In an impeachment case, the finding of guilty carries with it removal from office--the remedy provided by the Constitution.

CNN: Sen. Sarbanes' closed-door impeachment statement

As one of nine Democrats who joined the Republicans in voting against this article of impeachment in the Nixon case, I did not believe that in the circumstances of that case it rose to the level of a high crime and misdemeanor, I did not believe it was conduct against which the Founding Fathers intended the Congress to invoke the impeachment remedy.

CNN: Sen. Sarbanes' closed-door impeachment statement

" But, she added, lawyers for McNamee "might be able to cross-examine Mr. Clemens about instances in which he allegedly lied about his relationships, since in that case, the basis for impeachment would be dishonesty.

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They made much of the fact that, in Nixon's case, there was little doubt that impeachment would be followed by conviction in the Senate, whereas now it is almost inconceivable that two-thirds would vote to topple Mr Clinton (the Republican majority in the Senate is too narrow).

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The committee's four proposed articles of impeachment, unveiled by Judiciary Committee Republicans Wednesday, focus on Clinton's testimony in the Jones case and before the Starr grand jury.

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