Making Impeachment Political in the Right Way

• In Event: JSS 4
  In JSS Session: Institutions, Responsibility, and Political Roles

Brief Overview

Impeachment is a "political process" in the American constitutional arrangement. What reasons does this rule in and out of politicians' decision-making? What kinds of motives are "political in the wrong way" in an undeniably political process?

Author

• Brian P Palmiter, Harvard University