Why is the attempted impeachment of a president long dead important in today's context? Well, simple. In 1932, Louis Thomas McFadden decided he didn't like President Herbert Hoover. He felt that Hoover and the Federal Reserve were behind the Great Depression, directly. According to McFadden's Wikipedia page (here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_McFadden) he also tried to bring the Federal Reserve board up on conspiracy charges.
The impeachment was voted down 281 to 8. The point is, he and 7 other representatives in the House were able to make an attempt to impeach the president. Now, why can't we get a SINGLE congressperson or senator to do that today when there are stacks of evidence to prove wrongdoing by the White House and Bush, specifically?
Not a single politician in Washington has the balls to do their job in this respect.
I'd give a politician credit just for putting forward a motion to impeach--even if it failed, I'd be happy that the attempt was at least made to do what was right.
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