From ConservativeAction.org:

DO YOU REALLY TRUST AL GORE?

Question: Is it a good idea to allow Al Gore, himself involved in White House crimes, to run the Senate during the hoped-for Trial of Bill Clinton?

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SHOULD AMERICANS WORRY ABOUT AL GORE IN AN IMPEACHMENT?

& WHAT COULD GO WRONG WITH BILL CLINTON'S IMPEACHMENT TRIAL IF AL GORE IS IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE?

Point one. Al Gore has the power to subvert the Senate's attempt to try Bill Clinton if Articles of Impeachment are ever voted by the US House of Representatives!

Point two. Al Gore has every reason to wreck the impeachment process!

Point three. Al Gore could get away with everything because he cannot be impeached or indicted!

SO, IS AL GORE: THE ULTIMATE CLINTON MENACE & MONKEY WRENCH?

Background: Few issues are more obscure in American government than the role of the Vice President during an impeachment. That is, because there was no Vice President in office during the only previous presidential impeachment.

Fact: the Office of Vice President of the United States is unique in having two constitutional roles. The Vice President of the United States is also the President of the United States Senate. The President of the United States Senate presides over the United States Senate, controls its proceeding, adjusts disputes and has sole power to enforces the rules of the United States Senate as the presiding officer.

Fact: The President of the Senate, Al Gore, has his offices in Congress, (located in Room 269 United States Capitol Building, ZIP code 20510, telephone 202-224-8391)

Fact: The Vice President of the United States, Al Gore, has his offices in the White House (Room 276, Old Executive Office Building, ZIP Code 20501, telephone 202-456-2326)

Fact: Normally the dual roles of Vice President of the United States as President of the Senate is non-controversial. For instance, normally, if the Vice President of the United States is absent his role if filled by the United States Senate selecting a temporary President of the Senate.

Fact: There is no precedent in American history for the conduct of the President of the Senate, the Vice President of the United States, during an impeachment of the President of the United States.

Fact: The United States Constitution directs that the Vice President of the United States is the presiding officer of the United States Senate. ((Article I, Section 3, Clause 4))

Fact: The Rules of the United States Senate state that Al Gore has absolute control over all the Senate's conduct of business ((Standing Rules of the Senate, Rule XX, 20.1)).

Fact: The Rules of the Senate unfortunately do not prescribe the role of Al Gore will be during the impeachment of the President of the United States. This allows Al Gore to run amuck and make up any rules he wants. He rules he doesn't want, he can rule out of order, and get away with it.

Fact: Al Gore, the President of the United States Senate during the presumed trial of Bill Clinton, the President of the United States would have access to the floor of the Senate throughout the proceeding, a very unusual privilege bestowed on a few Americans. He would continue to rule on Senate business not connected with the trial of the President and issue any rules or instructions regarding the management of the trial process. He might, for instance, hire and fire Senate employees involved in the trial; he might announce a fire drill during someone's testimony. He might "blackout" television coverage, exclude radio, or even order that the trial be in secret.

Fact: The rules of the Senate make it clear that during the Trial of a President for impeachment offenses, Al Gore would remain as presiding officer of the Senate. He could hold all Presiding functions except that of conducting trial of the President, because he gets to vote under one crucial situation.

Fact: Al Gore is allowed to be the final judge of the Senate if vote to let Bill Clinton off the hook if the Senate vote is deadlocked in a tie (which could easily be the case.)

Fact: The United States Constitution directs that in the case of the impeachment of a President only the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court may preside over the trial. ((Article I, Section 3, Clause 6))

Fact: The President of the Senate would be free to make all the rules for the trial, which the Chief Justice would be obliged to administer, under supervision of Al Gore.

Fact: If during the Trial of Bill Clinton, Al Gore commits any misconduct (he has already conducted misconduct of his office) no one can censure him!

Fact: In any other type of impeachment Al Gore, the President of the Senate would preside over the impeachment, unless Al Gore gave up his power and allowed the majority of the Senate (the Republicans) to elect a temporary President of the Senate to replace Al Gore. Is that likely?

Fact: The United States Constitution directs that in the case of the impeachment of a Vice President (Al Gore) the President of the United States Senate (Al Gore) presides over the trial.

Fact: Al Gore cannot be punished for any high crimes or misdemeanor because he is the only American allowed to choose to be the judge in his own trial.