New from Congressional Quarterly Books, Impeachable Offenses presents the historical proceedings and precedents for impeachments in the US, leading up to the current investigation of President Clinton. Now readers can really understand what the Constitution says about impeachment and how its terms have been applied throughout our history. Impeachable Offenses is the only book on the topic that includes the major primary sources for evaluation of what has and has not constituted an impeachable offense, including the documents on the investigation of President Clinton as they bear on impeachment.
In an easy-to-read style packed with fascinating detail, Impeachable Offenses explores the frequency and reasons impeachment articles have and have not emerged from House investigations in the past 200 years, allowing readers to form their own conclusions on the current case based on the historical record.
From the impeachment proceedings against Senator William Blount in 1797 to the case against President Clinton in 1998, each case is set in the historical context of its time. The authors provide analysis, trace the evolution of impeachment, and outline the Senate's trial procedures. No other book offers such comprehensive coverage; no other book is as up-to-date.
Impeachable Offenses includes the historical detail and documents on each of the 16 times articles of impeachment have been drawn up, plus the outcome of those investigations that did not lead to impeachment. Impeachable Offenses also includes the entire catalog of potentially impeachable offenses in the Starr Report, the impeachment-related clauses from the Constitution, and a discussion of the Senate's trial procedures.
