Dann's removal unlawful, unethical

In their efforts to drive fellow Democrat Marc Dann from the office of attorney general, Gov. Ted Strickland and Democratic members of the Ohio House of Representatives didn't let the Ohio Constitution and other laws stop them.

Their impeachment resolution was brought under the constitution's section 24, which says the House can impeach an official "for any misdemeanor in office."

Because there was no evidence that Dann had committed a misdemeanor, no authority existed to remove him under the constitutional standard for impeachment. Former Gov. Bob Taft met the standard; Dann didn't.

To get around the problem, Strickland and the Democratic ...

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