On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:33:27 -0400, Gogarty
wrote:

In article ,
says...
On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:04:25 -0500, cavelamb himself
wrote:

Marty wrote:
Dave wrote:

On Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:25:00 -0400, Marty said:

Well Dave, since you are our resident expert, could you be so kind as
to precis this bill for us?


In the US, we call something that hasn't yet been passed by Congress and
"bill" and something that has been passed and signed into law a "law."

Much too long and complicated for an even half complete summary. GLB,
which
was passed by the Democrat-controlled Congress and signed by Clinton in
1999,



Hmmm, that would be the 106th Congress, Republican Majority, Newt
Gingrich the speaker, Thurmond President pro tempore of the Senate,
(same Congress that impeached Clinton, I thought you'd remember that!).
So having got that basic fact wrong, why should I trust the rest of
your summary?

Cheers
Martin


Except that Clinton wasn't impeached...

He was TRIED.

And aquitted.

The trial is impeachment. He was impeached and aquitted.

Impeachment is not the trial. Impeachment is the indictment.

Now, can we get back to boating?

"impeachment proceedings" is usually used to describe it.

It's an impeachment trial, just as a trial for murder is a murder
trial.