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Impeachment of President George W Bush by Dennis Kucinich

Alert: 7/10/08 - Kucinich is planning to introduce a new article of impeachment related to misleading Congress about Iraq. Draft here.

6/9/08 - Text of 35 Articles of Impeachment in browseable HTML or PDF

Current Status

6/11/08 - The house approved Kucinich's motion to refer HRes 1258 to the Judiciary Committee. Kucinich vowed to bring back his resolution if the Judiciary does not act on it within 30 days. [TheHill]

6/9/08 - Representative Dennis Kucinich introduced a resolution to impeach George Bush on the House floor on June 9th, 2008. It was raised as a "question of privilege" so that it took priority over other business. Our report and analysis is here.

FAQ - In response to recent emails.

Q: Is it a good thing that it was referred to the Judiciary Committee?
A: Yes. The mainstream media is saying the resolution was "scuttled". But referral to Judiciary Committee is the normal process for moving forward with an impeachment resolution. Now HRes 1258 can be fine tuned while we build support in Congress and with the public. But there is a danger. If we cannot convince John Conyers to schedule time for HRes 1258 then it could die.

Q: Is it too late to impeach Bush?
A: No. It only took ten days to impeach Andrew Johnson. In order to say no to Bush's crimes we must at least start the impeachment process. To do nothing for 7 months would tell future Presidents that lying, spying and torture are OK! We know how history will view Bush. But how would they view a Congress that had the power to impeach Bush yet did nothing? More reasons here...

Q: What next?
A: We need to convince our Congress member and John Conyers that we care about the Constitution and expect them to impeach Bush and Cheney. Ask them to cosponsor HRes 1258.

Q: Wasn't Bush just misled by faulty intelligence?
A: No. Bush deliberately shaped the intelligence reports to favor war and then used those reports to mislead Congress.

Q: Don't the 9/11 terrorists deserve to be tortured?
A: Torture is illegal, inhumane and counter-productive. Also the 9/11 pilots died on 9/11. The thousands of people imprisoned and tortured by the US were never tried so we don't know if they are terrorists. Many have been released after years of torture when it became obvious they were innocent. Oops.

Q: How did our Reps vote and what does it mean?
A: Kucinich moved that HRes 1258 be referred to the Judiciary Committee. All of the Democrats and 24 Republicans voted "Aye" (yes). A yes vote could mean that the Representative supported the resolution and wanted to see it developed further in the Judiciary. Or it could mean they wanted to send it to committee for a slow death. Both Pelosi and Wexler voted aye. A no vote on the motion to refer would have resulted in a final vote on the Articles of Impeachment, which would likely have failed. 166 Republicans voted "No". [Roll Call on Thomas]

Action

  1. Please call your Congress member now and ask them to cosponsor HRes 1258.
  2. Contact the media and tell them to report this news.

Status of H.RES.1258

Cosponsors - on Thomas

  1. Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19] - 6/11/2008
  2. Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 6/11/2008
  3. Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] - 6/11/2008
  4. Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] - 6/18/2008
  5. Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] - 6/18/2008

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Press Coverage

Press coverage has been abysmal at first but improved on Wednesday. Please contact the media and tell them that this is real news.

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