EXCERPT:

WELD: “What I’m saying is this is a classically, not only impeachable, but removable offense. And having an executive was new to the columnists. They had no executive in the articles of confederation. So, the people who were propounding the Constitution had to convince the columnists that having this executive, this powerful executive was safe, and the inclusion of the removal power closed the sale. If we now say we’re ripping up the removal power, boy I bet those anti-federalists would like to have their vote back from adopting the Constitution."