By David Swanson, Afterdowningstreet.org George Mason (1725-1792), the father of the Bill of Rights (1791-2002), argued at the Constitutional Convention in favor of providing the House of Representatives the power of impeachment by pointing out that the President might use his pardoning power to “pardon crimes which were advised by himself” or, before indictment or…
Len Hart, The Existentialist Cowboy The people themselves may petition a court to convene a grand jury to investigate Bush’s corrupt administration. Such a panel will have the power of the subpoena and the indictment. It’s not just 911 that such a panel might investigate. An overwhelming number of those favoring Bush’s impeachment say that…
By Dave Lindorff, OpEdnews.com In a fascinating with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, bloggers Mike Stark and Dave Johnson offer us a conversation in which Pelosi tells them she had decided “at least a year ago,” before Democrats had even taken control of the House and Senate, “that impeachment was something that we could not be…
By Veronica Smith, Agence France-Presse Congress will take back its full trade authority from President George W. Bush, said the majority Democratic leadership, dismissing White House urgings to let him keep his special power. The expiration of the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), which lets Bush negotiate trade agreements that cannot be amended by Congress, could…
