On June 10, 2008, Dennis Kucinich introduced 35 Articles of Impeachment against George W. Bush.
On June 11, 2008, they were referred to the Judiciary Committee. According to NPR, the Associated Press and the like, they were sent there to die.
That's too bad.
Because George Bush has committed "high crimes and misdemeanors." Impeachable offenses. A lot of them.
He, and his administration, have also created a cloud of confusion and obfuscation around everything that's happened in his administration. Every investigation has ground to a halt, lost in corporate lawyers tricks -- refusal to hand over documents, lost documents, redacted documents, officials who can't remember, or, at last resort, refuse to answer subpoenas.
According to the Articles of Impeachment:
• The administration consciously lied about the reasons to go to war.
• Conspired to create a secret propaganda campaign to go to war.
• Failed to meet the terms set out in the bill that allowed the president to go to war, thereby making the war illegal.
• Failed to meet the terms set by international law for war, therefore engaging in a "war of aggression," a war crime.
• Engaged in Torture
• Illegal Detention: Detaining Indefinitely And Without Charge Persons Both U.S. Citizens and Foreign Captives
• Rendition: Kidnapping People and Taking Them Against Their Will to "Black Sites" Located in Other Nations, Including Nations Known to Practice Torture
• Imprisoning Children
• Failure, as the occupying power, to protect the civilian population of Iraq.
• Providing immunity for criminal acts by contractors, thereby condoning murder, rape and other crimes.
• Spied on Americans without warrants.
• Intentionally subverting and refusing to enforce laws through signing statements.
• Tampering with Free and Fair Elections,
• Corruption of the Administration of Justice
• Conspiracy to Violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965
• Obstruction of the Investigation into the Attacks of September 11, 2001
• Denial of Habeas Corpus
Among other things.
Many of these are on the record as true.
If Congress says the hell with it, too much trouble to bring that up, and we don't want to look vindictive, and just shrugs its shoulders, that makes them co-conspirators.
The man who will now make the decision to stash the charges on the shelf until after January, 2009, when Bush is gone, or to open up hearings, is John Conyers.
John Conyers phone number is (202) 225-5126
Larry Beinhart is the author of Wag the Dog, The Librarian, and Fog Facts: Searching for Truth in the Land of Spin. All available at nationbooks.org. His new novel: SALVATION BOULEVARD will be published in September, 2008, by Nation Books
With regard to this:
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justice should only be sought when it's politically expedient...?
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I don't mind waiting until after the election. The main thing is that the impeachment proceedings be scheduled for the day after the inauguration of Barack Obama!
Impeach Impeach Impeach! No president and vice-president in history have deserved it more.
after two impeachments (Nixon & Clinton)
the rulers of the Dems & Repubs got together
and made a gentlemen's & gentlewomen's agreement . ( thug's ?)
not to impeach each others presidents
both parties are funded by the rich & powerful
and the rich and powerful don't want impeachments
further,
the Dems agreed to advocate tax cuts for the working class
and the Repubs agreed to advocate tax cuts for the rich
other that that
no difference . . .
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IS DEAD
RIP.
Complete control by either party is a mistake and if the voters haven't learned that by now, they truly deserve the names sheep and kool-aid drinkers. And that goes for both major parties.
My question to you is what happens if this is not resolved while this administration remains in office? Can any action be taken once they are out of the White House? How might that happen?
So, justice should only be sought when it's politically expedient...?
http://www.house.gov/conyers/
Then turn all evidence of criminal actions by the Bu$h administration over to the international court at the Hague. Period. Done deal, and we can wash our hands of this crew.
I also understand a World Court just may be a proper venue in January 2009.
"In 1997, Congressional legislation became effective limiting Secret Service protection to former presidents for a period of not more than 10 years from the date the former president leaves office"
http://www.ustreas.gov/usss/protection.shtml