any kind, a people who had overthrown a king are not going to turn around after securing their independence from corrupt tyranny and create an offense that, like the king, was above the law and could do no wrong. the framers created a chief executive to bring add strak to the administration of federal laws but be accountable to congress for treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors. the framers concern about the need to protect against a corrupt president was evident throughout the convention. here i must thank my prior two friends who have spoken and refer to a north carolynian, william davey. i ll refer to another north carolynian, james eyre dale who president washington later appointed to the supreme court assured his fellow delegates the president, quote, is of a very different nature from a monarch. he is to be personally