The 411 on the why and how you can help Dennis Kucinich impeach George Bush
Posted by MJ on June 13, 2008
One of the few Democrats with balls, Congressman Dennis Kucinich read 35 articles of impeachment against President George Bush on the House floor late last Monday. It’s all there – the lies, the use of torture, the ignoring of Congress, and the using of propaganda to start a war. Mr. Kucinich has tried unsuccessfully to start impeachment hearings before on Bush and also VP Dick Cheney in the past. Can he succeed now?
Well it looks like the corporate run media will be of no help. The day after on Tuesday, the news of the impeachment was being discussed across the blogosphere and on progressive talk radio. I did not see the story hit the CNN front page until Wednesday. OK, even if you think all the charges are bogus won’t you think a Congressman bringing criminal charges against the President might be news worthy? It sure was when Bill Clinton was lying about a blow job. This is another reason why we know when right wing blow holes mention the “liberal” media they are full of shit.
Another obstacle to impeachment hearings will be the Democratic leadership itself and why would that be? Progressive radio talk show host Randi Rhodes had a excellent post on this very topic that everyone should read where her belief is that the Democrat leadership would end up implicating themselves in any hearings!
So to get the Judiciary Committee to act on Kucinich’s articles of impeachment it will be up to the people which is ME and YOU. Here is a checklist for what to do for anyone you wants George to pay for his crimes against America.
1. Read (or download the PDF) the 35 articles of impeachment of George Bush by Dennis Kucinich or watch the videos of him reading them on the House floor Monday.
2. Visit the Dennis Kucinich impeachment web site.
3. Sign the petition to get the media to cover the call for impeachment by having Meet the Press interview Dennis Kucinich for a full half hour this Sunday. While not updated on the petition site yet, the host of Meet the Press Tim Russert has passed away and the petition was addressed to him. The original “Ten Reasons to Impeach George Bush and Dick Cheney” petition to sign.
4. Get your Representative to be a cosponsor of Kucinich’s articles of impeachment.
5. Follow the road to impeachment on Democrats.com and AfterDowningStreet.org.
6. Use this kit to organize support to have your local government pass a resolution for impeachment.
7. Use your own blog to bring attention to the articles of impeachment before the House.
Why is it so important for Congress to have hearings on these charges against George Bush rather then just let him finish the last couple of months of his term? The articles of impeachment center around the abuse of power by the office of the Presidency. Our founding fathers’ number one fear with Democracy failing was the possible abuse of power by the President and they took that in account when writing the Constitution. George Bush has repeatedly ignored Congress and the Federal Courts while abusing his power so has violated the balance of powers set forth in our Constitution. If Mr. Bush goes unpunished for his crimes then a precedent will be set for future Presidents that will not be in the interest of the people or our Democracy.
What are you going to do about this?
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Alfie said
I was hesitant to comment since the post seems more of a call to action than an opening for discussion or questions.With that said, I was curious what your thoughts were on how the vote went and politically what it seems to mean.
MJ "revoltingpawn" said
Discussion is always welcome if one can put together a comment with a valid point and without ignorant name calling…
It will mean nothing if Chairman John Conyers of the Judiciary Committee does not decide to hold impeachment hearings. This is why the people need to have their voices heard because the Democratic leadership will not act on their own. Check out the Randi Rhodes link in the post.
kayinmaine said
One good thing about what Kucinich did is….the 35 Articles of Impeachment are now on record for the rest of eternity and these Articles will make it hard for George Bush to attack Iran or to pardon anyone if he needs to (say…maybe when Cheney is impeached?). Bah hahahahahaha! Georgie has a black mark next to his name now and it has taken away some of his power. I wonder how Cheney is feeling about this?
MJ "revoltingpawn" said
Kayinmaine…
I am afraid just having the articles of impeachment on record really is meaningless. We don’t care about something like honor is this country so you have done nothing wrong unless have been punished. If George is not impeached, Obama and the Democratic Congress should at least pass a law barring any federal property being name after him. What a insult it would be our servicemen to be serving on the USS George W. Bush.
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