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In article II section 4. It says The President, Vice President, and ALL civil Officers of the United States, SHALL BE REMOVED from office, on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, ( Valerie Plame, Sybil Edmonds) Bribery, ( ENRON; WHo knows with the records concealed) or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. Dictionary ,com................ –auxiliary verb, present singular 1st person shall, 2nd shall or (Archaic) shalt, 3rd shall, present plural shall; past singular 1st person should, 2nd should or (Archaic) shouldst or should·est, 3rd should, past plural should; imperative, infinitive, and participles lacking. 1. plan to, intend to, or expect to: I shall go later. 2. will have to, is determined to, or definitely will: You shall do it. He shall do it. 3. (in laws, directives, etc.) must; is or are obliged to: The meetings of the council shall be public. 4. (used interrogatively in questions, often in invitations): Shall we go?
—Usage note The traditional rule of usage guides dates from the 17th century and says that to denote future time shall is used in the first person (I shall leave. We shall go) and will in all other persons (You will be there, won't you? He will drive us to the airport. They will not be at the meeting). The rule continues that to express determination, will is used in the first person (We will win the battle) and shall in the other two persons (You shall not bully us. They shall not pass). Whether this rule was ever widely observed is doubtful. Today, will is used overwhelmingly in all three persons and in all types of speech and writing both for the simple future and to express determination. Shall has some use in all persons, chiefly in formal writing or speaking, to express determination: I shall return. We shall overcome. Shall also occurs in the language of laws and directives: All visitors shall observe posted regulations. Most educated native users of American English do not follow the textbook rule in making a choice between shall and will. See also should.
shall (shāl) Pronunciation Key aux.v. past tense should (shŏŏd)
1. Used before a verb in the infinitive to show: 1. Something that will take place or exist in the future: We shall arrive tomorrow. 2. Something, such as an order, promise, requirement, or obligation: You shall leave now. He shall answer for his misdeeds. The penalty shall not exceed two years in prison. 3. The will to do something or have something take place: I shall go out if I feel like it. 4. Something that is inevitable: That day shall come. 5. To be able to. 6. To have to; must. 2. Archaic 1. To be able to. 2. To have to; must. TO HAVE TO; MUST! ( I'd call 1897 with in the archaic timeframe!)
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