Originally Posted by guy44

Because impeachment isn't some crystal clear prosecutorial action that can be enacted whenever the appropriate situation arises. In other words, it isn't like the obvious step of charging someone with murder when the commit murder, or charging someone with perjury if they lie under oath, or charging someone with theft if they steal, etc. It's not decided on by a non-partisan government employee (prosecutor) who applies well-established precedent in determining the proper course of action.

Rather, impeachment is a deadly-serious action that is above all other things political in nature. It requires 100 U.S. senators to vote and 67 to pass. With a closely divided senate, there isn't a chance in hell that an impeachment conviction would pass. So nobody brings up impeachment.

And that's AFTER the House votes on it.

No offense, but that an easy one.