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NEWS: Rep. Kucinich Files 35 Articles of Impeachment Against President Bush SOURCE: Various "Congressman Kucinich's initiation of this process is neither fanciful nor futile, neither vengeful nor vindictive; it is the sober fulfillment of his sworn duty as a Congressman to follow the law....It is, quite simply, an act of patriotism." On Monday, June 9, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) filed a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives calling for the impeachment of President George W. Bush. The resolution lists 35 separate Articles of Impeachment.
Documentation to support each of these Articles is expected to be posted on the Congressman's web site today (Tuesday, June 10).
Elizabeth de la Vega, a former federal prosecutor and author of United States v. George W. Bush et. al., made this statement when Kuchinich's Articles of Impeachment were introduced in the House of Representatives:
"More than two centuries ago, the Founders of this country set forth a procedure for Congress to follow in the event of grave abuse of power by the Chief Executive. That process is impeachment. In the face of the monumental deceit and disregard for the Constitution that we have witnessed on the part of the President over the past seven years, Congressman Kucinich's initiation of this process is neither fanciful nor futile, neither vengeful nor vindictive; it is the sober fulfillment of his sworn duty as a Congressman to follow the law without regard to personal consequence and misguided political stratagem. It is, quite simply, an act of patriotism."
Following is a summary of the allegations against President Bush that are included in Kucinich's Articles of Impeachment:
Article I: Creating a Secret Propaganda Campaign to Manufacture a False Case for War Against Iraq
Article II: Falsely, Systematically, and with Criminal Intent Conflating the Attacks of September 11, 2001, With Misrepresentation of Iraq as a Security Threat as Part of Fraudulent Justification for a War of Aggression
Article III: Misleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Possessed Weapons of Mass Destruction, to Manufacture a False Case for War
Article IV: Misleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Posed an Imminent Threat to the United States
Article V: Illegally Misspending Funds to Secretly Begin a War of Aggression
Article VI: Invading Iraq in Violation of the Requirements of HJRes114
Article VII: Invading Iraq Absent a Declaration of War.
Article VIII: Invading Iraq, A Sovereign Nation, in Violation of the UN Charter
Article IX: Failing to Provide Troops With Body Armor and Vehicle Armor
Article X: Falsifying Accounts of US Troop Deaths and Injuries for Political Purposes
Article XI: Establishment of Permanent U.S. Military Bases in Iraq
Article XII: Initiating a War Against Iraq for Control of That Nation's Natural Resources
Article XIIII: Creating a Secret Task Force to Develop Energy and Military Policies With Respect to Iraq and Other Countries
Article XIV: Misprision of a Felony, Misuse and Exposure of Classified Information And Obstruction of Justice in the Matter of Valerie Plame Wilson, Clandestine Agent of the Central Intelligence Agency
Article XV: Providing Immunity from Prosecution for Criminal Contractors in Iraq
Article XVI: Reckless Misspending and Waste of U.S. Tax Dollars in Connection With Iraq and US Contractors
Article XVII: Illegal Detention: Detaining Indefinitely And Without Charge Persons Both U.S. Citizens and Foreign Captives
Article XVIII: Torture: Secretly Authorizing, and Encouraging the Use of Torture Against Captives in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Other Places, as a Matter of Official Policy
Article XIX: Rendition: Kidnapping People and Taking Them Against Their Will to "Black Sites" Located in Other Nations, Including Nations Known to Practice Torture
Article XX: Imprisoning Children
Article XXI: Misleading Congress and the American People About Threats from Iran, and Supporting Terrorist Organizations Within Iran, With the Goal of Overthrowing the Iranian Government
Article XXII: Creating Secret Laws
Article XXIII: Violation of the Posse Comitatus Act
Article XXIV: Spying on American Citizens, Without a Court-Ordered Warrant, in Violation of the Law and the Fourth Amendment
Article XXV: Directing Telecommunications Companies to Create an Illegal and Unconstitutional Database of the Private Telephone Numbers and Emails of American Citizens
Article XXVI: Announcing the Intent to Violate Laws with Signing Statements
Article XXVII: Failing to Comply with Congressional Subpoenas and Instructing Former Employees Not to Comply
Article XXVIII: Tampering with Free and Fair Elections, Corruption of the Administration of Justice
Article XXIX: Conspiracy to Violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Article XXX: Misleading Congress and the American People in an Attempt to Destroy Medicare
Article XXXI: Katrina: Failure to Plan for the Predicted Disaster of Hurricane Katrina, Failure to Respond to a Civil Emergency
Article XXXII: Misleading Congress and the American People, Systematically Undermining Efforts to Address Global Climate Change
Article XXXIII: Repeatedly Ignored and Failed to Respond to High Level Intelligence Warnings of Planned Terrorist Attacks in the US, Prior to 911
Article XXXIV: Obstruction of the Investigation into the Attacks of September 11, 2001
Article XXXV: Endangering the Health of 911 First Responders
UPDATE: On Tuesday, June 10, Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.) added his name as a co-sponsor of Kucinich's Articles of Impeachment.
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Too bad Kucinich is the one to author this. It might actually have sparked debate from someone else.
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This impeachment crap has to stop. It was bogus when the Repubs used it against Clinton, and it's bogus now. Just because you disagree with the Pres's politics, doesn't mean his behavior rises to the level of impeachable offenses.
Article XXXII: Misleading Congress and the American People, Systematically Undermining Efforts to Address Global Climate Change
So, now disagreeing with Global Warmiing gets you impeached? What the hell?
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It is not bogus Bush is guilty and a decent American will never drop it never.
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quote:Originally posted by SeekingFreedom: This impeachment crap has to stop. It was bogus when the Repubs used it against Clinton, and it's bogus now. Just because you disagree with the Pres's politics, doesn't mean his behavior rises to the level of impeachable offenses.
Article XXXII: Misleading Congress and the American People, Systematically Undermining Efforts to Address Global Climate Change
So, now disagreeing with Global Warmiing gets you impeached? What the hell?
actually, it has been proven that Bush appointees have systematically refused to allow NASA scientists to publish their opinions and data...
this was done for about 6 years until he suddenly became "green" and got behind the corn based ethanol push...
the only proof needed would be a memo making it his policy...
if it can be proven that his policy was to lie? and deny people the informtion that their tax dollars are being paid to provide? is that a misdemeanor? maybe, maybe not... it depends on the meaning of "IS"
Clinton was eventually disbarred... if what he did was enough to get disbarred? he had no business being president..
Bush on the other hand couldn't even get barred to begin with.. i think he lasted a month in law school...
to be honest? that's the very least of the things he's guilty of...
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The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
the president can be impeached for a misdemeanor. that's what the Constitution says...
in other words? he can (at the whim of the congress) be impeached for spitting on the sidewalk, or cheering out of turn at a graduation ceremony...
Black's Law Dictionary defines recklessness in American law as "Conduct whereby the actor does not desire harmful consequence but...foresees the possibility and consciously takes the risk," or alternatively as "a state of mind in which a person does not care about the consequences of his or her actions." Black's Law dictionary 1053 (Bryan A. Garner ed., 8th ed. abr. 2005). In American courts, a wrongdoer who recklessly causes harm can be held to the same liability as a person who intentionally does so.
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Glass, every action the president takes has risks. That's the nature of the job. He is in charge of the largest military force on the planet. He is in charge of protecting the largest ecomomy on the planet. Every time he speaks his words are parsed by intelligence teams accross the world. Everything he does affects thousands if not millions of lives. Reckless is a hard adjective to quantify in these cases.
Sorry, Bond, but you and I will just have to agree to disagree here. I think he has made some mistakes, some REALLY bad mistakes. However, unless you can convince 2\3 rds of the Senate that he's been 'naughty,' he's never going to even be indicted let alone convicted of anything.
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I am a simple man but I know what Bush has done was no mistake it was planed and exacuted.
He broke the law period and one should pay mostly a leader who is to set an example
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I still don't see where you think he broke the law. Congress granted him the powers to pursue the Iraq war. Congress passed the Patriot Act. Congress has done nothing except complain to reverse this course that many disagree with. Until now, even the Supreme Court has stood silent on his actions and choices. Where has Bush done anything illegal?
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President Bush has not done anything that warrants impeachment and anyone suggesting otherwise is just plain crazy. You wacko lefties need to get over it. Bush will be out of office in a few months and Barack Hussein will lead the country to full blown Socialism, which will lead to the final collapse of our country. So, you socialists should be joyous!
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quote:Originally posted by Propertymanager: President Bush has not done anything that warrants impeachment and anyone suggesting otherwise is just plain crazy. You wacko lefties need to get over it. Bush will be out of office in a few months and Barack Hussein will lead the country to full blown Socialism, which will lead to the final collapse of our country. So, you socialists should be joyous!
IF socialism were to take over? it would be because the current system, it ain't freemarket what ever it is, failed too many people...
that's the beauty of a Democratic Republic. The politicians have not been paying attention to the voters.
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Bush getting impeached is too little , too late... not worth wasting our tax dollars on it with 6 months left in his reign... but Bush does have alot to be impeached about... mainly the Iraq war imo...
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So true I don't believe that Kucinich exspected it to go anywhere but I am glad that he showed some fight and the American people know that someone does address the criminal acts of Bush.
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Bush may end up facing criminal charges, but not for the Iraq war. the US attorney scandal has not been effectively reported by the "liberal media".
what the US attorneys that got fired are charging is that they were ordered to prosecute cases that had no merit.
so, we have people that got fired for NOT filing charges that have no merit? what about the cases that WERE filed that have no merit? well they are being investigated as we speak.
if it turns out that US Attorney Generals were prosecuting cases based on political affiliations to affect elections, and ordered to do so? the people giving those orders will be facing serious charges...
BTW? this is another reason that we don't want warrantless wiretaps at all...
once they become a "habit"? they will be used for all kinds of stuff...
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Ace, if politicians could get in legal trouble for every lie they told there wouldn't be anyone to run the country.
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quote:Originally posted by SeekingFreedom: what the US attorneys that got fired are charging is that they were ordered to prosecute cases that had no merit.
The US attorneys serve solely at the pleasure of the President, Glass. He can fire them because they smell funny. It's that simple.
Clinton fired EVERY SINGLE ONE upon becoming president. Where was the outcry then?
reread my post. when they get done with the investigations? people will go to jail... it's not about getting fired, it's about who DIDN'T get fired and why....
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Gonzalez quit, but no charges have been filed...
why file them when Bush will just pardon them?
unless Bush hands out blanket immunity chits on his way out of office? the charges will get filed...
Bush will probably hand out dozens of "blank check" pardons for the whole time he was in office.
they will say "pardoned for any act committed" while he was in office...
IF he doesn't do that? then you'll see quite a few prosecutions... the question is really how high can they go? can they get Bush or not.... Rove is definitely in it up to his eyeballs..
Rove announced he was quitting on Aug 13 '07, Gonzalez announced 14 days later and nobody ever put the two together? LOL....
watch for the blanket pardons which will make Slick Willies mile long pardon list look like kindergarten... they are a de facto admission of guilt, but Bush will say that the Democrats might pick on my friends, so i have to do this...
IF he does this? we might as well just make them all immune and GIVE the country to whoever gets elected and stop having elections, but watch, he has little choice..
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quote:Originally posted by SeekingFreedom: Ace, if politicians could get in legal trouble for every lie they told there wouldn't be anyone to run the country.
FBI Arrests 2 Former Bear Stearns Hedge Fund Managers By Jonathan Dienst
POSTED: 4:03 pm EDT June 18, 2008 UPDATED: 11:27 am EDT June 19, 2008
Former Bear Stearns managers Ralph Cioffi Jr. and Matthew Tannin are charged in connection with allegations they misled investors as the two hedge funds they helped run collapsed amid the subprime mortgage meltdown. Investigators had been looking, in part, into statements the two men made assuring investors the hedge fund was in solid financial shape just before the funds lost more than $1.5 billion in value. According to the indictment, Cioffi and Tannin "agreed to make misrepresentations" and "omitted material facts in communications with investors." The indictment cites internal email communications between the two managers suggesting a grave financial situation even though they later would offer reassurances to investors. In March 2007, Tannin allegedly boasted "believe it or not - I've been able to convince people to add more money ... Prosecutors said while Cioffi was busy reassuring investors, he transferred $2 million of his own money out of one of the funds called the "Enhanced Fund."
lying is legal or isn't it? i suppose it depends on what you lie about?
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