[Video] Rep. Welch Censured for Not Impeaching Bush
Vermont Town Meeting 2008
Montgomery Center, Vermont
Censure Motion of Peter Welch (VT US Rep)
Vermont Town Meeting 2008
Montgomery Center, Vermont
Censure Motion of Peter Welch (VT US Rep)
by Thom Hartmann, CommonDreams.org According to James Madison, the “Father of the Constitution,” if a President were to order or allow the “wanton removal of meritorious officers” such as US attorneys, such an action “would subject the President to impeachment and removal from his own high trust.” The issue of the firing of people within…
Democrats send out first round of subpoenas By Susan Crabtree – Friday March 02, 2007 …in what is expected to be an avalanche of subpoenas to Bush administration officials… The first round of subpoenas concern the recent controversial firings by the Bush administration of seven U.S. attorneys, some of whom were pursuing public corruption cases…
John Byrne, Raw Story A federal court struck down part of the USA Patriot Act Thursday, saying a provision that barred those receiving “National Security Letters” from discussing them was unconstitutional. …U.S. District Court Judge Victor Marrero wrote, “In light of the seriousness of the potential intrusion into the individual’s personal affairs and the significant…
VIDEO-Salt Lake City Mayor & O’Reilly Face-Off on Impeachment
The House speaker suggests to “FOX News Sunday” that the law might compel Democrats to press forth on some prosecutions of Bush administration officials, saying they may not “have a right to ignore” them. By Bill Sammon FOXNews.com House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is receptive to the idea of prosecuting some Bush administration officials, while letting…
David Edwards and Jason Rhyne, Raw Story The first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be convicted by an American military tribunal will be released from prison on Saturday — but six years of harsh treatment in US custody leave him ill-prepared to readjust to normal life, a psychologist says. Australian-born David Hicks, who was captured in…