"The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosecuting George W. Bush"Forum on “Impeachment: Dialogue, Debate, and Action”
Who: The Progressive Caucus of the California Democratic Party
Where: Crest Theater, 1013 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
When: 8:30 PM, Saturday, April 29, 2006
Confirmed panelists include:
- Representative Maxine Waters
- California Assemblyman Paul Koretz who just introduced impeachment legislation in the CA State Assembly (AJR39)
- Shayana Kadidal, a staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights <http://www.ccr-ny.org/> working on the Center's major case on the illegal NSA domestic spying program, CCR vs. Bush and co-author of “Articles of Impeachment Against George W. Bush,”
- Bob Fertik, President, Democrats.com and co-founder afterdowningstreet.org
- Elizabeth de la Vega, a former federal prosecutor with more than twenty years of experience in the City of San Jose, CA, writer for The Nation.
- Mr. Tim Goodrich of Iraq Veterans Against the War will make opening remarks
- Mr. Mike Malloy of Air America Radio will moderate.
President George W. Bush and Vice President Richard Cheney have illegally seized powers that belong to the legislative branch, broken U.S. laws by spying on American citizens without court approval and international laws by allowing the torture of war prisoners. The Progressive Caucus asserts that the President and Vice President have committed the following offenses:
- Intentionally misleading Congress and the public regarding the threat from Iraq in order to justify the war, violating the federal anti-conspiracy statute and the False Statements Accountability Act.
- Ordering the National Security Agency to conduct electronic surveillance of American citizens without seeking warrants from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, as required by law.
- Torturing of war prisoners, violating the "Federal Torture Act" Title 18 United States Code, Section 113C and the UN Torture Convention and the Geneva Convention, which are U.S. law under Article VI of the U.S. Constitution.
- Ordering indefinite detention without access to legal counsel, without charge, and without the opportunity to appear before a civil judicial officer to challenge the detention, all in violation of U.S. law and the Bill of Rights.
These offenses will be discussed at the forum, along with a strategy to bring impeachment charges through state rather than federal channels and AJB 39 just introduced by State Assemblyman Paul Koretz.
Tickets can be purchased at the Crest Theater box office starting Tuesday, April 18, 2006. Suggested donation is $10, no one will be turned away for lack of funds. This event is co-sponsored by ImpeachPac.org, AM 1320 Progressive Radio, Sacramento, Winograd-for-Congress, and CA 42nd Assembly District, and supported by Jeeni Criscenzo Campaign, CA 61st Assembly District and Divas For Democracy. For more information or media inquiries about this event, please contact Joye Swan, PhD (818) 445-6565 or jeffandjoye@scglobal.net
