The Wisdom of the Founding Fathers

In Olbermann's commentary Tuesday night he mentioned a conversation at the Constitutional Convention between George Mason and James Madison that would give the House of Representatives all they need to impeach (and the Senate all they need to convict and remove) the President and Vice-President over the Libby issue.

Mason:

...the President might use his pardoning power to "pardon crimes which were advised by himself" or, before indictment or conviction, "to stop inquiry and prevent detection."

Madison:

If the President be connected, in any suspicious manner, with any person, and there be grounds tp believe he will shelter him, the House of Representatives can impeach him; they can remove him if found guilty.

Thanks to Krago X by way of Angry Bear.