Reply #5: Yup. I wonder if citizens (the owners/shareholders) can sue Members of the House for dereliction?

[pat_k]

You hit the nail on the head. Any board of directors would be sued by shareholders for neglience for failing to remove a CEO (and his/her team) that posed such an clear and present danger to the existence of the "company."

Which gets me thinking. . .

Just as a board has the duty and the power to defend against such threats to a corporation, we have charged Congress with the duty to defend against threats to the nation that come from within the halls of power, and we have given them the power to do it: impeachment.

I wonder if citizens -- the owners/shareholders -- can sue Members of the House for dereliction?

Perhaps we should be looking for a creative lawyer out there to get on the case -- a http://dictionary.law.com/default2.asp?selected=2267&bold= ">writ of mandamus perhaps?