas I've seen on this site, and that's saying something.If we could impeach every single elected official in Washington DC I'd be all for it. Flush every single one of them and start fresh with all new people.
I see no reason to single one person out when they ALL suck and they ALL need to be replaced ASAP.
Anyone who thinks the problems we face today are the result of one man, or one party, is simply blind to the overall reality of the last few decades.
We need a paradigm shift in Washington DC.
Simply bouncing back and forth between Dems and Reps isn't going to solve anything, and in fact history is proving to us each day that it's just making things worse.
If you wanna start a witch hunt against one, start it against them all. Otherwise it's just a waste of time, and will solve nothing.
One of the single worst ideas I've seen on this site, and that's saying something.
And because we have some issues, let's get rid of everyone. It's a lazy and populist plan that appeals to the politically braindead.Yeah....because things are going so well within the USofA.....:roll:
Poll: One-third say impeach Obama - Jonathan Topaz - POLITICO.com
The ever increasing radicalization of the right becomes more and more obvious every day and now this poll clearly provides more evidence of the divide in America between the right and everyone else.
65% of Americans reject the political tactic of impeachment but a full one-third of the citizenry are more that willing to go down that road. Nearly one in five simply want to use it to advance their own political objections and need no actual crimes for the process.
"As you may know, impeachment is the first step in the constitutional process for removing a president from office, in which possible crimes are investigated and charges are made. Do you think there is or is not justification for Congress to begin impeachment proceedings against President Bush at this time?"
So? It is not a miracle that there are Republicans who dislike him so much that they would love to see him impeached but it says nothing about the legality of such a move.
In 2007 there was a USA today/Gallup opinion poll in which the question was asked:
36% said yes, impeach Bush, 62% said no. 3% were unsure.
Bush Administration
In 2006 it was 30% for impeachment to 69 against so it is nothing weird or strange to happen.
And because we have some issues, let's get rid of everyone. It's a lazy and populist plan that appeals to the politically braindead.
If we could impeach every single elected official in Washington DC I'd be all for it. Flush every single one of them and start fresh with all new people.
I see no reason to single one person out when they ALL suck and they ALL need to be replaced ASAP.
Anyone who thinks the problems we face today are the result of one man, or one party, is simply blind to the overall reality of the last few decades.
We need a paradigm shift in Washington DC.
Simply bouncing back and forth between Dems and Reps isn't going to solve anything, and in fact history is proving to us each day that it's just making things worse.
If you wanna start a witch hunt against one, start it against them all. Otherwise it's just a waste of time, and will solve nothing.
Shouldn't voting for a President be a legal decision too? :roll:But I wonder if impeachment shouldn't be a legal decision rather than by popular majority.
How profound. Hey, look! Abuse by some Priests in the Catholic church! Let's put all priests in Prison! That's the amount of sense that your turd of a plan makes. Sorry if I'm the bearer of bad news.Insanity: repeating the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results.
Shouldn't voting for a President be a legal decision too? :roll:
Poll: One-third say impeach Obama - Jonathan Topaz - POLITICO.com
The ever increasing radicalization of the right becomes more and more obvious every day and now this poll clearly provides more evidence of the divide in America between the right and everyone else.
65% of Americans reject the political tactic of impeachment but a full one-third of the citizenry are more that willing to go down that road. Nearly one in five simply want to use it to advance their own political objections and need no actual crimes for the process.
Forty-one percent of voters approve of how Obama is handling health care, while 54 percent disapprove. That’s a bit of an improvement from last month’s 41-56 percent rating. It also makes health care his best issue, topping the job performance ratings he receives on the economy (40-57 percent), foreign policy (36-56 percent) and immigration (34-58 percent).
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows that 44% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Obama's job performance. Fifty-four percent (54%) disapprove (see trends).
The latest figures include 22% who Strongly Approve of the way Obama is performing as president and 42% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -20.
Perhaps problematic for Democrats is that 65% of GOP voters and 55% of voters not affiliated with either major party are more likely to vote this year, compared to 53% of those in the president’s party. But that could change as the election gets nearer.
It is an indication of the increasing polarization of the electorate and the lengths to which some will go just to carry out their ideological or political agenda regardless of what the Constitution says.
Well the President was selected by the people through the voting process; now if that President is being considered to be doing unethical things shouldn't the people use their representatives to speak for them to get him removed?Well no. Or what do you mean with legal.
How profound. Hey, look! Abuse by some Priests in the Catholic church! Let's put all priests in Prison! That's the amount of sense that your turd of a plan makes. Sorry if I'm the bearer of bad news.
:yawn: An exact rehashing of your previous posts. Most adults realize that solving complex problems usually entails more than "New People!"For decades, and most likely centuries, the Catholic Church as a whole knew about the pedophile priests. The Catholic Church went out of their way to cover it all up, ignore it, keep it silent, and generally refuse to deal with it. So in many ways, for some time in the recent past, the entire Catholic Church as a whole was in fact guilty of many things disgusting.
You just keep on re-electing the same incumbents over and over again and we'll see how things progress.
History is proving that's not a good idea, but we'll see.
Meanwhile people in general are getting more and more aggravated and distrusting of our government.
Of course they always try to blame "the other" guys. The one's they didn't vote for. Meanwhile they pressed a lever for some guy who's been in DC for decades and decades and become a millionaire because of it. But hey....he's not the problem, it all the other "crooks" you other people are electing.
It's a vicious circle and the very definition of insanity.
The current two-party system guarantees the insanity will continue.
And the sheeple will continue to repeat their mistakes, and continue to complain and gripe about everything that's wrong.
All the while never looking inward and seeing that they are the problem. They keep putting the same people back in power and expecting different results.
If we could impeach every single elected official in Washington DC I'd be all for it. Flush every single one of them and start fresh with all new people.
I see no reason to single one person out when they ALL suck and they ALL need to be replaced ASAP.
Anyone who thinks the problems we face today are the result of one man, or one party, is simply blind to the overall reality of the last few decades.
We need a paradigm shift in Washington DC.
Simply bouncing back and forth between Dems and Reps isn't going to solve anything, and in fact history is proving to us each day that it's just making things worse.
If you wanna start a witch hunt against one, start it against them all. Otherwise it's just a waste of time, and will solve nothing.
if we want to make the system work better, we need to eliminate gerrymandering nationwide. my own personal opinion is that we should also have a national discussion about eliminating political parties, too, but that one is almost as unlikely to gain any foothold.
Μολὼν λαβέ;1063568425 said:Based on your words it appears you didn't even read the article.
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