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\nFrom Afterdowning Street — Congressman Dennis Kucinich is on the floor of the House of Representatives right now introducing 35 articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush.<\/p>\n
\nFrom Afterdowning Street — Congressman Dennis Kucinich is on the floor of the House of Representatives right now introducing 35 articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush.<\/p>\n
Yes, 35. He’ll be reading for a while.<\/p>\n
Take your laptop outside and turn the volume up!<\/p>\n
Rawstory — An Ohio Democratic lawmaker and former presidential candidate has presented articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush to Congress.<\/p>\n
Thirty-five articles were presented by Rep. Dennis Kucinich to the House of Representatives late Monday evening, airing live on C-SPAN.<\/p>\n
“The House is not in order,” said Kucinich to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), upon which Pelosi pounded her gavel.<\/p>\n
“Resolved,” Kucinich then began, “that President George W. Bush be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate. …<\/p>\n
“In his conduct while President of the United States, George W. Bush, in violation of his constitutional oath to faithfully execute the office of president of the United States, and to the best of his ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has committed the following abuses of power…”<\/p>\n
The first article Kucinich presented, and many that followed, regarded the war in Iraq: “Article 1 – Creating a secret propaganda campaign to manufacture a false case for war against Iraq.”<\/p>\n
On several occasions, Kucinich referenced RAW STORY and its noted investigative news chief, Larisa Alexandrovna, as source material for the articles.<\/p>\n
Kucinich, a 2004 and 2008 Democratic candidate for the White House, abandoned a prior attempt to begin impeachment proceedings against Bush in January of this year.<\/p>\n
In April of 2007, Kucinich presented impeachment articles against Vice President Dick Cheney, but the effort went nowhere. Kucinich exclaimed that “impeachment may well be the only remedy which remains to stop a war of aggression against Iran.”<\/p>\n
Before leaving office in January 2007, Rep. Cynthia McKinney–currently a Green Party presidential candidate–introduced articles of impeachment against President Bush as her last act in Congress, but that effort also was fruitless.<\/p>\n
Congressman Kucinich has laid out an extensive indictment of the president. Here is the index of article titles:<\/p>\n
Article I
\nCreating a Secret Propaganda Campaign to Manufacture a False Case for War Against Iraq<\/p>\n
Article II
\nFalsely, Systematically, and with Criminal Intent Conflating the Attacks of September 11, 2001, With Misrepresentation of Iraq as a Security Threat as Part of Fraudulent Justification for a War of
\nAggression<\/p>\n
Article III
\nMisleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Possessed Weapons of Mass Destruction, to Manufacture a False Case for War<\/p>\n
Article IV
\nMisleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Posed an Imminent Threat to the United States<\/p>\n
Article V
\nIllegally Misspending Funds to Secretly Begin a War of Aggression<\/p>\n
Article VI
\nInvading Iraq in Violation of the Requirements of HJRes114<\/p>\n
Article VII
\nInvading Iraq Absent a Declaration of War.<\/p>\n
Article VIII
\nInvading Iraq, A Sovereign Nation, in Violation of the UN Charter<\/p>\n
Article IX
\nFailing to Provide Troops With Body Armor and Vehicle Armor<\/p>\n
Article X
\nFalsifying Accounts of US Troop Deaths and Injuries for Political Purposes<\/p>\n
Article XI
\nEstablishment of Permanent U.S. Military Bases in Iraq<\/p>\n
Article XII
\nInitiating a War Against Iraq for Control of That Nation’s Natural Resources<\/p>\n
Article XIIII
\nCreating a Secret Task Force to Develop Energy and Military Policies With Respect to Iraq and Other Countries<\/p>\n
Article XIV
\nMisprision of a Felony, Misuse and Exposure of Classified Information And Obstruction of Justice in the Matter of Valerie Plame Wilson, Clandestine Agent of the Central Intelligence Agency<\/p>\n
Article XV
\nProviding Immunity from Prosecution for Criminal Contractors in Iraq<\/p>\n
Article XVI
\nReckless Misspending and Waste of U.S. Tax Dollars in Connection With Iraq and US Contractors<\/p>\n
Article XVII
\nIllegal Detention: Detaining Indefinitely And Without Charge Persons Both U.S. Citizens and Foreign Captives<\/p>\n
Article XVIII
\nTorture: Secretly Authorizing, and Encouraging the Use of Torture Against Captives in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Other Places, as a Matter of Official Policy<\/p>\n
Article XIX
\nRendition: Kidnapping People and Taking Them Against Their Will to “Black Sites” Located in Other Nations, Including Nations Known to Practice Torture<\/p>\n
Article XX
\nImprisoning Children<\/p>\n
Article XXI
\nMisleading Congress and the American People About Threats from Iran, and Supporting Terrorist Organizations Within Iran, With the Goal of Overthrowing the Iranian Government<\/p>\n
Article XXII
\nCreating Secret Laws<\/p>\n
Article XXIII
\nViolation of the Posse Comitatus Act<\/p>\n
Article XXIV
\nSpying on American Citizens, Without a Court-Ordered Warrant, in Violation of the Law and the Fourth Amendment<\/p>\n
Article XXV
\nDirecting Telecommunications Companies to Create an Illegal and Unconstitutional Database of the Private Telephone Numbers and Emails of American Citizens<\/p>\n
Article XXVI
\nAnnouncing the Intent to Violate Laws with Signing Statements<\/p>\n
Article XXVII
\nFailing to Comply with Congressional Subpoenas and Instructing Former Employees Not to Comply<\/p>\n
Article XXVIII
\nTampering with Free and Fair Elections, Corruption of the Administration of Justice<\/p>\n
Article XXIX
\nConspiracy to Violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965<\/p>\n
Article XXX
\nMisleading Congress and the American People in an Attempt to Destroy Medicare<\/p>\n
Article XXXI
\nKatrina: Failure to Plan for the Predicted Disaster of Hurricane Katrina, Failure to Respond to a Civil Emergency<\/p>\n
Article XXXII
\nMisleading Congress and the American People, Systematically Undermining Efforts to Address Global Climate Change<\/p>\n
Article XXXIII
\nRepeatedly Ignored and Failed to Respond to High Level Intelligence Warnings of Planned Terrorist Attacks in the US, Prior to 911.<\/p>\n
Article XXXIV
\nObstruction of the Investigation into the Attacks of September 11, 2001<\/p>\n
Article XXXV
\nEndangering the Health of 911 First Responders<\/p>\n
The full text of the articles is available at:
\nhttp:\/\/chun.afterdowningstreet.org\/amomentoftruth.pdf<\/p>\n