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IMPEACHMENT

Jan 05 09:52

Illinois Lieutenant Governor says state is `laughing stock'

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois' Lieutenant Governor says his state has become an "international laughing stock" and he wants to form a panel to find ways to clean up corruption.

[Lieutenant Governor] Quinn would become governor if Blagojevich leaves office. [...]

Dec 15 19:15

Tell me again why we can impeach Blagojevich and not Bush? We're not playing Scrabble, folks.

Illinois legislators took the first steps on Monday toward impeaching Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich, six days after his arrest on charges of corruption and soliciting bribes that included trying to sell the vacated Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama.

Dec 02 07:11

Justice needs to be served in 2009

We are nearing the end of what could arguably be called a reign of terror instigated by the ruling oligarchy in Washington, sustained by a supine Congress and which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands. Unilateral War, indiscriminate bombing of civilian areas, torture, detention camps, perversion of Justice and the abrogation of almost every international treaty regarding human rights have been carried out in the name of the "War on Terror". Who's going to prison ?

Nov 07 10:51

Now That Obama Has Won . . . There is No Excuse

Now that a Democrat has been elected president, the Democrats in Congress have no excuse. They can no longer pretend that they have to “hold back” to win the election.

They have no excuse to delay war crimes charges against Bush, Cheney and company for Iraq.

They have no excuse to delay war crimes charges for torture.

They have no excuse to delay criminal charges for spying on Americans.

They have no excuse to delay criminal charges for 9/11.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Obama's administration is the last chance to prove that the American system can still work. When the economy really tanks, the nation will be ripe for revolution and the only thing that might holds it off is to see the men and women the people know are responsible tarred, feathered, roped, and given a fair trial followed by a first-class hanging.

Nov 05 16:18

Contact Nancy Pelosi right now and demand impeachment

THE TIME FOR EXCUSES IS OVER

The Democrats have majorities in the House and the Senate, and the election is over. The time has come to do the right thing. The evidence is overwhelming.

Oct 16 07:27

Trump: Bush impeachment would be 'wonderful thing'

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Too late. The damage is done. Impeachment now is a waste of time.

War Crimes trials, on the other hand ...

Oct 15 23:51

Name Members To Committee To Seek Prosecution of Bush For War Crimes

Initial actions considered by the Steering Committee, Velvel said, are as follows:

# Seeking prosecutions of high level officials, including George Bush, for the crimes they committed.

# Seeking disbarment of lawyers who were complicitous in facilitating torture.

# Seeking termination from faculty positions of high officials who were complicitous in torture.

# Issuing a recent statement saying any attempt by Bush to pardon himself and aides for war crimes prior to leaving office will result in efforts to obtain impeachment even after they leave office.

Oct 15 07:39

Bush Exceeded Power by Withholding Cheney Comments, Report Says

President George W. Bush overstepped his authority by withholding an FBI interview of Vice President Dick Cheney from a congressional panel probing the leak of a CIA agent's identity, a draft bipartisan House report said.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

With just two months left in the Bush administration, the House finally shows some balls ... just in time for an election.

Sep 23 20:59

Video: House Speaker Pelosi Won’t Touch Impeachment

Webmaster's Commentary: 

If only Bush had been impeached when he lied us into the war in Iraq, we might have avoided the economic destruction of the United States.

Sep 23 09:17

Veterans Climb Government Building, Call for Arrest of Bush and Cheney

Right now, five military veterans -- from Veterans for Peace -- are occupying a 35-foot high ledge at the National Archive Building and have raised a 22x8-foot banner reading, "DEFEND OUR CONSTITUTION. ARREST BUSH AND CHENEY: WAR CRIMINALS!" The veterans currently risking arrest have declared their intention to stay on the ledge, fasting for 24 hours "in remembrance of those who have perished and those still suffering from the crimes of the Bush administration," according to a written statement.

Sep 10 07:58

AfterDowningStreet.org Coalition Demands Impeachment

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Why?

Why bother?

With only a few months left in office, impeachment serves no purpose now. The damage is done. Even if impeached, Bush and his cronies got away with it.

Now, tarring and feathering, on the other hand ...

Aug 22 09:57

Impeachment is Not Enough

Indict all of the US government officials and their allies who planned and carried out the 9/11 attacks.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

... and let them find out for themselves first hand whether waterboarding is torture or not.

Aug 21 09:39

VIDEO - Pelosi Clashes With Protesters Over Impeachment

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Tar and feathers are gender-neutral!

Aug 13 09:53

Why Impeachment is “Off The Table”

Lindorff just stated in his interview on station KGO in San Francisco, that Pelosi probably took impeachment off the table because the actual hearings might force her to admit Congress’ complicity in allowing the torture techniques used on prisoners in Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere. Additionally, LA Congresswoman Jane Harman, who sat on the Congressional Committee dealing with torture, also admits she was briefed on the torture techniques and essentially, Congress signed off on them, anyway.

Aug 12 17:35

Daily Show: Ron Suskind Talks Liars & Impeachment

Investigative journalist Ron Suskind dropped by “The Daily Show” Monday night to talk about the blockbuster revelation in his new book, The Way of the World, in which he was able to confirm through high-ranking CIA sources that the Bush administration ordered US intelligence agencies to fabricate a letter justifying the invasion of Iraq after the original case was revealed to be a fraud.

Aug 11 10:51

Pelosi Admits She Has NOT Read Articles of Impeachment!?!

Here is a great video by Anthony of We Are Change in which Nancy Pelosi admits that she has NOT read the Articles of Impeachment even after being asked about impeachment on The View!?! Apparently, Pelosi outrageously believes that Congress should no longer hold the Executive branch accountable.

Aug 03 15:38

Speaker Pelosi’s Latest Justification for Barring Impeachment: Bush Would Never Cooperate With His Own Impeachment

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has continued her search for book sales and it seems her search for a plausible rationale for personally blocking any impeachment investigation of President Bush. The latest explanation can in an interview with Time Magazine. It seems that she would not allow an investigation because Bush would never have supplied incriminating evidence against himself. It seems that House investigators rely on the accused to build an impeachment case.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Cindy Sheehan has qualified for the ballot in Pelosi's district this November. I strongly urge everyone to vote Ms. Pelosi out of office this fall.

Aug 03 08:16

ATT: Speaker Pelosi-- Here is a law Bush has broken

TITLE 18 > PART I > CHAPTER 118 > § 2441
§ 2441. War crimes

(a) Offense.— Whoever, whether inside or outside the United States, commits a war crime, in any of the circumstances described in subsection (b), shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for life or any term of years, or both, and if death results to the victim, shall also be subject to the penalty of death.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

... by chi chi!

Jul 30 13:06

ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT

Webmaster's Commentary: 

In reply to a reader request

Jul 26 13:40

Report says Monica Conyers made threat

An aide to Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick filed a police report Thursday claiming Monica Conyers, the short-tempered City Council president pro tem and wife of U.S. Rep. John Conyers, threatened to get a gun and shoot him at a city pension board meeting.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Is THIS the lever used to make John Conyers derail yesterday's impeachment hearing?

Jul 25 16:32

Bugliosi "Bush is guilty of 1st Degree Murder" Impeach

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) prepares to begin a hearing on the "Executive Power and Its Constitutional Limitations" at the Rayburn House Office Building on Captiol Hill July 25, 2008 in Washington, DC. Spearheaded by former Democratic presidential hopeful Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), the hearing included authors, former politicians, university professors and other opponents of the Bush Administration.

Jul 25 11:18

Vincent Bugliosi at Impeachment Hearings 7/25/08

We are not allowed to use the word impeachment for Bush’s Impeachment Hearing so please disregard my title. Also ignore the crowd applauding the former prosecutor’s words, that too is not allowed.

Jul 25 11:12

Why didn't Ron Paul participate in this Conyers' impeachment

Republican Congressman Walter 'Freedom Fries' Jones courageously participated in Congressman John Conyers impeachment hearing (which is currently airing on C-SPAN and more than likely will repeat later as well on C-SPAN/C-SPAN 2) as did former Congressman Bob Barr, but why didn't Ron Paul? Was he not invited, or did he refuse to participate? If he was invited and refused to participate, I would like to know why. If he was not invited, I would like to know why as well.

Jul 25 08:23

Crimes and Misdemeanors

The best way to make sense of this legal tangle is to mouse over the title of an individual scandal, which will highlight everyone implicated. For example, the wiretapping bubble ensnares George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, David Addington, John Ashcroft, John Yoo, and Alberto Gonzales. At the same time, Ashcroft and Gonzales fall into the overlapping circle for monkey business related to DoJ hiring. Mouse over a person's name for information on how each person is involved. Mouse over the title of each circle for specifics about the particular scandal.

Jul 25 08:22

C-SPAN: Watch the impeachment hearings

Webmaster's Commentary: 

It is nauseating watching Bush's supporters try to protect him. Their argument can be summed up with,"Blah blah blah terror blah blah Osama blah blah nookular weapons blah blah blah trying to kill us all blah blah you are not fit to wipe the mud from the President's shoes blah blah blah terror terror terror terror terror"

Jul 23 07:48

Kucinich vs. The Establishment: Impeachment Hearing On Friday

Congressman Dennis Kucinich will this Friday present his single article of impeachment concerning the Bush administration’s deliberate and unconstitutional lies that led us to war in Iraq, putting him in tandem with the majority of the American people, yet in the cross hairs of both Neo-Cons and Democrats who have tried to block his efforts at every turn.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Congress cannot allow an investigation into the President's war crimes without ripping the lid off of their own. Nobody will believe that congresscritters, with budgets in the millions and staffs in the thousands, all missed the obvious signs of deception that bloggers operating on spare change found under seat cushions were reporting on.