# Could a president be impeached for incompetence?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-president-be-impeached-for-incompetence/320821>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 9, 2005, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-president-be-impeached-for-incompetence/320821 "2005-09-09T15:01:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 10, 2005, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-president-be-impeached-for-incompetence/320821/21 "2005-09-10T16:18:43Z")

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> [@MMI](#):
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> I forget who said it (Ford?), but essentially the president can be for whatever 51% of the House of Representatives think he should be impeached for.
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> To be sure, the Senate is likely to be more impressed (and more likely to find guilty) if there are actual legal sounding charges rather than **aggravated buffoonery**. I would imagine that with a little effort something of the sort could be found for most chief executives, if nailing presidents takes precedence over setting precedents.

_Bolding mine_

Thank you…I love this term and will be appropriating it.

~J

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