PeaceChicken.com salutes Ohio’s own, Congressman Dennis Kucinich, as he introduced 35 Articles of Impeachment against George W. Bush last night on the floor of the House of Representatives. Let us never forget a very important part of the Constitution:
“The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”
- Article II Section IV
If only all members of Congress would be so brave. I especially commend the last three articles which relate to the Bush Administration’s crimes of 9/11.
Of course, while he’s doing his JOB trying to save this country and preserve our Constitution, the rest of Congress pays no attention.
C-SPAN: broadcast June 9th, 2008.
“Resolved,” Kucinich began, “that President George W. Bush be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate…
“In his conduct while President of the United States, George W. Bush, in violation of his constitutional oath to faithfully execute the office of president of the United States, and to the best of his ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has committed the following abuses of power…”
The first article Kucinich presented, and many that followed, regarded the war in Iraq: “Article 1 - Creating a secret propaganda campaign to manufacture a false case for war against Iraq.”
…Kucinich, a 2004 and 2008 Democratic candidate for the White House, abandoned a prior attempt to begin impeachment proceedings against Bush in January of this year.
In April of 2007, Kucinich presented impeachment articles against Vice President Dick Cheney, but the effort went nowhere. Kucinich exclaimed that “impeachment may well be the only remedy which remains to stop a war of aggression against Iran.”
Here is the full list of articles, and you can also click here to download the full 65-page document (200k):
- Article I
Creating a Secret Propaganda Campaign to Manufacture a False Case for War Against Iraq - Article II
Falsely, Systematically, and with Criminal Intent Conflating the Attacks of September 11, 2001, With Misrepresentation of Iraq as a Security Threat as Part of Fraudulent Justification for a War of
Aggression - Article III
Misleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Possessed Weapons of Mass Destruction, to Manufacture a False Case for War - Article IV
Misleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Posed an Imminent Threat to the United States - Article V
Illegally Misspending Funds to Secretly Begin a War of Aggression - Article VI
Invading Iraq in Violation of the Requirements of HJRes114 - Article VII
Invading Iraq Absent a Declaration of War - Article VIII
Invading Iraq, A Sovereign Nation, in Violation of the UN Charter - Article IX
Failing to Provide Troops With Body Armor and Vehicle Armor - Article X
Falsifying Accounts of US Troop Deaths and Injuries for Political Purposes - Article XI
Establishment of Permanent U.S. Military Bases in Iraq - Article XII
Initiating a War Against Iraq for Control of That Nation’s Natural Resources - Article XIIII
Creating a Secret Task Force to Develop Energy and Military Policies With Respect to Iraq and Other Countries - Article XIV
Misprision of a Felony, Misuse and Exposure of Classified Information And Obstruction of Justice in the Matter of Valerie Plame Wilson, Clandestine Agent of the Central Intelligence Agency - Article XV
Providing Immunity from Prosecution for Criminal Contractors in Iraq - Article XVI
Reckless Misspending and Waste of U.S. Tax Dollars in Connection With Iraq and US Contractors - Article XVII
Illegal Detention: Detaining Indefinitely And Without Charge Persons Both U.S. Citizens and Foreign Captives - Article XVIII
Torture: Secretly Authorizing, and Encouraging the Use of Torture Against Captives in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Other Places, as a Matter of Official Policy - Article XIX
Rendition: Kidnapping People and Taking Them Against Their Will to “Black Sites” Located in Other Nations, Including Nations Known to Practice Torture - Article XX
Imprisoning Children - Article XXI
Misleading Congress and the American People About Threats from Iran, and Supporting Terrorist Organizations Within Iran, With the Goal of Overthrowing the Iranian Government - Article XXII
Creating Secret Laws - Article XXIII
Violation of the Posse Comitatus Act - Article XXIV
Spying on American Citizens, Without a Court-Ordered Warrant, in Violation of the Law and the Fourth Amendment - Article XXV
Directing Telecommunications Companies to Create an Illegal and Unconstitutional Database of the Private Telephone Numbers and Emails of American Citizens - Article XXVI
Announcing the Intent to Violate Laws with Signing Statements - Article XXVII
Failing to Comply with Congressional Subpoenas and Instructing Former Employees Not to Comply - Article XXVIII
Tampering with Free and Fair Elections, Corruption of the Administration of Justice - Article XXIX
Conspiracy to Violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965 - Article XXX
Misleading Congress and the American People in an Attempt to Destroy Medicare - Article XXXI
Katrina: Failure to Plan for the Predicted Disaster of Hurricane Katrina, Failure to Respond to a Civil Emergency - Article XXXII
Misleading Congress and the American People, Systematically Undermining Efforts to Address Global Climate Change - Article XXXIII
Repeatedly Ignored and Failed to Respond to High Level Intelligence Warnings of Planned Terrorist Attacks in the US, Prior to 9/11 - Article XXXIV
Obstruction of the Investigation into the Attacks of September 11, 2001 - Article XXXV
Endangering the Health of 9/11 First Responders
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shalom/salaam