Reply #15: Since you seem determined to butt in to our business in Illinois....

[ieoeja]

"The House of Representatives has the sole power to conduct legislative investigations to determine the existence of cause for impeachment and, by the vote of a majority of the members elected, to impeach Executive and Judicial officers."


For what can he be impeached? The Illinois Constitution doesn't say. It just says that the, "House of Representatives has the sole power ... to determine the existence of cause".

Right now the House Judiciary Committee is holding hearings. There is no reference to said committee in the Constitution. But the House has the sole power at this stage, and this is how they decided to proceed.



"Impeachments shall be tried by the Senate. When sitting for that purpose, Senators shall be upon oath, or affirmation, to do justice according to law. If the Governor is tried, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall preside. No person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of the Senators elected. Judgment shall not extend beyond removal from office and disqualification to hold any public office of this State. An impeached officer, whether convicted or acquitted, shall be liable to prosecution, trial, judgment and punishment according to law."


Here you do have more rules. But I don't see anything preventing the Senate from putting a five minute time limit on the defense, except that may be up to the Chief Justice. So, fine, get the Chief Justice to impose that limit.

This is a political process, not a criminal process. It is perfectly Constitutional to remove the Governor from office for being a dickwad.