[Info-vax] Nice printers for OpenVMS?

[George Cornelius]

In article <50240364$0$45919$c3e8da3$3304c218 at news.astraweb.com>, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca> writes:
> 
> As I recall, the USA has a mechanism to impeach a president (which, if
> succesfull, makes the VP the new president), but there is no democratic
> mechanism to force an early election.

Of course.  Clinton was the only elected president to be impeached.

[Lincoln's VP was, as well, after becoming president.  But he was not
elected to the office directly].

And you have the same misconception we all had as school boys:
successful impeachment as removal from office.  Impeachment means a
trial will occur.  Neither Clinton nor Andrew Johnson was removed
from office.

The one person who left office under duress was neither impeached nor
tried, but he pretty much knew what the outcome would have been.
Interesting that he had appointed his own successor beforehand,
presumably due to circumstances he had no role in bringing about.
 
> And I have to wonder however how an armed civilian group could overthrow
> a government. Kill the president and all congressmen/senators ?

George Cornelius