US Representative Dennis Kucinich:
“President George W. Bush, by such conduct, is guilty of an impeachable offense warranting removal from office”
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Dennis Kucinich put impeachment on the table last night in defiance of House Speaker Pelosi’s assurance to Bushco. He snuck it in under a Question of Privilege and then spoke for almost five hours. C-Span carried his electrifying performance live, but the mainstream media is so far ignoring the story. As a result, it does not rank on Google News and bloggers themselves have been slow to disseminate the details, hindered by the kucinich.us website being hacked. Here are the 35 ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT via democrats.com via Afterdowningstreet.
Here are the 35 Articles. Visit impeachbush.tv for the arguments Kucinich made for each.
Article 1
Creating a Secret Propaganda Campaign to Manufacture a False Case for War Against IraqArticle 2
Falsely, 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
AggressionArticle 3
Misleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Possessed Weapons of Mass Destruction, to Manufacture a False Case for WarArticle 4
Misleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Posed an Imminent Threat to the United StatesArticle 5
Illegally Misspending Funds to Secretly Begin a War of AggressionArticle 6
Invading Iraq in Violation of the Requirements of HJRes114Article 7
Invading Iraq Absent a Declaration of War.Article 8
Invading Iraq, A Sovereign Nation, in Violation of the UN CharterArticle 9
Failing to Provide Troops With Body Armor and Vehicle ArmorArticle 10
Falsifying Accounts of US Troop Deaths and Injuries for Political PurposesArticle 11
Establishment of Permanent U.S. Military Bases in IraqArticle 12
Initiating a War Against Iraq for Control of That Nation’s Natural ResourcesArticle 13
Creating a Secret Task Force to Develop Energy and Military Policies With Respect to Iraq and Other CountriesArticle 14
Misprision 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 AgencyArticle 15
Providing Immunity from Prosecution for Criminal Contractors in IraqArticle 16
Reckless Misspending and Waste of U.S. Tax Dollars in Connection With Iraq and US ContractorsArticle 17
Illegal Detention: Detaining Indefinitely And Without Charge Persons Both U.S. Citizens and Foreign CaptivesArticle 18
Torture: Secretly Authorizing, and Encouraging the Use of Torture Against Captives in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Other Places, as a Matter of Official PolicyArticle 19
Rendition: Kidnapping People and Taking Them Against Their Will to “Black Sites” Located in Other Nations, Including Nations Known to Practice TortureArticle 20
Imprisoning ChildrenArticle 21
Misleading Congress and the American People About Threats from Iran, and Supporting Terrorist Organizations Within Iran, With the Goal of Overthrowing the Iranian GovernmentArticle 22
Creating Secret LawsArticle 23
Violation of the Posse Comitatus ActArticle 24
Spying on American Citizens, Without a Court-Ordered Warrant, in Violation of the Law and the Fourth AmendmentArticle 25
Directing Telecommunications Companies to Create an Illegal and Unconstitutional Database of the Private Telephone Numbers and Emails of American CitizensArticle 26
Announcing the Intent to Violate Laws with Signing StatementsArticle 27
Failing to Comply with Congressional Subpoenas and Instructing Former Employees Not to ComplyArticle 28
Tampering with Free and Fair Elections, Corruption of the Administration of JusticeArticle 29
Conspiracy to Violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965Article 30
Misleading Congress and the American People in an Attempt to Destroy MedicareArticle 31
Katrina: Failure to Plan for the Predicted Disaster of Hurricane Katrina, Failure to Respond to a Civil EmergencyArticle 32
Misleading Congress and the American People, Systematically Undermining Efforts to Address Global Climate ChangeArticle 33
Repeatedly Ignored and Failed to Respond to High Level Intelligence Warnings of Planned Terrorist Attacks in the US, Prior to 911.Article 34
Obstruction of the Investigation into the Attacks of September 11, 2001Article 35
Endangering the Health of 911 First Responders