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Disability Commission. Yes, this would be a supplementary

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proceeding, Delegate Marion.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Any further questions?

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Delegate Hanson.

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DELEGATE HANSON: Delegate Boyer, would you

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explain how your Committee views a trial for impeachment?

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I mean what kind of a process is this? Is this a

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judicial process or is it a legislative action or a

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political action? Just what is a trial for impeachment

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as your Committee sees it?

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Boyer.

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DELEGATE BOYER: Well, we would certainly

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hope that there would be no politics or political

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retribution involved here. The House of Delegates would

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have the sole oower of impeachment. That is more or

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less the grand jury proceedings, the indictment. If

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by a three-fifths vote of the membership of the House

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there was found to be justiciable reasons or equitable

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reasons for the impeachment proceeding then it would be

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turned over with the true bill of presentment to the

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ten judges for the trial of the accused.