Impeachment

By David Swanson

Increasingly, all the news that’s fit to print does not include the news that editorial writers deem significant. The New York Times and many other newspapers have developed the habit of writing lengthy editorials about news stories that never make it into the news section. One example of this trend is the story of last Monday’s presidential signing statement. If you don’t know what a signing statement is, you should consider flipping first to the editorial page read more

Wow. I’ve heard John Nichols speak many times on impeachment, and I’ve read his book “The Genius of Impeachment,” but this 60 minute recording of an interview I did with him Tuesday evening lays it all out in one place better than anything I’ve heard before: http://www.thepeoplespeakradio.net/audio/2008/#january

LISTEN HERE.

Listen in and join in and ask questions from 8-9 p.m. ET tonight at http://thepeoplespeakradio.org

By David Swanson

On the day of the State of the Union, apparently hoping nobody would notice, President George W. Bush posted a statement on the White House website announcing his intention to violate major sections of the Defense Authorization bill that he just signed into law.

For their part, the Democrats in Congress have chosen not to push for a just and decent economic stimulus plan, because they want to work amicably with Bush. They’ve chosen not to vote on contempt citations for read more

By David Swanson

In a December 31, 2007, editorial, the New York Times faulted the current president and vice president of the United States for kidnapping innocent people, denying justice to prisoners, torturing, murdering, circumventing U.S. and international law, spying in violation of the Fourth Amendment, and basing their actions on “imperial fantasies.”

Bush’s and Cheney’s crimes stand open on the table before us. Their lies about Iraqi ties to al Qaeda are on videotape read more

Please listen: http://airamerica.com

By David Swanson

A private off-the-record meeting was held on Capitol Hill on Wednesday that included House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Subcommittee on the Constitution Chairman Jerrold Nadler, Judiciary Committee Member and advocate for opening Cheney impeachment hearings Robert Wexler, and several other committee members, activists, staffers, and former staffers from the Watergate days. I wasn’t there, so I’m free to talk about what happened.

Wexler proposed opening read more

I’m Interviewing Rep. Robert Wexler About Impeachment on Wednesday 3:15-3:45 p.m. ET

http://afterdowningstreet.org/node/30340

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http://www.thepeoplespeakradio.net/listen-live

And here’s some news: Wexler is now accepting non-Judiciary Committee members signatures on his letter to Conyers urging Cheney impeachment hearings.

That means that no matter where you live, you can ask your congress member to contact Wexler and sign his letter!

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Kucinich to Introduce Bush Articles of Impeachment
By David Swanson

I interviewed Congressman Robert Wexler today (listen here: http://www.thepeoplespeakradio.net ), and he said that he had attended a meeting earlier today that included Congressman John Conyers and addressed the topics of contempt and impeachment. There was wide consensus, he said, that contempt should be pursued (for Harriet Miers and read more

This week: American activist David Swanson on election year politics at home and abroad, Vancouver Island documentary filmmaker, environmental activist, and campaigner for the homeless, Richard Boyce on the back room deals delivering public forest lands into the hands of Big Timber; and, Janine Bandcroft brings us up to speed on good local goings-on in the coming week. LISTEN HERE.

By David Swanson

I had been to Nancy Pelosi’s office in the Cannon House Office Building before. In fact, I’d been there several times and usually had a pleasant stay, often very quick and efficient, other times prolonged by everyone’s enjoyment of the songs my friends in pink were singing, and as often as not resulting in new friendships with fine officers of the Capitol Police who accompanied us out. This time was going to be different.

Just a few of us went by there on Wednesday. read more

By David Swanson

The Randi Rhodes Show worked its magic today just as it used to do for www.afterdowningstreet.org almost three years ago. Congressman Robert Wexler came on and discussed the need for Cheney impeachment hearings. His petition at http://wexlerwantshearings.com passed the 200,000 mark before the show was over.

I live blogged this:

3:25 Randi just said that Conyers phoned her last night to chat, and she brought up impeachment, and he refused to talk about it, said that he’d just read more

By David Swanson

Listen to podcast.

What does one say to a young woman gang raped by men paid by us to work for a company from which our vice president profits, men who have yet to be charged with any crime, a company yet to make amends in any way, and a presidential administration effectively granted immunity by our representatives in Congress?

I’m going to interview Jamie Leigh Jones on Tuesday evening, January 15th (8 to 9 p.m. ET), and she’ll take questions from the audience. You read more

Here’s a great new video of an event in Manchester, N.H., on January 7, 2008, a forum on the Separation of Powers. Video courtesy of Manchester Community Access Media (MCAM) TV 23: http://www.mcam.org

If you want one of the bracelets that the speakers are wearing, get one here.