An American New Year’s Resolution: Impeach Bush and Cheney
December 30th, 2005“My New Year’s Resolution for 2006 is to do everything in my power to impeach George Bush and Dick Cheney,” writes Bob Fertik of Democrats.com.
“I will support John Conyers’ bill (H.Res.635) to investigate and impeach Bush and Cheney. I will express my support for impeachment by calling and writing the media, and by educating my friends and neighbors. In the 2006 election, I will work to elect candidates who support impeachment, and work to defeat Members of Congress who do not.”
Read Bob’s blog here.
If you agree, why not share your Resolution with your representatives and senators?
IMPEACHMENT IS POSSIBLE
Even before the NSA wiretapping scandal broke, a Zogby poll found that 53 percent of Americans thought Bush should be impeached if he had lied about the war - and 57 percent believe he lied.
Impeachment polls
Bush lied polls
Since the wiretapping scandal, even libertarians and conservatives have started suggesting impeachment. The list includes former Reagan official Bruce Fein, Norm Ornstein of the right-wing American Enterprise Institute, law professors Jonathan Turley and Geoffrey Stone, and even Barron’s editor Thomas Donlan.
Congressman John Conyers has compiled Bush’s impeachable offenses in a must-read report: “The Constitution in Crisis.”
Conyers has introduced two bills (H.Res.636 and H.Res.637) to censure Bush and Cheney for withholding evidence from Congress, and a third bill (H.Res.635) to create a select committee to investigate the Administration’s intent to go to war before congressional authorization, manipulation of pre-war intelligence, encouraging and countenancing torture, and retaliating against critics, and to make recommendations regarding grounds for possible impeachment.
The following articles highlight some of the findings in Conyers’ report:
Bush Administration Refuses to Comply With FOIA Request on Pre-War Intelligence
White Phosphorous: The U.S. Used It; The U.S. Says It’s Illegal
White House Leaked Classified Intelligence to Make its Case for War
Rumsfeld Admits to “Ghosting” Detainee
DEMOCRATS TALK IMPEACHMENT
Senator Barbara Boxer is consulting four Constitutional scholars about impeachment. Civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis announced his support for impeachment. Urge your favorite Democrats to join these brave leaders in openly discussing impeachment.
IMPEACHMENT AS CAMPAIGN ISSUE
Impeachment is becoming a campaign issue as well. With your support, www.ImpeachPAC.org has raised $46,261.70 to support pro-impeachment candidates. Our first endorsed candidate, Tony Trupiano of Michigan, is proudly campaigning on his support for impeachment. Please send Democratic Congressional candidates here.
CITIZENS IMPEACHMENT COMMISSION FORMING
We are also forming a powerful Citizens Impeachment Commission of prominent Americans who are willing to lead the fight in the year ahead. Our commission already includes activists Medea Benjamin, Gene Bruskin, Tim Carpenter, David Cline, Steve Cobble, Karen Dolan, Jodie Evans, Mike Ferner, Bob Fertik, Kim Gandy, Doris “Granny D” Haddock, Tom Hayden, Doug Kreeger, Bill Mitchell, Bill Moyer, Michael Rectenwald, Cindy Sheehan, David Swanson, Jonathan Tasini, and Kevin Zeese; former government officials Elizabeth de la Vega, Larry Johnson, and Ann Wright, Historians and Legal Scholars John Bonifaz, Marcus Raskin, Lawrence R. Velvel, and Howard Zinn, and Talk Show Hosts/Editors/Bloggers/Pundits/Authors David Allen, Dave Allsopp, The Bulldog Manifesto, Tom Engelhardt, Thom Hartmann, Laura Flanders, Justin A. Frank, Doug Ireland, Rob Kall, Susie Madrak, Mark Crispin Miller, Brad Newsham, Liza Sabater, and Jeff Tiedrich. And we’re just getting started!
Please encourage prominent citizens you know to sign up here.
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