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Arizona Daily Star — U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva is the latest Democrat to endorse Dennis Kucinich’s “Articles of Impeachment Against Dick Cheney.”
\nEnergized by his move, a local group of activists seeking to drum up support for an impeachment is now looking to pressure neighboring Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords to join the effort.
\nGrijalva, a co-sponsor, said the impeachment bill has a “limited chance” at best of gaining the support it needs. But he signed on because of what he sees as major abuses by the Bush- Cheney administration.
\n“At least for me personally, it’s more of a statement than anything else,” said Grijalva, who represents Southwestern Arizona. “There has got to be some accountability.”
\nThe bill, which would impeach Cheney for “high crimes and misdemeanors,” says “despite all evidence to the contrary, the vice president actively and systematically sought to deceive the citizens and Congress of the United States about an alleged threat of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction.”
\nIt also points to statements made by Cheney linking Iraq to the terrorist organization al-Qaida before and after the invasion of Iraq.
\nGrijalva said Democrats are going after Cheney, not President Bush, because they wanted to go after “the brain.”
\n“This is one vice president who shared power with the president,” Grijalva said, outlining some of the charges in the articles of impeachment.
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Arizona Daily Star — U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva is the latest Democrat to endorse Dennis Kucinich’s “Articles of Impeachment Against Dick Cheney.” Energized by his move, a local group of activists seeking to drum up support for an impeachment is now looking to pressure neighboring Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords to join the effort. 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