What we re telling you today are not the ravings of some vindictive political crusade but a reaffirmation of a set of values that are tarnished and dim these days, but it is given to us to restore them so our founding fathers would be proud. Listen, it s your country. The president is our flag bearer. He stands out in front our people when the flag is flowing. Impeaching William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
All persons remain silent under penalty of imprisonment.
In doing this, William Jefferson Clinton has undermined the integrity of his office, has brought disrepute on the presidency, has betrayed his trust as president, and has acted in a manner subversive of the rule of law and justice, to the manifest injury of the people of the United States. William Jefferson Clinton, by such conduct, warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States. Passed, the House of Representatives, December 19, 1998. The Senate failed to convict President William Jefferson Clinton on either of the two articles of impeachment. The process ended with Chief Justice William Rehnquist announcing the vote totals that acquitted Clinton.