Based on the figures below, I cannot understand why Bush and/or Cheney have not been Impeached.
Can it be that we are so blinded by our need for revenge stemming from 9/11 that we are willing to accept our complicity in rushing into War?
Or
Is it that Democrats think it's bad politics. Bush is dying politically and taking the GOP down with him, and impeachment is risky, Congress tends to follow the cost-benefit analysis.What do you think?
November 13, 2007 - Impeachment
A total of 64% of American voters say that President George W. Bush has abused his powers as president.
Of the 64%,
14% (9% of all voters) say the abuses are not serious enough to warrant impeachment,
33% (21% of all voters) say the abuses rise to the level of impeachable offenses, but he should not be impeached,
53% (34% of all voters) say the abuses rise to the level of impeachable offenses and Mr. Bush should be impeached and removed from office.
A total of 70% of American voters say that Vice President Dick Cheney has abused his powers as vice president.
Of the 70%,
26% (18% of all voters) say the abuses are not serious enough to warrant impeachment,
13% (9% of all voters) say the abuses rise to the level of impeachable offenses, but he should not be impeached,
61% (43% of all voters) say the abuses rise to the level of impeachable offenses and Mr. Cheney should be impeached and removed from office.
Source: American Research Group, Inc.
Ted said...
Why?
Because our leaders in Congress have no balls and are only concerned about their reelection. Its time for them all to go, we need an entire new Government, Congress and everything.
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December 28, 2007 9:02 AM
Saboma said...
What I'm seeing with this impeachment gig is that it is simply a grandstanding farce.
Allegedly, we have a Union of Lawyers who have also allegedly hopped on the train for impeachment yet nothing has been done and I'll lay money on it that nothing will be done with this Impeachment thing.
This thing is so huge, that many many others would have to be impeached along with these knuckleheads, Nany Pelosi included.
Everyone of them should be tried and hung for treason but will that happen?
Not in this lifetime.
This has been one huge Monopoly game and if you've learned the technique on how to win at Monopoly, you'd see the blatant techniques being used in it.
I'm not sure if you're aware of this or not, but Congressman Conyers saw what was happening in the beginning of the second election term and had been setting Impeachment up at that time then Pelosi, stopped him dead in his tracks.
Pelosi sold out when she first became Speaker of the House. Crap, even Senator Diane Feinstein has had a hand in this.
They want to see aberration continue because they're becoming wealthy because of this major cluster phuck AND they have us by our short hair.
Because of our apathetic attitudes, we've allowed them to have us by our short hairs.
Carol said...
Ted and Saboma,
I think you are both correct, in part.
Impeachment will NOT happen, as you say Saboma - not in the lifetime and I will be quite surprised to see if we even have an Election in '08.
I am of the opinion that there will be some catastorphic event similar to 9/11 that will enable Bush to invoke the COG and keep him in office until hell freezes over!
December 28, 2007 9:16 PM
Dec 28, 2007
Why We Don't Impeach Bush and Cheney
Dec 27, 2007
PBS FRONTLINE: CHENEY’S LAW
Watch the documentary and then tell me if you still believe we live in a 'free Country.'
Thanks Saboma
Related Information:
The case for impeachment of President George W. Bush
From SourceWatch
"At the Federal level, the House of Representatives has the sole power of impeaching the President, Vice President and all other civil officers of the United States.
Officials can be impeached for: 'treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.'
The United States Senate has the sole power to try all Impeachments.
The removal of impeached officials is automatic upon conviction in the Senate."—Wikipedia.
The case for impeachment of President George W. Bush is outlined below in books, websites, documents, articles, and SourceWatch Resources related to what are believed to be Bush's impeachable offenses.
Also see Efforts to initiate the impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney and Congresspedia article on efforts to initiate the impeachment of President George W. Bush.
Dec 15, 2007
Rep. Wexler Wants Impeachment Hearings for Cheney
Rep. Robert Wexler (FL-19) and two other Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee - Luis Gutierrez (IL-04) and Tammy Baldwin (WI-02) - today called on the committee to begin impeachment hearings for Vice President Cheney. They declared, "The charges are too serious to ignore. There is credible evidence that the Vice President abused the power of his office, and not only brought us into an unneccesary war but violated the civil liberties and privacy of American citizens. It is the constitutional duty of Congress to hold impeachment hearings." The three Democrats wrote an op-ed to announce their position, but none of the nation's leading newspapers would publish it - just as they refuse to include impeachment in their polls, and just as they refuse to publish their own investigations of the crimes of the Bush Administration. Why? Because the Corporate Media is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Republican Party, as it has been since the Reagan Revolution of 1980. So this important announcement was made on a Blogcall hosted by Democrat.com, and was covered by progressive blogs - the only news media that serves the people, not the Corporations.
You can read the full op-ed at Rep. Wexler's new site - http://wexlerwantshearings.com - where you can also watch a powerful video by Wexler.
Rep. Wexler needs to collect 50,000 signatures to convince his Democratic colleagues that the American people truly support impeachment hearings.
So please sign his petition: http://wexlerwantshearings.com
Nov 14, 2007
Interesting Read
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Oct 5, 2007
Why Not Impeachment?
After the new disclosure that the Bush administration misled Congress and the public about its secret torture policies, one question that begs to be asked is: why not impeachment of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, finally? For the past year, Democratic leaders have ruled the question "off the table," but their strategy of seeking bipartisanship to end the Iraq War obviously has failed. So, the hard choice may be either to start impeachment proceedings or accept that the United States is no longer a Republic governed by the rule of law.
Read More...Why Not Impeachment?
Sep 28, 2007
Kucinich 'seriously thinking' about forcing vote on Cheney impeachment
Rep. Dennis Kucinich says he is so concerned about what he sees as the Bush administration's push for a war with Iran that he is considering using a parliamentary measure to force the House of Representatives to vote on impeaching Vice President Dick Cheney.
Read More...Kucinich 'seriously thinking' about forcing vote on Cheney impeachment
Dan Hanosh said...
Friends,
I believe that impeachment is very important to our Country as a whole . . . This administration has made a mockery of our laws and our Constitution, the one they pledged to protect. They must go . . .
Dan Hanosh
Anon-Paranoid said...
I hope Dennis succeeds otherwise the elections {if there are elections} will only be an effort in futility.
There is no longer any difference between the parties.
One are Nazi's and the other are enablers.
We need a third party to redeem our country, our honor, our integrity and our Constitution.
God Bless.
Aug 2, 2007
Why Not Impeach?
In the history of this Nation only three Presidents have faced impeachment:
Andrew Johnson- In February 1868 the House voted to impeach Johnson 126-47 even before it adopted any articles of impeachment.
A week later the House passed 11 articles, 8 of them relating to the Stanton dismissal.
Another, in part, maintained that Johnson had criticized Congress in a "loud voice."
Richard Milhouse Nixon - In 1974 the House voted 410-4 to authorize the Judiciary Committee to conduct an impeachment inquiry into the Watergate scandal.
In July 1974, the committee opened its debate, which was watched by a huge television audience.
The committee approved three articles of impeachment charging Nixon with helping to cover up Watergate, abusing his powers and failing to honor committee subpoenas. While the committee was debating, the Supreme Court ruled that Nixon had to release tapes he had withheld.
Bill Clinton - for allegations of purgery, one for obstruction of justice, the other involving abuse of power.
On February 12 the Senate voted 55-45 and 50-50 on the two articles of impeachment preventing Clinton from being removed from office.
Should a man who lied America into an unprovoked, criminal attack that has thus far produced a million deaths, be more favorably treated than a man who lied about his sexual behavior in the White House?
Impeaching Bill Clinton was relatively easy because it didn't really effect anyone but him, no power was threatened in other words.
But in the case of Bush, he is all about power.
We no longer have a Constitution, with its “separation of powers,” because Bush has turned the Presidency into a “unitary presidency” which, in any other society, would correctly be labeled a “dictatorship.” Bush refers to himself as “the decider” and has, on more than one occasion, expressed his preference for a dictatorship, “just so long as I’m the dictator.”
With hardly any objection, Mr. Bush has pretty much ended any pretense of a system of constitutionally-defined government.
So I ask you to explain to me why this man is still in Office?
Why is Cheney still in Office?
Why is there no public outcry to get these fear-mongering, war-mongering abusers of power out of Office?
Aug 1, 2007
Pelosi needs to step up
If she were not in the House--and not Speaker of the House--Nancy Pelosi says she "would probably advocate" impeaching President Bush. Probably?
"The question of impeachment is something that would divide the country," Pelosi said I don't know what our success can be on impeaching the president."
Divide the Country Ms. Pelosi - how much more divided could we be? Personally, I think it is an outrage that Bush and Cheney are still in office.
Democratic Party leaders do not have the votes to pass an impeachment resolution. And Democrats could be judged harshly for partisan gridlock, just as the American people turned on Congressional Republicans in the 90s for pursuing the impeachment of President Clinton.
The Clinton Impeachment effort was nothing more than Rove trying to settle old scores in my opinion. Using this as an example in this case is just a lousy excuse for not considering Impeacment.
I wonder how Democrats will be judged for not pursuing Impeachment of Bush and Cheney for the following reasons:
Bush lied to Congress and the American public about the reasons for invading Iraq.
Bush conducted illegal wiretaps of American citizens.
Bush violated the Geneva Convention by torturing prisoners of war.
Bush violated International Law by invading a sovereign country for illegal purposes.
Bush held prisoners without formal charges and without legal representation. [CNN]
Jul 5, 2007
Why impeachment of Cheney and Bush is imperative
Why impeachment of Cheney and Bush is imperative
By Bev Conover
Online Journal Editor & Publisher
Bush has so much power-- with the help of Cheney, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, former Attorney General John Ashcroft and others in his administration -- as the “unitary executive,” “the decider” who doesn’t have to explain anything or answer to anyone, who can overrule Congress with signing statements, who can rule with executive orders,
who can preemptively strike any nation he pleases to wage wars of aggression, who can declare people “enemy combatants” and have them tortured and locked away for life without benefit of counsel or trial, it is as plain as day
and why they don’t want the House of Representatives to undertake impeachment proceedings against Cheney and Bush.
Just think about this for a minute:
That is called absolute power. Remember what Lord Acton said: “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
What happens when they set off the next 9-11 and Bush has his “catatrophic emergency” excuse to invoke his National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive, which makes him dictator? There will be no “steenking” election -- honest or rigged. Baby Doc Bush can then declare himself “president for life.”
This goes far in explaining the arrogance Bush and Cheney have shown throught the past eight years. What if this is his plan after all? We should be very afraid!
Related Post: Bush makes power grab
by Jerome Corsi
When the president determines a catastrophic emergency has occurred, the president can take over all government functions and direct all private sector activities to ensure we will emerge from the emergency with an "enduring constitutional government."
Translated into layman's terms, when the president determines a national emergency has occurred, the president can declare to the office of the presidency powers usually assumed by dictators to direct any and all government and business activities until the emergency is declared over.
Jul 2, 2007
High Crimes and Misdemeanors
Unimpeachably Impeachable
By Ray McGovern
July 2, 2007
Last week’s four-part Washington Post feature on Vice President Dick Cheney removed any doubt in my mind as to whether he and President George W. Bush have committed the kinds of high crimes and misdemeanors that warrant impeachment.
While President George W. Bush bears the ultimate responsibility, the nature of the evidence against Cheney and his closest associates is so specific and overwhelming that it makes sense to impeach and bring him to trial first.
Subpoenas from Capitol Hill are flying downtown into executive office buildings like paper airplanes, but the potential for obfuscation and delay is immense, and the danger to the Republic speaks for a more urgent, simpler approach.
Suggestion: From the most heinous, select just one for which there is ready proof—one not susceptible of the kind of diddling that has been so prevalent in Washington these past several years.
Why not focus on a high crime that the Bush administration has already admitted to, with claims it is above the law and the Constitution: electronic eavesdropping on Americans without the required court warrant.
You know, as I was reading this article it occurred to me that even though I am sick and tired of The Bush Administration, tired of Blogging about the morons in the White House and concerned that this Blog is somewhat redundant, it is because of articles like this that I will continue to Blog about the blatant disregard this Administration has for "We the Sheeple" and the completely narcissistic way that Bush functions. I hate that our men and women are being killed in a War that doesn't have to be and I hate that the people in Iraq are being just as traumatized as we are. So, as long as Bush and his good 'ol boys are sitting there on the hill, I will continue to inform you everytime I find something that shows the atrocities these men are guilty of inflicting on the world.
Peace
Apr 28, 2007
Same Protest, Different Protest Singer…..
With articles of impeachment filed against Mr. Cheney earlier, now this book by someone who would know Mr. Cheney’s antics in the White House, is there any reason why we shouldn’t believe that Cheney is the war mongering person we suspected he was all along?
At the Center of the Storm Sphere: Related ContentApr 18, 2007
Articles of Impeachment To Be Filed On Cheney
Kucinich has made ending the war in Iraq the central theme of his campaign. He has even taken aim at the leading Democratic presidential candidates in the field for their votes on authorizing the war.
Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution gives Congress the authority to impeach the president, vice president and "all civil Officers of the United States" for "treason, bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."
Sources tell the Sleuth that in light of the mass killings at Virginia Tech Monday, Kucinich's impeachment plans have been put on hold. There will be no action this week, they say.
Kucinich's office had no comment on the Congressman's "Dear Colleague" letter -- which apparently was drafted over the weekend, before the school massacre -- or on what the focus of articles of impeachment against Cheney would be.
But Kucinich shouldn't hold his breath on getting anywhere with his impeachment plan. "We'll see a Kucinich Administration before we'll see a Cheney impeachment," quipped one Democratic aide.
Here is the text of his letter, a copy of which was forwarded to the Sleuth:
April 17, 2007
Dear Colleague:
This week I intend to introduce Articles of Impeachment with respect to the conduct of Vice President Cheney. Please have your staff contact my office . . . if you would like to receive a confidential copy of the document prior to its introduction in the House.
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Kucinich's office had no comment on the Congressman's "Dear Colleague" letter -- which apparently was drafted over the weekend, before the school massacre -- or on what the focus of articles of impeachment against Cheney would be.
In my view of it, better to Impeach Cheney then it is to Impeach Bush, if we were to Impeach Bush, then Cheney would be President. What a fine mess that would be!
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Causal said...
Help Kucinich to Impeach Bush
Kucinich says he's pursuing impeachment? Well let's help him out. Sacks and sacks of mail are about to arrive in Dennis Kucinich's office initiating impeachment via the House of Representative's own rules. This legal document is as binding as if a State or if the House itself passed the impeachment resolution (H.R. 635).
Kucinich says he is building his case for impeachment, and is working to build the support of his peers in Congress. He says he intends to impeach. He said he needs us to keep building the groundswell of support for impeachment all over the country. He asks that we send him copies of all the resolutions passed in various States, local Legislative Districts, County Districts and of any petitions with signatures, so that he can present them to the floor of the House. He said he felt that our framing the issue of impeachment in terms of the Constitution is a principled choice, and ultimately more effective than just acting on anger. Here's video of Kucinich addressing the impeachment issue:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAIJyKhJhiM
Let's answer Kucinich's call with a petition that has it's precedent in history, and it's legitimacy in the Rules of the House of Representatives.
There's a little known and rarely used clause of the "Jefferson Manual" in the rules for the House of Representatives which sets forth the various ways in which a president can be impeached. Only the House Judiciary Committee puts together the Articles of Impeachment, but before that happens, someone has to initiate the process.
That's where we come in. In addition to a House Resolution (635), or the State-by-State method, one of the ways to get impeachment going is for individual citizens like you and me to submit a memorial. ImpeachforPeace.org has created a new memorial based on one which was successful in impeaching a federal official in the past. You can find it on their website as a PDF.
You can initiate the impeachment process and simultaneously help Kucinich to follow through with the process. Do-It-Yourself by downloading the memorial, filling in the relevant information (your name, state, etc.), and sending it in. We're not only having you send them to Dennis now, but also to Impeach for Peace. That way, we can collect them all in one place, and deliver them all simultaneously (with cameras rolling) in July. Be a part of history.
Help Kucinich Impeach Bush
