Scott S Barker

Impeachment-A Political Sword Scott S Barker

The author, a Harvard Law School graduate and a distinguished trial lawyer, brings to the reader, through insights into the Clinton and Johnson impeachments and the Nixon near impeachment, an understanding of the process of impeachment, the differing of what constitutes an impeachable offense, and an exploration of those differing perspectives. The author takes the reader through a colorful journey through the pages of history starting with the English Parliament in 1376 then journeying forward through the years to the United States Constitutioal Convention in 1787 then onward to the impeachments of Andrew Johnson, the near impeachment of Richard Nixon and the actual impeachment of William Clinton. It is a fascinating journey that brings a full understanding of the impeachment process to a reader who wants ot know and understand the process.