Go Dennis!


US congressman moves to impeach Bush
Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Former Democratic presidential contender, Dennis Kucinich, has called for the impeachment of George W Bush claiming that the president set out to deceive the nation, and violated his oath of office with the Iraq war.

The Ohio representative yesterday introduced 35 articles of impeachment against Bush on the floor of the US House of Representatives.

Kucinich unveiled a list of alleged illegal and improper acts by Bush, including war crimes.

He accused Bush executing a "calculated and wide-ranging strategy" to deceive citizens and Congress into believing that Iraq posed an imminent threat to the United States.

He went on to say that Bush and Cheney lied to Congress and the American public about the reasons for invading Iraq in 2003 and abused their offices in order to conduct the "War on Terror" following the 9/11 attacks.

"Bush misled the American people and members of Congress to believe Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction so as to manufacture a false case for war. President George W. Bush, by such conduct, is guilty of an impeachable offense warranting removal from office," Kucinich said.

He has already introduced a similar impeachment resolution against Vice President Cheney.

Bob Fertik, President of Democrats.com, said: "We've waited seven years to find one Member of Congress brave enough to stand up for our Constitution, for which generations of Americans have fought and died.

"We are thrilled and honored that Dennis Kucinich has chosen to be that one genuine patriot.



"We congratulate him on his historic leadership, and pledge to do everything in our power to persuade Congress to adopt all 35 Articles and put George W Bush on trial before the Senate of the United States, exactly as the Founding Fathers wanted."

Speaker Nancy Pelosi stated that there will be no consideration of impeachment proceedings against Bush and said the idea was "off the table."

Kucinich's case: the 35 points
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


Source:http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/article3786591.ece

It's not gonna happen. As much as I'd like it to happen, but Dick Cheney would be even worse as a President.

Besides, he's going to be remembered as the worst President evar, anyway.

I heard about this. He won't be removed from office because it's way too late in this term. That is, suggesting that this notion passes.

If bush and cheney both get impeached, who will be pres then?


Article XX

Imprisoning Children


huh this is news to me...

If bush and cheney both get impeached, who will be pres then?



huh this is news to me...

Nancy Pelosi will.

If bush and cheney both get impeached, who will be pres then?

They will. There's a difference from being impeached and removed from office. No president has been removed from office. Resignation, end of terms and such have contributed to that. However, because a new president is soon to be instated, chances are they won't be removed because a case for all this could end up taking a year. Especially since this is dealing with war crimes...

Oh and an impeachment would mean 2 in a row where an impeachment was brought after 8 years. Yeah, so the delegate system doesn't work..

I heard about this. He won't be removed from office because it's way too late in this term. That is, suggesting that this notion passes.

Yeah seriously they should of done this years ago and doing it now won't do a whole lot.

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Yeah seriously they should of done this years ago and doing it now won't do a whole lot.

Yea, but to acomplish that grandious feat, they would actually have to had read all those bills they passed.

Wow.... Some help that will do. By the time its passed he'll be out of the white house

Didn't they try to impeach bush like a year ago? But, its to late for Bush to be impeached he is in his lame duck period and basically has not political power just a title now!

Didn't they try to impeach bush like a year ago? But, its to late for Bush to be impeached he is in his lame duck period and basically has not political power just a title now!

Lame duck refers to a political figure who isn't accountable to the electorate for his/her actions for any number of reasons (Bush's being end of term). But seriously he's been a lame duck for most of his presidency. There really isn't enough of a basis to impeach him and the trial would probably just end up finishing around the end of his term anyway.
I'll miss Bush. Late night television won't be the same without him.