I've been enjoying Bill Moyers Journal on PBS. This week's episode was Tough Talk on Impeachment and was outstanding.
"Unhappiness about the war in Iraq isn't the only cause of the unsettled feelings of the electorate. Recent events like President Bush's pardoning of Scooter Libby, the refusal of Vice President Cheney's office to surrender emails under subpoena to Congress and the President's prohibition of testimony of former White House counsel Harriet E. Miers in front of the House Judiciary Committee have caused unease over claims of "executive privilege." In addition, many of the White House anti-terror initiatives and procedures — from the status of "enemy combatants" in Guantanamo to warrantless wiretapping — have come under legal scrutiny in Congress and the courts.
Bill Moyers gets perspective on the role of impeachment in American political life from Constitutional scholar Bruce Fein, who wrote the first article of impeachment against President Bill Clinton, and THE NATION's John Nichols, author of THE GENIUS OF IMPEACHMENT."
The site has both video and a transcript. You might also find it scheduled on your local PBS channel.
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I thought the show brought up a good point. While I, like many americans, have been thinking that since his term is almost over impeachment is less important, the lack of impeachment (or at least hearings) sets a dangerous precedent for future executives.
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