DontSignUp 0 Posted October 31, 2008 (edited) Oh, unless by impeached you mean challenged? As in impeaching someone's credibility or validity? I believe the empeach definition is quite broad I meant it as: impeach c.1380, "to impede, hinder, prevent," from Anglo-Fr. empecher, from O.Fr. empecher "hinder" (12c.), from L.L. impedicare "to fetter, catch, entangle," from L. in- "in" + pedica "shackle," from pes (gen. pedis) "foot." Sense of "accuse a public officer of misconduct" first recorded 1568, via confusion with L. impetere "attack, accuse." Edited October 31, 2008 by Carolinela Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gadgetlady 4 Posted October 31, 2008 I believe the empeach definition is quite broad I meant it as: impeach c.1380, "to impede, hinder, prevent," from Anglo-Fr. empecher, from O.Fr. empecher "hinder" (12c.), from L.L. impedicare "to fetter, catch, entangle," from L. in- "in" + pedica "shackle," from pes (gen. pedis) "foot." Sense of "accuse a public officer of misconduct" first recorded 1568, via confusion with L. impetere "attack, accuse." Thanks for clarifying. Are you then saying that no one has tried to "impede, hinder, or prevent" Obama from becoming president until now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites