Over the dissent of their executive committee, the Vermont Democratic State Committee today (March 24) voted overwhelmingly to call on the Vermont Legislature to endorse an impeachment resolution that has been until now stuck in the House Judiciary Committee in Montpelier.
\nAlthough the Vermont Speaker of the House, Democrat Gaye Symington, does not want to take up the issue, her counterpart in the Senate, President Pro-Temp Peter Shumlin, called on the delegates to support impeachment. The vote was lopsided, with less than eight votes against, The State Committee also included Dick Cheney in their call for accountability, and demanded that the legislature take up the issue in this session. … If Mr. Welch wants to get serious about ending this war, then he will recognize that Vermonters are on the right track with their calls for impeachment and he will honor our calls by working with his counterparts in Washington to initiate the impeachment proces. (More)<\/p>\n
What can WE do?
\nContact Speaker of the VT House Gaye Symington, and tell her she’s failing to fulfill her oath to defend\/protect the Constitution.
\nGaye Symington
\n115 State Street
\nMontpelier, Vermont 05633-530
\n802-828-2231
\nSpeaker@leg.state.vt.us<\/a><\/p>\n