Misdemeanors Quotes

The fact is, the federal law is perfectly clear. At the heart of this operation was a federal crime. The president has already conceded that he personally ordered that crime and renewed that order at least 30 times. This would clearly satisfy the standard of high crimes and misdemeanors for the purpose of an impeachment. - Jonathan Turley

SENATE, n. A body of elderly gentlemen charged with high duties and misdemeanors. - Ambrose Bierce

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is to add to the offense. - Henry David Thoreau

It's pretty difficult for me to try him any more than he's already been tried. I don't feel particularly good about denying a guy an opportunity on a misdemeanor alone. If he'd had a couple of misdemeanors or a pattern of them, that's different. - Mike Leach

It would have allowed the Senate to consider the strength of the evidence presented on the two separate articles and the possibility that one of the articles comes closer to the core meaning of high crimes and misdemeanors than the other. - Russell Feingold

In fact, for all kinds of offenses - and, for no offenses - from murders to misdemeanors, men and women are put to death without judge or jury; so that, although the political excuse was no longer necessary, the wholesale murder of human beings went on just the same. - Ida B. Wells

If an elected official is charged with a felony, the governor will suspend them from office, then if they were convicted they would be removed, and if they are acquitted they would be reinstated. But misdemeanors are all handled case-by-case and there is no certain time to have that done. - Russell Schweiss

I was convicted of three misdemeanors of willful failure to file a form. - Wesley Snipes

I totally acknowledge that I've had a lot of misdemeanors, ... It's not something I'm particularly proud of. Twenty-two years ago I got into trouble. But I've turned my life around. I live a good, straight life, and I help a lot of people. - Michael O'Sullivan

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