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In England, the King was above the law. However, impeachment was a tool that could be used against his favorite ministers. In debating the United State Constitution one of the first questions to be determined was whether impeachment could be a tool used against the President or like, England, only the other government officials. Mason argued that the President must be included and his view prevailed. See also Benjamin Franklin: {642885}.


After the FBI had been spying on him for years. He was convicted of mail fraud for allegedly defrauding one man of $25. He spend 2 years in Federal prison and then was pardoned by President Calvin Coolidge. When he was released, he was deported.


Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft
  • Born: April 27, 1759
  • Died: September 10, 1797
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Writer

Mary Wollstonecraft was an English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights. Until the late 20th century, Wollstonecraft's life, which encompassed several unconventional personal relationships at the time, received more attention than her writing. Today Wollstonecraft is regarded as one of the founding feminist philosophers, and feminists often cite both her life and her works as important influences.