MaggieD
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Semantics yet again. The president is supposed to report to us, and is supposed to be held accountable to us, whether he does that or not, is a different topic. The powers of the president are held in "check" by the other branches of government, but im not talking about balance of power, i am talking about who the president works for, and that is us. The American citizens. Last i checked we use an admittedly antiquated two party voting system to elect a President, hence he is in office by our collective voice. I didn’t say he maintained his position during a term, in the same way. And as we have seen with Clinton, impeachment doesn’t mean removal from office.
I'm not going to say any more on this topic. It's a silly distinction. Re Clinton, he remained in office because, although he was impeached, he was not convicted.