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Kucinich to Present Impeachment Case to Panel
By Molly K. Hooper, CQ Staff
Democratic leaders have agreed to give Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich a day before the House Judiciary Committee to make his case that President Bush ought to be impeached for allegedly lying to Congress in order to get approval to invade Iraq.
Kucinich, D-Ohio, has introduced three impeachment resolutions — one against Bush (HRes 1258) and two against Vice President Dick Cheney (H Res 333, H Res 799) — all of which have been referred to committee and then ignored.
On Thursday, Kucinich complied with a rule requiring him to give notice before filing another article of impeachment, which he intends to do on July 14. Earlier Thursday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif., said Judiciary Chairman John Conyers Jr. , D-Mich., likely would review the matter before his committee.
Kucinich contends that Pelosi’s blessing demonstrates the desire on Capitol Hill to hold the administration accountable for allegedly lying to Congress.
“When Congress is reminded that a case for war was made based on information that has been categorically proven to be untrue, Congress will then want to reflect on its power and responsibility,” Kucinich said.
But Democratic House leaders downplayed the possibility of actual impeachment proceedings. “It is my expectation that there will be some review of it in the committee,” Pelosi said. “Not necessarily taking up the articles of impeachment, because that would have to be voted on the floor, but to have some hearings on the subject.”
“The chairman may be holding hearings. Whether he holds impeachment hearings would be another question,” Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer , D-Md., said Thursday.
They are giving Kucinich “one day” to cover the impeachment question? Is that all? No witnesses or testimony? Nothing entered into the record?
And should i have added the RED CROSS kNow its proven
Torture
And I should have added to my comment above, ‘Diebold’ vote-rigging machines, stopping Blacks, Latinos and Native Americans from voting, and ‘stopping the count’ and biased Supreme Court interference also should have no part in American Democratic processes.
Paul Barbara, London UK
The way to get Congress and the Senate working as it should, as a balance to the new Emperor Presidency of this Administration, is to drastically curb the overwhelming Israel lobby (AIPAC etc.) so that Senators and Congressmen are neither bankrolled nor intimidated by these lobbies.
The way to do that, is to ram home the message of the USS Liberty, to expose the truth, best exemplified in Peter Hounam’s book ‘Operation Cyanide’ (and to a lesser degree in the videos, ‘Dead in the Water’ and ‘Loss of Liberty’).
When the US public become aware of Israel’s murderous attack on the Liberty, and the circumstances surrounding it, and when Congressmen and Senators and prospective nominees to those positions are bombarded with demands to press for a proper inquiry, the Israeli lobbies will lose most of their power.
Bribery, threats and intimidation should have no part in American democratic processes.
And check out Dennis Morisseau’s Fire Congress! site.