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Impeachment
Commuting Scooter
By David Swanson
George Mason (1725-1792), the father of the Bill of Rights (1791-2002), argued at the Constitutional Convention in favor of providing the House of Representatives the power of impeachment by pointing out that the President might use his pardoning power to “pardon crimes which were advised by himself” or, before indictment or conviction, “to stop inquiry and prevent detection.”
James Madison (1751-1836), the father of the U.S. Constitution (1788-2007), added
Fourteen Congress Members for Impeachment
By David Swanson
The official list of cosponsors of H Res 333 to impeach Dick Cheney cannot be updated until July 10 when Congress gets back to Washington. But Congress Members can contact Dennis Kucinich’s office in the meantime and sign on. And citizens can encourage them to do so. In fact, this is the week in which you should visit your Congress Member’s district office and demand that he or she sign onto Kucinich’s articles of impeachment or introduce their own. And they
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New NSA Whistleblower Speaks
By David Swanson
A former member of U.S. military intelligence has decided to reveal what she knows about warrantless spying on Americans and about the fixing of intelligence in the leadup to the invasion of Iraq.
Adrienne Kinne describes an incident just prior to the invasion of Iraq in which a fax came into her office at Fort Gordon in Georgia that purported to provide information on the location of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. The fax came from the Iraqi National Congress, a group opposed
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Impeachment in Kennebunkport
Impeachment in Kennebunkport
By David Swanson
Reverend Jesse Jackson said something recently that I’d like you to repeat after me:
Bush spied.
Cheney lied.
Far too many people have died.
It’s time they were tried.
It’s impeachment time.
I love coming to Maine, because the people here remember how democracy is supposed to work and what it takes to overthrow a King George.
I spoke on a national radio show yesterday about impeachment, and the host asked people to phone in and argue
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The I Word in the Boston Globe
Here’s an article in Sunday’s Boston Globe about impeachment, followed by a letter submitted to the Globe’s editor.
The ‘I’ word
Why a growing grassroots movement on the left wants to impeach the president — and why Democrats in Washington don’t even want to talk about it.
By Drake Bennett | June 24, 2007
FOR ELIZABETH HOLTZMAN it was the discovery, in late 2005, that the Bush administration had been monitoring Americans’ phone and email conversations
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Cynicism and Generosity Toward Congress
By David Swanson
In May of 2005 the Downing Street Memos came out, and some of us started a website and coalition called After Downing Street. And for many months we worked closely with Congressman John Conyers and many other Democrats in Congress, holding unofficial hearings, trying to pass resolutions of inquiry, and educating the public about impeachable offenses. But for the past year or so, including the past six months of Democratic majority, Congress Members have been much less interested
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Hip Hop Comes to Take Back America Conference
By David Swanson
“Hip Hop Artists and Activists: Politically Empowering a Culture of Resistance” was the name of a panel at the Take Back America Conference in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Cherryl Aldave from National Hip Hop Political Convention MC’d.
Speakers included Billy Wimsatt from the League of Independent Voters in Chicago, D Labrie from Hip Hop Congress in the Bay Area, Jay Woodson from National Hip Hop Political Convention in Philadelphia, Dave D from HardKnock Radio
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Take Back Impeachment
IMPEACH?
https://secure.ourfuture.org/tba07
TAKE BACK the right not to be illegally spied on.
TAKE BACK the right not to be picked up without charge and locked away to be tortured with no access to a lawyer, a trial, or your family.
The Impeachment Process: Join the Discussion
Monday, June 18, 2007, 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. in Room 1
How does impeachment work? What are the grounds for it? Is this where our energy should go? What are all of the arguments for and against? How could we really make
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Impeach FAQ
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT IMPEACHMENT
By Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice
Why would we want a President Cheney? Or why would we want a new Republican who could run as an incumbent? Or why would we want a President Pelosi?
We propose impeaching Cheney first or together with Bush. The first Articles of Impeachment to be introduced (H Res 333) are addressed only to Cheney. Impeaching Cheney first ought to put the fear of a President Cheney to rest. But there remains the possibility