Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office,
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The President, Vice President and all Civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
How does the comma matter in contracts?This:
"Impeachment for, and Conviction of"
Is distinct in meaning from this: "Impeachment for and Conviction of"
Furthermore: "Judgement in cases of Impeachment"
Is not: "Conviction in cases of Impeachment"
Doesn't this then imply that "Judgement in cases of Impeachment" (i.e. by the Senate) is distinct from "Conviction"?Such would imply that presidents can be Impeached and Judged, and Convicted.
(Furthermore, it clear that the founders' intent was not to create an immune King.)