Impeachment

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The impeachment movement is uniting and expanding. We’re joining with many other organizations to launch Impeach07, a coordinated series of actions aimed at impeaching Bush and Cheney through widespread public protest, creative dissent, media activism, education, and lobbying: http://www.impeach07.org

Bush and Cheney have misled this nation into an aggressive war, spied in open violation of the law, and sanctioned the use of torture — among numerous other offenses. Newsweek reported read more

By Evan Derkacz, Alternet
Guest post by David Swanson.

There is movement in the impeachment movement. And it’s motivated by a strange sensation: hope. In Olympia, Wa., on Tuesday, over 800 people crammed in for a forum on impeachment with Ray McGovern, Elizabeth de la Vega, and Dave Lindorff. Why?

Not, I think, because of those three people, each of whom I consider a friend and a brilliant speaker. Rather, the excitement was focused on Eric Oemig, a state senator, who was there to discuss read more

By David Swanson

Remarks at Emergency Impeachment Conference in New York City, February 17, 2007

It’s an honor to be speaking with these panelists and it’s great to be back in New York. But I want to ask you one thing about New York, because there’s something I heard Senator Hillary Clinton say and I want to know if it’s true. Is it true that if you live in New York you have to support this war? Can you live in New York and work for peace?

That’s what I thought.

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By David Swanson

Congressman John Conyers, Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, has used the following rhetoric repeatedly in recent weeks:

“George Bush has the habit of firing military leaders who tells him the Iraq war is failing. But let me tell you something. He can’t fire you. He can’t fire us. But we can fire him! We can fire him!”

You can watch Conyers say those words to a crowd of 500,000 on January 27th in this video:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/18494

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Remarks at United for Peace and Justice Pre-Lobby Day Event on Jan. 28, 2007
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/17921
By David Swanson

It’s an honor to be part of this obviously growing movement for peace and justice. Our president took us into war before Congress gave its so-called authorization. He did so without telling Congress or the American people and without Congress appropriating any funds for the purpose. In the summer of 2002, Bush took $2.5 billion – according to the read more

“The degree to which this President continues to take steps to go to war against Iran without consulting with the full Congress is the degree to which he is increasingly putting himself in jeopardy of an impeachment proceeding.” – Dennis Kucinich

THANK DENNIS AND ENCOURAGE HIM

Here’s the full press release from Kucinich’s website:

Kucinich: The White House Is Up To Its Old Tricks; Is Preparing the United States for an Attack on Iran : President’s Actions Could Lead to read more

By David Swanson

On the same day that Bush delivered his state of the union address, eight state senators in New Mexico introduced a resolution (Senate Joint Resolution 5) that if passed would require their state government to send a petition to the U.S. House of Representatives asking that impeachment proceedings immediately begin against Bush and Cheney.

Over 100 citizens showed up for the introduction, and there were over two hours of citizen speeches at the announcement event. Reporters from read more

With Amy Goodman, John Nichols, David Swanson, Larry Everest, Mark Manning, Robin Andersen, Sam Husseini, Normon Solomon, Jeff Cohen, Peter Hart, Russ Baker, Sunsara Taylor, Peter Phillips
By David Swanson

At the National Conference for Media Reform in Memphis, Tenn., on January 13, 2007, a bunch of us got together and organized a couple of ad-hoc panels about the war and impeachment. On a day’s notice, we packed the rooms and drew crowds that wanted to discuss these issues as long as the read more

By David Swanson

There is a decent chance that within the next month or two the New Mexico State Legislature will ask the U.S. House of Representatives to begin impeachment proceedings against President Bush and Vice President Cheney. And there is the definite possibility that a Congress Member from New Mexico will take up the matter when it gets to Washington. The Jefferson Manual, rules used by the U.S. House, allows for impeachment to be begun in this manner. It only takes one state legislature. read more

Catch my interview tonight on satellite TV or online at http://www.innworldreport.net

By David Swanson

As some people learned from the minimal and abusive media coverage, on December 8, 2006, Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney introduced Articles of Impeachment [ http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/16230 ]against President George W. Bush, making him the 10th president of the United States to face such action. Of course, McKinney was on her way out of office and thus more willing to challenge the Democratic Party leadership by upholding basic Constitutional principles.

Fewer people read more

Silence shifts to conflict, as the impeachment movement advances. Hannity and Colmes take on Elizabeth Holtzman and David Swanson on the topic of impeaching Bush and Cheney:

Watch the video.

By David Swanson

Political questions are tricky and complicated. Sometimes causes that are just and good must take a backseat to other priorities or long-term strategies. Setting all such perfectly reasonable considerations aside for a moment, I’d like you to ask yourself a simple yes or no question: Do you think President Bush has committed one or more impeachable offenses?

If you said no, I want to talk to you for a second. If you said yes, let’s talk in just a minute – but read more

On Thursday, December 7th, from 4 to 5 p.m. ET, I’ll discuss impeachment on the right-wing Michael Medved radio show. You can listen here: http://www.michaelmedved.com and call in live to express your point of view at 800-955-1776. Please call in!

By David Swanson

Please listen in. I’ll be on “Connect the Dots” with Lila Garrett between 7 and 8 a.m. PT on Monday, December 4. You can listen online.

By David Swanson

Here’s an audio discussion of 9-11 and impeachment with me and others. Here is the subscriber info to put into iTunes: http://pchpress.podshowcreator.com/feed.aspx?feedid=757

By David Swanson

I’ll be on “Vital Issues” from 11 a.m. to noon PT on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006, AND Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006. Listen here. Learn more here. Shows are replayed on Wednesdays at Midnight and on Thursdays at 8 AM PST [and] on Sunday mornings [at some time] on www.voiceamerica.com

And on these stations at the following times:

ABC Affiliate, KTBL,1050 AM Albuquerque, NM Saturdays 10am

WBBF, 1120AM, Buffalo, NY, Tuesdays, 9am

KPBQ, FM, Pine Bluff, AR, Tuesdays, 8am

KOTN, read more

Excerpts: “Well, you know, most of the time when I encounter Rumsfeld on the news, etc, it’s like talking to the white rabbit . . . . We are an unmotivated, cowering people. We will say, ‘Shame on you, shame on you, shame on you,’ but teachers are dying in the streets in Mexico from the federales. Do you think teachers would be dying in the streets in Peoria?”

Audio: MP3.

Full Interview:

David Swanson: ED Asner, it’s terrific to talk to you.

Ed Asner: Back atcha.

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