I am 28 years old and want to thank you for straight forwardly explaining the context behind the famous sentence "It depends on what the definition of 'is' is". Thanks to you I can finally rest easy now.
1998 elections: the one where Charles Schumer was elected to the Senate from the House. So he voted both against impeaching in the House, and to acquit in the Senate.
My goodness, this video is so slanted and bias. I remember how annoying those hearings'were, but, at the end of the day it isn't smart for anyone to lie to the "Grand Jury". I might also add, he lost his license to practice.
All true. The problem is that the Republicans didn't have anything of value on Clinton. He shouldn't have been hung out to dry over getting some tail. This was a huge strategic error for them. Clinton shouldn't have lied. He should have told them to go fuck themselves on who he's screwing. It wasn't a crime, and it wasn't worth damaging the office of the President just to embarrass an incumbent. It was purely a political attack. The impeachment process wasn't created to screw with political opponents. It's designed to protect the republic from a tyrant. Bill should have known better than to lie, and encourage others to lie. Gingrich is a very smart man as well. He overplayed his hand. He risked damaging the country to hamstring an opponent. Look at where we are now. It's all out political war, because the elites keep tapping into their emotions rather than their sense.
I have a question, I'm becoming confused you can bring a civil law sue to a sitting President, but you can't indict a sitting president even if there is 200 pages or reports on it's crime?
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Georga Thomas if the President is impeached but doesn’t get 2/3 of the senate voting to convict, they are acquitted. But if they are convicted, sentencing would then determine if they are to be removed from office
The impeachment worked! Not to be a technocrat but impeachment is just being charged with the crime in a sense. It was the trial which led to the acquittal. The house impeaches the President, the Senate holds the trial. And I agree perjury is a big no no, but he should of never had to face the civil lawsuit while in office. Thanks for the smart comment!
The distinction between civil and criminal makes me nervous, because civil stuff can be awfully criminal..... Clinton should probably have lost his office, but then again lots of people probably should.
I don't think that was something serious enough to be impeached over. Just my opinion though. Great analogies and explanations, though! You are helping me in my Poli Sci. Class :)
I'd like to see a video on the hypocrisy of Kenneth Starr, and his career's destruction a decade and a half later for covering-up sexual irregularities on a college campus.
Ahhh, I love it - You're takin' me back to the 90's, Hughes. Very hip. Anybody ever told you that you look a little like Steven Page (formerly) of the Barenaked Ladies?
President Clinton was being sued by Paula Jones for sexual harassment. Paula Jones was a staffer for President Clinton when he was Governor of Arkansas. The lawyers for Ms. Jones were trying to establish that President Clinton had a pattern of having sexual relationships with people who worked for him. So they asked President Clinton, under oath, if he had had an affair with Ms. Lewinsky. President Clinton lied about it. Personally, I don't think it rose to the level of an offense for which he should have been impeached, but it was no small matter, either.
i think one problem many people might have with the idea of saying clinton was impeached is that it seems to imply that he was thrown out of office. he was impeached, but the impeachment failed. although i would have supported clinton had i been old enough to vote at the time, i do think his perjury bordered on being a truly impeachable offense, but i also think that someone has a right to their personal life without it effecting their ability to do their job.
Im chirping in.Mike is right but I would add a *.I think the problem people have w the impeachment is to say he was impeached just for lying is disingenuous.The GOP was out for blood the sec. he got elected.it was a 6 year game of Gotcha.Oversight is crucial but w/ it becomes partisan &vengeful it can corrupt the process a& cause major cynicism in the electorate.When I balance the right to sue a sitting President with the needs the nation has an prez 100% on the job,I think it could of waited
Hip Hughes As a conservative I have a real real hard time with anyone calling themselves a conservative on one hand and going after people for what they do in the bedroom (or at the "wedding chappel" or the doctors office) on the other hand.
To is or not to is! That is the Question! I think they should have left him alone. Look at other potuses before. The whole thing became a distraction from much other business... for little gain. Had there been more gain... MAYBE.
ok so let's say bill tells the truth when asked first time, maybe it's wouldn't ha e taken so damn long, and the charges would have been baseless be cause he and others would not have had to lie. hence no impeachment hearings and his eye would have been on the ball. also it would have saved the country millions of dollars spent during investigation.
With any future luck, future presidents will not have to testify in civil lawsuits until after their tenure to incidents not involving their activities in the Presidency. And there is a difference between lying about national security and a hummer. Also hearing a conservative so concerned about feminism makes me chuck a little bit. Do you really think every president should have a constant independent investigation turning over every rock? Im not sure thats best for the republic, dem or rep.
@Keith Hughes Not sure if you'll see this, but do you have a degree in teaching? I just find your way of speaking similar to those who teach in middles schools.
joseph4861 No, I'm just genuinely curious if he has any pre-requisites in teaching due to the way that he speaks. I learned a lot, I'm just more curious about his personal life. I am right wing on some of the Political spectrum, though. But I'm just a teacher that's curious if another person is a teacher.
I am sorry to say this, but my class just watched your video in class, and honestly my class really enjoyed it. They thought it was hilarious. Honestly I found the video its self horrific. I am going to post this though so my class can see it, but I gotta say, ya need to step up ya game with the editing meh dude. I mean you have over 200k subs. Not gonna lie though, ya seem to have a pretty cool channel soooo..... good luck!!! 🍀🍀🍀
We need bi partisan oversight and any wrongdoing should be prosecuted. I think Benghazi has become a hit job, today we learned the emails were tampered w/ by the GOP, not good for transparency on their end. The AP Phone records could of been solved with a shield law which has been blocked by Congress. I think its a bureaucratic scandal an heads will roll, I highly doubt it was manufactured with political teeth by the White House. Never the less, lets investigate without judgement yet.
I usually like your videos, and you do a fair job of being impartial, but I'll say that this one was a little more biased than I'd like. Your comments *essentially* blaming SCOTUS and investigations into illegal/possible illegal acts by POTUS for 9/11 are off the mark. I know you clarified in the end that you weren't *necessarily* blaming those things for the acts of 9/11, but your implications were misplaced, in my opinion. A whole host of things were to blame for 9/11: Security miscues, lack of intel shared between agencies, our own actions in the 80s and 90s by both Republican and Democratic administrations, etc., but Whitewater and Lewinski-gate were not to blame. Otherwise, good job on your videos, and I wish more people understood what the Clinton impeachment was ACTUALLY about, and knew what the word impeachment even meant. Keep up the good work! :D
+Siddhant Desai impeachment (done in the House by a simple majority) is like being charged with a crime you still get a trial ( in the Senate which requires 2/3 guilty)
Miike Haze a House Democrat tried to force an impeach vote on President Trump yesterday, only 58 people voted for it, while over 300 voted against impeachment.
I truly love you Keith. But no name calling. I may be right of you but I'm no conservative either. Is there's no room in the middle any more? I've been pro-feminist since the early 70's. Much of my life was spent in the arts in San Francisco and Chicago - where they don't allow conservatives. Nope, I'm not a conservative.
I want my pony lol... No, I just want my questions answered by master hip hughs. What is the difference between an amendment and other laws passed by congress that aren't amendments??? I know they pass a lot of laws but I don't see them on our constitution.
An amendment is a change to the Constitution: The MASTER DOCUMENT. But laws, are merely laws, or as they are often called "Acts". What governments can do and change on their own. Amending the Constitution, IT has special rules for that.
Excellent essay. One important lesson I got from this is the purpose for impeachment. It is for crimes, not strong difference of political view. But then how serious a crime is extramarital sex? There's a lessen here for Obama. For the rest of your term, you better stick to cigarettes as your only vice.
Nah, it's not distant. It's a nice reminder of a real scumbag getting impeached for real crimes, and not pussy hat wearing wierdos marching in the streets calling for our current president to be impeached with no basis for an impeachment.
Jesse Arnold lol. As a conservative I can say with confidence that the government has absolutely no place invading the privacy of people's bedrooms. If Clinton's real crime was obstruction for THAT, I'm sure Trump is absolutely fucked
Zach_Are_I Ah if he never commited perjury he wouldn't.of been impeached. JFK and im sure loads of other presidents were banging all sorts of women. Morally you may upset people but its not impeachable.
In some cultures leaders are expected to have several affairs and if they don't people think theirs something wrong. I'm looking at you Louis the XVI being the grandson of one of the horniest men in history is alot to live up to.
Wadup Hiway. You can't hide from the TYTarmy in cyberspace. Trust me Keith, this One is historically hysterical. :) I've read 100's of his comments, and there is no embarrassing detail he won't reveal, LOL. Can I get a link to the "DOCUMENT". j/k, the imagery alone could cause E.D.
+Will ackee that was not the only thing he was impeached for. Yeah, there are things Obama could have been impeached for; although "he" has done any break-ins or illegal tapping. I do think a strong case could have been made. I'm not saying it would have been successful.
I never thought I'd live to see 2/3rds of all impeachments
Hi from the future, make that 3/4 😂
@@noelleelizabeth9991 Lmaooo yessss and one half of Capitol insurrections.
@@noelleelizabeth9991 it already is 3/4. twice for trump
@@dougmiller4251 Trump was acquitted of all charges.
I am 28 years old and want to thank you for straight forwardly explaining the context behind the famous sentence "It depends on what the definition of 'is' is". Thanks to you I can finally rest easy now.
why is keem star in the corner?
the gnome was an irreverent prick then.
Have you seen Idubbz' Content Cop video about keemstar?
@@majicraven lol
1998 elections: the one where Charles Schumer was elected to the Senate from the House. So he voted both against impeaching in the House, and to acquit in the Senate.
Patton Oswalt
Drew Carey.
Keith Hughes You look like Drew Carey's and Patton Oswalt's beautiful love baby.
Or Meat Loaf!!! Hehe!
Are you going to do the 2 Trump impeachments?
Trump was acquitted of all charges.
Thanks for this video I have a test on this on Thursday along with the Iran-Contra. Thanks so much more these video to help me study! :)
My goodness, this video is so slanted and bias. I remember how annoying those hearings'were, but, at the end of the day it isn't smart for anyone to lie to the "Grand Jury". I might also add, he lost his license to practice.
All true. The problem is that the Republicans didn't have anything of value on Clinton. He shouldn't have been hung out to dry over getting some tail. This was a huge strategic error for them. Clinton shouldn't have lied. He should have told them to go fuck themselves on who he's screwing. It wasn't a crime, and it wasn't worth damaging the office of the President just to embarrass an incumbent. It was purely a political attack. The impeachment process wasn't created to screw with political opponents. It's designed to protect the republic from a tyrant. Bill should have known better than to lie, and encourage others to lie. Gingrich is a very smart man as well. He overplayed his hand. He risked damaging the country to hamstring an opponent. Look at where we are now. It's all out political war, because the elites keep tapping into their emotions rather than their sense.
@Awsem Pinoy yes he was, impeachment means "charged" ....he was impeached on two counts. He was found not guilty at the senate trial.
I have a question, I'm becoming confused you can bring a civil law sue to a sitting President, but you can't indict a sitting president even if there is 200 pages or reports on it's crime?
I think you should cover Richard Nixon and his resignation in Watergate if you havent
Not sure if this posted but I wanted to reply with a "my bad". You are truly a stand up guy who I respect greatly, no disrespect meant. And to my subbers/friends, check out ProfsPop own awesome historical videos done with his son Alan. They are truly awesome, go subscribe right now.
He was impeached, but didn't leave the Office. How did that happen?
Georga Thomas if the President is impeached but doesn’t get 2/3 of the senate voting to convict, they are acquitted. But if they are convicted, sentencing would then determine if they are to be removed from office
Nice work, subscribed.
The impeachment worked! Not to be a technocrat but impeachment is just being charged with the crime in a sense. It was the trial which led to the acquittal. The house impeaches the President, the Senate holds the trial. And I agree perjury is a big no no, but he should of never had to face the civil lawsuit while in office. Thanks for the smart comment!
The distinction between civil and criminal makes me nervous, because civil stuff can be awfully criminal.....
Clinton should probably have lost his office, but then again lots of people probably should.
I remember vaguely hearing about this on tv.
Thanks Hughes! Very helpful refresher before a presentation!
I don't think that was something serious enough to be impeached over. Just my opinion though. Great analogies and explanations, though! You are helping me in my Poli Sci. Class :)
Right, nigga just waned a buss a nut.
I'd like to see a video on the hypocrisy of Kenneth Starr, and his career's destruction a decade and a half later for covering-up sexual irregularities on a college campus.
6:03 "We gotta wrap this baby up because this could go on forever." *Continues to talk for another 6 minutes*
as boring as it probably is, was the impeachment trial ever filmed? I've only seen a few parts of it, most of it just lawyers talking
Ahhh, I love it - You're takin' me back to the 90's, Hughes. Very hip.
Anybody ever told you that you look a little like Steven Page (formerly) of the Barenaked Ladies?
What I don't understand is how he was charged with perjury for lying over his personal business..
because he lied UNDER OATH.If the president LIES UNDER OATH the consequences should be very high.
President Clinton was being sued by Paula Jones for sexual harassment. Paula Jones was a staffer for President Clinton when he was Governor of Arkansas. The lawyers for Ms. Jones were trying to establish that President Clinton had a pattern of having sexual relationships with people who worked for him. So they asked President Clinton, under oath, if he had had an affair with Ms. Lewinsky. President Clinton lied about it. Personally, I don't think it rose to the level of an offense for which he should have been impeached, but it was no small matter, either.
@yaqubali nope, common misconception. Impeachment is like being indicted
man id love it if you came to teach a lesson for me and my classmates we love your videos bro
Very fast paced and difficult to follow. I'm a college student and I didn't get it.
I'm a freshman in highschool and I understood just fine lmao, might wanna make sure your hearing aid is turned up.
i think one problem many people might have with the idea of saying clinton was impeached is that it seems to imply that he was thrown out of office. he was impeached, but the impeachment failed. although i would have supported clinton had i been old enough to vote at the time, i do think his perjury bordered on being a truly impeachable offense, but i also think that someone has a right to their personal life without it effecting their ability to do their job.
where you been Hip?
Honestly I've been going through a divorce for the last three years so I took a little break from the UA-cam 's. I promise I'll be back
Im chirping in.Mike is right but I would add a *.I think the problem people have w the impeachment is to say he was impeached just for lying is disingenuous.The GOP was out for blood the sec. he got elected.it was a 6 year game of Gotcha.Oversight is crucial but w/ it becomes partisan &vengeful it can corrupt the process a& cause major cynicism in the electorate.When I balance the right to sue a sitting President with the needs the nation has an prez 100% on the job,I think it could of waited
And evver since, back and forth on both sides. Sad.
Hip Hughes As a conservative I have a real real hard time with anyone calling themselves a conservative on one hand and going after people for what they do in the bedroom (or at the "wedding chappel" or the doctors office) on the other hand.
I thought it was the grey poupon of the video. thanks for noticing! (lol)
I remember I was in 3rd grade doing math when his impeachment was being done.
Great explanation Keith! I hope all young people watch this!
You and me both.
+Keith Hughes (HipHughes) 13 years old struggling with US history use this!!!!
I love your CLASS
i’m watching it now. i’m 13
3 years late but whatever
Was that Breakfast Club?
You mean is "is"?
To is or not to is! That is the Question! I think they should have left him alone. Look at other potuses before. The whole thing became a distraction from much other business... for little gain. Had there been more gain... MAYBE.
00:26 "... and you're not gonna feel creepy..." Too late.
When you think about it, it really was unavoidable.
Thanks. Cleared up a lot.
Was there a Senate trial?
I bring the supreme court for 911
ok so let's say bill tells the truth when asked first time, maybe it's wouldn't ha e taken so damn long, and the charges would have been baseless be cause he and others would not have had to lie. hence no impeachment hearings and his eye would have been on the ball. also it would have saved the country millions of dollars spent during investigation.
It was very much a compliment! Of course, BnL could have used a little Gnome Chomsky in their videos. Don't ya think?
With any future luck, future presidents will not have to testify in civil lawsuits until after their tenure to incidents not involving their activities in the Presidency. And there is a difference between lying about national security and a hummer. Also hearing a conservative so concerned about feminism makes me chuck a little bit. Do you really think every president should have a constant independent investigation turning over every rock? Im not sure thats best for the republic, dem or rep.
@Keith Hughes Not sure if you'll see this, but do you have a degree in teaching? I just find your way of speaking similar to those who teach in middles schools.
Ooh Nasty! - What is your agenda? Right Wing?
joseph4861 No, I'm just genuinely curious if he has any pre-requisites in teaching due to the way that he speaks. I learned a lot, I'm just more curious about his personal life.
I am right wing on some of the Political spectrum, though. But I'm just a teacher that's curious if another person is a teacher.
It honestly wasn't an insult. I was taught the same way of speaking.
In some cultures people marry children.
Where are you setting the bar?
I thought Impeached meant that Congress voted and had "No Confidence" in the President? Was I taught wrong? Not being a wise ass....really curious.
I am sorry to say this, but my class just watched your video in class, and honestly my class really enjoyed it. They thought it was hilarious. Honestly I found the video its self horrific. I am going to post this though so my class can see it, but I gotta say, ya need to step up ya game with the editing meh dude. I mean you have over 200k subs. Not gonna lie though, ya seem to have a pretty cool channel soooo..... good luck!!! 🍀🍀🍀
We need bi partisan oversight and any wrongdoing should be prosecuted. I think Benghazi has become a hit job, today we learned the emails were tampered w/ by the GOP, not good for transparency on their end. The AP Phone records could of been solved with a shield law which has been blocked by Congress. I think its a bureaucratic scandal an heads will roll, I highly doubt it was manufactured with political teeth by the White House. Never the less, lets investigate without judgement yet.
I usually like your videos, and you do a fair job of being impartial, but I'll say that this one was a little more biased than I'd like. Your comments *essentially* blaming SCOTUS and investigations into illegal/possible illegal acts by POTUS for 9/11 are off the mark. I know you clarified in the end that you weren't *necessarily* blaming those things for the acts of 9/11, but your implications were misplaced, in my opinion. A whole host of things were to blame for 9/11: Security miscues, lack of intel shared between agencies, our own actions in the 80s and 90s by both Republican and Democratic administrations, etc., but Whitewater and Lewinski-gate were not to blame. Otherwise, good job on your videos, and I wish more people understood what the Clinton impeachment was ACTUALLY about, and knew what the word impeachment even meant. Keep up the good work! :D
Walking the line is always a tedious tightrope. I'll keep trying to stay centered, thanks for the advice and kudos. #johnnycash
thanks for the kudos and I was always a barenaked ladies fan, so I am taking that as a compliment.
nicely done. thank you.
Wait...So he was impeached but still stayed in office? How does that work?
+Siddhant Desai impeachment (done in the House by a simple majority) is like being charged with a crime you still get a trial ( in the Senate which requires 2/3 guilty)
Then there was no point of this charade right? His approval numbers went up and he continued in office. Looks like he got the better end of the deal.
The point was to try and get a 2/3rds majority in the Senate to convict him and remove him from office. That failed.
so where does trump fit on the impeachment scale?? andrew johnson, richard nixon, bill clinton... lets make trump official lol
Miike Haze a House Democrat tried to force an impeach vote on President Trump yesterday, only 58 people voted for it, while over 300 voted against impeachment.
Warren Rhinerson i see. its still early tho
When you can name one impeachable offense, which he has none of.
I truly love you Keith. But no name calling. I may be right of you but I'm no conservative either. Is there's no room in the middle any more? I've been pro-feminist since the early 70's. Much of my life was spent in the arts in San Francisco and Chicago - where they don't allow conservatives. Nope, I'm not a conservative.
You forgot to mention I DID NOT HAVE A SEXUAL AFFAIR WITH MONICA L.
I want my pony lol... No, I just want my questions answered by master hip hughs. What is the difference between an amendment and other laws passed by congress that aren't amendments??? I know they pass a lot of laws but I don't see them on our constitution.
An amendment is a change to the Constitution: The MASTER DOCUMENT. But laws, are merely laws, or as they are often called "Acts". What governments can do and change on their own. Amending the Constitution, IT has special rules for that.
Excellent essay.
One important lesson I got from this is the purpose for impeachment. It is for crimes, not strong difference of political view. But then how serious a crime is extramarital sex? There's a lessen here for Obama. For the rest of your term, you better stick to cigarettes as your only vice.
Subscribed!
Yes.... indeed..... What even is "is" 👀
Thanks for explaining!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Unless, in their private life they..........
Linda trip looks a lot like John goodman. Weird...
That is John Goodman. He played Linda Tripp in an SNL skit, and this guy used a screen capture from that SNL skit.
Very interessting. Tell us what you think about the Donald and his impeachment chances.
Hermann Steinrucks not gonna happen
he’s like jonah from veep
garden gnome LOL
I think that it's Rule of Law
I want my pony to be in navy blue!
I don't undestand why an affair with Lewinski is impeachable in the first place
+Josh Stead the impeachment was over perjury and obstruction of justice, not the soiling of monica's dress
Doesn’t it seem so distant now? So redeemable an offense compared to the treasonous moron-prince we have now?
Nah, it's not distant. It's a nice reminder of a real scumbag getting impeached for real crimes, and not pussy hat wearing wierdos marching in the streets calling for our current president to be impeached with no basis for an impeachment.
Jesse Arnold lol. As a conservative I can say with confidence that the government has absolutely no place invading the privacy of people's bedrooms. If Clinton's real crime was obstruction for THAT, I'm sure Trump is absolutely fucked
Zach_Are_I Ah if he never commited perjury he wouldn't.of been impeached. JFK and im sure loads of other presidents were banging all sorts of women. Morally you may upset people but its not impeachable.
tmi
Way to speak for alot of us!
I call green pony.
It was a year ago today in 1999 this offiicialy ended!
This is 2014, 1999 would be fifteen years ago, not one.
Steven Page...without the cocaine problems lol
Wheres mah yellow-pink pony you phony!?
In some cultures leaders are expected to have several affairs and if they don't people think theirs something wrong. I'm looking at you Louis the XVI being the grandson of one of the horniest men in history is alot to live up to.
Wadup Hiway. You can't hide from the TYTarmy in cyberspace. Trust me Keith, this One is historically hysterical. :) I've read 100's of his comments, and there is no embarrassing detail he won't reveal, LOL. Can I get a link to the "DOCUMENT". j/k, the imagery alone could cause E.D.
Ok now I get partition by Beyoncé smh
2:15 to 3:00 Could be just like Stormy Daniels and Trump if you change the names
THis is really good
John Goodman FTW!
Well done! I give you 10 stars. BUT:..... No Cigar!!!! (Tease!) You may want me to delete this comment!
Good info..buy a comb..
Dude really thinks schools are gonna watch thd
+kadenp30 The video has 50,000 hits, 40k From weekdays between 9 AM and 3 PM. So, dude does think schools are going to watch
Then why'd you reply to it to bring it to the uploader comments section!?
W.O.T.D. = "Bureaucratic Tools", noun and a adjective, oohhhhh,... aahhhhhhh.
Looks like Trump is headed the same way.
LOVE THE USA Killery for prison!!!!!!!!
an interesting video would be, "why Obama has not been impeached." some articles drafted against Nixon apply to Obama...
Well Nixon was going to be impeached for phone tapping the Democratic Party's headquarters. Obama hasn't done anything that serious.
+Will ackee that was not the only thing he was impeached for. Yeah, there are things Obama could have been impeached for; although "he" has done any break-ins or illegal tapping. I do think a strong case could have been made. I'm not saying it would have been successful.
Obama has been a dictator . He has usurped our constitution on several occasions, I think thats much worse than what Nixon did
Rachel Marin you don't know what a dictator is do you
Strax Sal should we prepare for trumps impeachment?