article? >> i'm not presently aware of such amendments. but the markup process is one that is basically liberal in the sense it allows for people to offer up amendments on both sides. >> and congressman, you mentioned the likelihood of a republican amendment to simply strike the articles of impeachment. i'm sure that will be offered. i can't quite imagine what else will be offered. i mean, that amendment will be offered to the committee. it'll obviously be voted down on a party line basis, and after that i'm shot sure what wording in articles of impeachment republicans would want to change because that's really all that's left available to you is changing the wording in the articles once you've already tried to strike them. >> that's a very good point, lawrence, because it's possible although not probable that republicans might try to alter the wording in other ways, maybe