***PARITY ERROR*** ***CHECKSUM DOES NOT MATCH***

The way I remember an event in recent history is not the way other people are telling me it happened. My memory is bad enough that I can't insist I'm right, but that same memory tells me they aren't right. I can't reconcile the two, and it's ticking me off.

Here's the way I remember it. During Clinton's second term as president, the Monica Lewinski scandal broke. In the process of everything that happened as a result of that, Clinton wound up on the witness stand in court, testifying under oath. At which time he lied. Lying under oath is a crime, so impeachment procedures were started in Congress, with an eye toward removing Clinton from office. There eventually was a vote in one of the houses of Congress, which required a two-thirds majority to impeach. It was big news, and was even televised. While a simple majority did vote to impeach, the 2/3 requirement was not met, and so the matter was ended, except for the jokes on late night TV.

Now, here's what I've been told. The House of Representatives did cast enough votes to impeach Clinton, which is like indicting someone of a crime, but the Senate did not have enough votes to "convict." So, Clinton was impeached but not thrown out of office.

So, the question is, who's right? Actually, the question is, why do I remember it differently? Could it be a difference in the interpretation of the word "impeach?"

For clarity's sake, I point out that I know now and knew then that impeachment and removal from office are not the same thing.