Iowa Representative Leonard Boswell quietly added his name as the 25th cosigner of House Resolution 333 on Valentine’s Day, February 14th, joining the rising call for the impeachment of Vice President Richard B. Cheney.
Boswell is the first name added this year, as the most recent Representative to add her name was Wisconsin’s Gwen Moore, who signed on December 19th.
Representative Boswell is a member of the powerful House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence – the primary committee in the U.S. House of Representatives charged with the oversight of the United States Intelligence Community.
Boswell’s signing may be indicative of Congress beginning to shift in the direction of holding the Vice President and other Bush Administration officials more strictly accountable for the 935 lies documented by The Center for Public Integrity during their heavy push to war prior to the invasion and occupation of Iraq.
From The Library of Congress – Thomas:
H.RES.333
Title: Impeaching Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10]
(introduced 4/24/2007)
Cosponsors (25)
Related Bills:
H.RES.799
Latest Major Action: 5/4/2007
Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
COSPONSORS(25):
Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy [MO-1]
– 5/1/2007
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9]
– 5/1/2007
Rep Wynn, Albert Russell [MD-4]
– 5/10/2007
Rep Clarke, Yvette D. [NY-11]
– 6/6/2007
Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9]
– 6/7/2007
Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6]
– 6/7/2007
Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35]
– 6/12/2007
Rep Johnson, Henry C. “Hank,” Jr. [GA-4]
– 6/28/2007
Rep Ellison, Keith [MN-5]
– 6/28/2007
Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7]
– 7/10/2007
Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8]
– 7/10/2007
Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17]
– 7/12/2007
Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51]
– 7/12/2007
Rep Brady, Robert A. [PA-1]
– 7/24/2007
Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2]
– 8/1/2007
Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10]
– 8/1/2007
Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9]
– 8/4/2007
Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18]
– 8/4/2007
Rep Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [MI-13]
– 9/7/2007
Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10]
– 9/27/2007
Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33]
– 10/16/2007
Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7]
– 11/5/2007
Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7]
– 12/5/2007
Rep Moore, Gwen [WI-4]
– 12/19/2007
Rep Boswell, Leonard L. [IA-3]
– 2/14/2008
The strategy to impeach Cheney first is a good one. It ends the “If we impeach Bush we get Cheney” nonsense, and any evidence that incriminates Cheney does the same to Bush, most likely.
Kucinich never filed a bill to Impeach Bush!
We need all those that signed the Wexler letter to co-sign H.R. 333. Signing on to HR 333 is the key. Signing the letter is good but Signing HR 333 IS MUCH BETTER!!!
Boswell’s signature, whatever the reason is, is a good thing.
What about impeaching Bush too?
And impeachement should be just a start.
All these criminals should be judged for their crimes.
Don’t forget all the neocons traitors who escaped the sinking ship either.
Wolfowitz, Rove, Rumsfeld, Bolton, Perle, Scooter, Alberto, etc, etc… ad nauseam.
333?
I smell bull s**t…
Boswell’s signature is a product of the fact that a very popular and very progressive candidate has announced he will be challenging Boswell in the upcoming primary. Nothing more.