In the late 1800’s, England’s King sought a public trial in the House of Lords to defrock the Queen, which caused a flourish of public criticism and call for political revolution. Public reaction to the legal mechanisms utilized by King, including prosecutions for seditious libel, resulted in substantial political reforms. In a similar vein, the 106th Congress utilized the legal mechanisms of impeachment to unseat President William Jefferson Clinton. Impeachment of President Clinton served the Congress’ political interests and resulted in substantial questioning of the American constitutional system. The impeachment also negatively affected the President’s political party and the dignity of the office of the President. This paper explores the calculated use of legal mechanisms to impact national politics and the effect such utilization had on accomplishing deliberate political reform. Additionally, this work addresses unintended political improvement!