To push for a proper Constitutional impeachment you must first have hearings and a report from a committee or independent counsel. This the way it was done with both Nixon and Clinton in recent times and throughout history. Ths is the way it is done according to law.
Ron Paul is consistent and by the book, if anything.
Do it right and I imagine he woulda backed it 100%.
The Neo-Con knew this was a stunt and voted thus to confound and embarrass the Democratic side of the aisle...