Resolved,thatwhenanyquestionmayhavebeendecidedbytheSenate,inwhichtwothirdsofthememberspresentarenecessarytocarrytheaffirmative,anymemberwhovotedonthatsidewhichprevailedinthequestion,maybeatlibertytomoveforareconsideration:andamotionforreconsiderationshallbedecidedbyamajorityofvotes。RuleofFebruary3,1801。SEC。LIII。
IMPEACHMENT。THEHouseofRepresentativesshallhavethesolepowerofimpeachment。ConstitutionUnitedStates,I。3。
TheSenateshallhavethesolepowertotryallimpeachments。Whensittingforthatpurpose,theyshallbeonoathoraffirmation。WhenthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesistried,thechiefjusticeshallpreside:
andnopersonshallbeconvictedwithouttheconcurrenceoftwothirdsofthememberspresent。Judgmentincasesofimpeachmentshallnotextendfurtherthantoremovalfromoffice,anddisqualificationtoholdandenjoyanyofficeofhonor,trust,orprofitundertheUnitedStates。Butthepartyconvictedshallneverthelessbeliableandsubjecttoindictment,trial,judgmentandpunishment,accordingtolaw。Constitution,I。
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