Impeachment up for vote this week!

Below is a summary of Ohio Congressman (and Democratic presidential candidate) Dennis Kucinich's bill in the House of Representatives to begin an impeachment trial of Cheney.  I have heard that Tuesday the House will either take the next step, or kill the bill, like the earlier proposals.  Contact your representative and show your support for this bill if you agree that Cheney (and Bush) are criminals and cannot be allowed to continue to subvert the rule of law and the Constitution, not to mention possibly start a war with Iran before they leave office, and leave US soldiers to die for imperialist geopolitics and corporate greed in Iraq and elsewhere.  The Progressive Democrats of America have a set of flyers about this bill, and there should be lots of updates at  www.afterdowningstreet.org.  

 

For those in the 4th Congressional District of NC, you can contact Rep. David Price online at price.house.gov and by phone and mail at:

 

Washington, D.C. U.S. House of Representatives 2162 Rayburn Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: 202.225.1784 Fax: 202.225.2014 Chapel Hill 88 Vilcom Center Suite 140 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Phone: 919.967.7924 Fax: 919.967.8324

 

Durham
411 W. Chapel Hill Street
NC Mutual Building, 6th Floor
Durham, NC 27701
Phone: 919.688.3004
Fax: 919.688.0940

 

Raleigh
5400 Trinity Road
Suite 205
Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: 919.859.5999
Fax: 919.859.5998

 

In the last primary, I voted for pro-impeachment candidate Kent Kanoy instead of Price.  At the moment I can't recall if I voted for someone other than Price in the election.  Price is probably the most liberal congressman in North Carolina, for example authoring a bill to bring contractors under control in Iraq, but then he does anti-progressive things like defend Israel's aggression against Lebanon and not even support censuring Bush for his crimes, if I recall his vote correctly.  I think I will say his vote on this bill is going to be very influential when I decide who to vote for the next time his seat is open.  A few years ago I told John Edwards that he was a warmonger I could not and did not vote for, and I have doubts that he has changed enough that I could vote for him if he is the Democratic candidate for president in '08.     

 

H.RES.333
Title: Impeaching Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] (introduced 4/24/2007)      Cosponsors (21)
Latest Major Action: 5/4/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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SUMMARY AS OF:
4/24/2007--Introduced.

Impeaches Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

Sets forth articles of impeachment stating that Vice President Cheney: (1) has purposely manipulated the intelligence process to deceive the citizens and Congress of the United States about a threat of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, and about an alleged relationship between Iraq and al Qaeda, to justify the use of the U.S. Armed Forces against Iraq in a manner damaging to U.S. national security interests; and (2) has openly threatened aggression against Iran absent any real threat to the United States, and has done so with the U.S. proven capability to carry out such threats, thus undermining U.S. national security.

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MAJOR ACTIONS:

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ALL ACTIONS:

4/24/2007:

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

5/4/2007:

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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TITLE(S):  (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)

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COSPONSORS(21), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] - 8/1/2007	Rep Brady, Robert A. [PA-1] - 7/24/2007
Rep Clarke, Yvette D. [NY-11] - 6/6/2007	Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy [MO-1] - 5/1/2007
Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] - 8/4/2007	Rep Ellison, Keith [MN-5] - 6/28/2007
Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] - 7/12/2007	Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] - 7/12/2007
Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] - 8/4/2007	Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [GA-4] - 6/28/2007
Rep Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [MI-13] - 9/7/2007	Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] - 6/7/2007
Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] - 7/10/2007	Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] - 7/10/2007
Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10] - 8/1/2007	Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 5/1/2007
Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] - 9/27/2007	Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] - 6/12/2007
Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33] - 10/16/2007	Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 6/7/2007
Rep Wynn, Albert Russell [MD-4] - 5/10/2007

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COMMITTEE(S):

Committee/Subcommittee:		Activity:
House Judiciary		Referral, In Committee
	Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties	Referral

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RELATED BILL DETAILS:

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AMENDMENT(S):

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