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Kucinich Putting Finishing Touches to Articles of Impeachment Against Bush
Democratic Presidential Candidate from Ohio Receives Standing Ovation on Announcement of Intentions
Florida Democrat Says Impeachment Will Further Democratic Legislative Agenda, 'Make America More Popular' in Eyes of World...
The Reno Gazette Journal reports on Rep. Dennis Kucinich's (D-OH) announcement that he intends to file Articles of Impeachment very shortly against George W. Bush...
"On the way over here, I was reading a 50-page document that relates to Articles of Impeachment for the President of the United States," Kucinich said to a standing ovation. "And I want you to know that I'm actually preparing this document for submission to the House."
The BRAD BLOG can confirm recent efforts by Kucinich's office to prepare such a document. We cannot yet confirm when it will be filed in the U.S. House, but we're told it may be quite soon.
In the meantime, Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL) demonstrated that he understands both the U.S. Constitution and American politics, by offering this lesson to his fellow Democrats at a speech last week in Florida. (RAW STORY has the short video):
"The way we pass stem-cell research, the way we get implemented a children's health care plan, the way we get higher CAFE [corporate average fuel economy] standards to bring our energy debacle into a better condition for generations to come is to have impeachment hearings," Wexler said, appearing to nearly run out breath at one point during his speech. "Because that'll get the president's eye. That'll get the vice president's eye. That for the first time will show that the Democratic majority is here, and that in fact we have the courage of our convictions, and that we're not bound to be tied by conventional wisdom."
Wexler said that impeachment hearings weren't just an option available to Congress, but a requirement.
"This administration has abused its power in office...and it is the obligation --- not discretionary --- but it is the obligation of this Congress to investigate," he said. "And that's what I and some of my colleagues are beginning to call for."
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"If we want to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power, we need to become more popular. If we want to avoid a traumatic split between Sunnis and Shiites that endangers further our national security, we need to become more popular...If we want to engage with the Chinese in a more beneficial way, we need to become more popular."
"Let me tell you one more thing those impeachment hearings will do," he concluded. "It'll make America more popular."
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"I urge the Judiciary Committee to schedule impeachment hearings immediately and not let this issue languish as it has over the last six months," Wexler stated at the time. "Only through hearings can we begin to correct the abuses of **** Cheney and the Bush Administration; and, if it is determined in these hearings that Vice President Cheney has committed High Crimes and Misdemeanors, he should be impeached and removed from office."
http://www.propeller.com/viewstory/2007/12/13/kucinich-to-file-impeachment-articles/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bradblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5438&frame=true
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12/14/2007, 3:23 pm
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Re: Kucinich Putting Finishing Touches to Articles of Impeachment Against Bush
My first thought when seeing that subject line is that we need to impeach Cheney first, then Bush, or impeach them both at the same time. With only a year left in their term, it wouldn't knock much time off of their term if they were taken out of office, but the hearings themselves might distract them enough to keep them from causing too much more trouble. 
The thing I really want to see is the whole administration being tried for their criminal behavior, and each one sentenced appropriately for his or her own part in the crimes that have taken place.
As for Iran.... Who are we to dictate what they can and cannot have when we already have what our administration is claiming Iran wants?
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Re: Kucinich Putting Finishing Touches to Articles of Impeachment Against Bush
The Iraninans have ahd the temerity to oppose the US and not go along with our demands. Thus they are a mortal enemy and NOTHING they do or claim can be believed. Eisenhower had their democratically elected government overthrown and replaced with the Shah, which went well until Khomeini and the Islamists overthrew the Shah, and the US has been on the outs with Iran ever since. The nerve of those guys being independent!
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The nerve of those guys being independent!
Whew! I was starting to worry about you until I read that last line!  It's pretty sick that so many people actually do think like the rest of what you said. 
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