The Federalist Papers were written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in order to garner support for the soon to be Constitution of the United States. In 65, Hamilton discusses the powers of the senate in relation to the impeachment process. The Senate is designated as “sufficiently dignified” and “sufficiently independent” since it is able to remain “unawed and uninfluenced”, and therefore, able to preserve “the impartiality” between accused and accuser/s. Yet in …showed first 75 words of 1259 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1259 total…into play. Party lines were dissolved during his trial as well as loyalties lay not within the parties, but in the color green, which was certainly plentiful during the economic prosperity during Clinton’s time. Although the American public may not agree with the decision in Clinton’s case, the point of the matter is that the foundation that our Founding fathers created still functions. Whether it is as they envisioned it is another question.