NIU professor writes book about impeachment as a political tool

Impeachment Blogging

By DAVID THOMAS, Northern Star

American politicians are finding new uses for impeachment, according to research by NIU professor David Kyvig.

Kyvig’s research has culminated in a books, “The Age of Impeachment: American Constitutional Culture Since 1960,” was published April 28.

Impeachment is the process of indicting a public official for criminal behavior, as outlined in Article Two, Section Four of the Constitution. The House of Representatives votes to impeach, while the Senate tries the individual.

Kyvig said he has found as much impeachment activity from 1960 to the present as the country has from its founding to the 1960s.

“It is a reflection of an increasingly-toxic political scene between not only the political parties, but between Congress and the White House,” Kyvig said, indicating that impeachment is becoming a political tool.

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