Page |1 A Primer on the New Rules of Procedure Governing Impeachment Trials in the Senate of the Philippines By: ATTY. AMADO F. MARALIT‚ LLM‚ MPA‚ CEO VI Senate Parliamentary Counsellor A Project of: PUBLIC RELATIONS AND INFORMATION BUREAU INFORMATION Senate of the Philippines P age |2 1. What should the Senate do upon receipt of articles of impeachment? Upon receipt of articles of impeachment: a) The Senate shall specify the date and time for the consideration of such articles.1 b)
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than for usurpation. Although the three branches of government display equality‚ the development of the legislative branch over time- i.e. the shift of delegation powers- has shown that Congress holds the most power making final decisions through impeachment‚ oversights‚ and accepting or denying presidential requests- i.e. treaties and the appointment of judges. Within two centuries‚ Congress‚ considered as the “boss” of the executive and judiciary‚ has transformed into the nation’s instrumental powerhouse
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"Sublimity in Impeachment" Beauty is a symbol of morality as a dove is a symbol of peace. Since 500 BC‚ people debated the dependability of morality on aesthetic judgement . One of the few historically known people who accentuated this issue was an ancient Greek philosopher‚ Socrates[] (in text of Gorgias). Later this debate was provoked in the House of Commons by Edmund Burke. However‚ Immanuel Kant demonstrated an impeccable coherence between morality and aesthetic judgement (beautiful and sublime)
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Johnson was one of the most unfortunate Presidents. Over time there has been a controversial debate as to whether Johnson deserved to be impeached‚ or if it was an unconstitutional attempt by Congress to infringe upon the president’s authority. The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was politically motivated. The spirit of the Jacksonian democracy inspired Andrew Johnson. In 1857‚ Johnson was then elected to represent Tennessee in the US Senate. "While serving in the Senate‚ Johnson became an advocate of the
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court settlement of $850‚000. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Jones) Then there was the Monica Lewinski scandal with the infamous blue dress. Based on these two scandals The House of Representatives voted to impeach Clinton on 4 articles of impeachment‚ 2 of them passed. Then there was the Senate trial‚ where most of the normal trial things the I will be talking about took place. In the end the Senate fall 17 votes short of removing Mr. William Jefferson Clinton from office (http://en.wikipedia
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Impeachment of Renato Corona Renato Corona‚ the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines was impeached on December 12‚ 2011. Corona was the third official‚ after President Joseph Estrada on 2000 and Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez earlier on 2011‚ to be impeached by the House of Representatives. Corona was perceived as an ally of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo‚ who had appointed him as chief justice of the Supreme Court‚ days after the 2010 presidential election. This comes
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during his presidency was extremely high. Ross and several others faced criticism‚ ridicule‚ political suicide‚ and even the threat of assassination due to their unwavering determination to do what was right. The actions of Edmund Ross during the impeachment of Johnson were highly influential in the history of the United States. February 24‚ 1868‚ for the first time in U.S. history congress impeached president Johnson on 11 counts of high crimes and misdemeanors (History para 2). After Johnson attempted
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Presidential Impeachment Trials Mandy White Legal Methods and Process LS 500-01 June 5‚ 2012 The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the impeachment trials of President Andrew Johnson‚ Richard Nixon‚ and Bill Clinton and identify any ethical dilemmas associated with each individual case and whether or not criminal chargers were appropriate or not. Before delving into the trials here is a brief description of what impeachment is and how the
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has not avoided the upper echelons of power as even presidents are culpable to impeachment. Presidents Clinton and Johnson withstood the worst of legislative action by being successfully inculpated only to be acquitted by the Senate. It is also worth noting that President Nixon also faced the wrath of the legislature‚ choosing to resign in the wake of the Watergate scandal subtly.
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