Opinion: Impeachment is the left's ultimate weapon
By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN
Posted 1/29/20
In 1868, President Andrew Johnson was impeached for violating the Tenure of Office Act that had been enacted by Congress over his veto in 1867. Defying the law, Johnson fired Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, without getting Senate approval, as the …
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