Kucinich effort to impeach Bush kicked into limbo?

I got this e-mail from Congressman Wexler on June 10th, so I thought I'd share.

Dear xxxxx

Our effort to hold the Bush/Cheney Administration accountable has taken another dramatic step forward. Last night, Congressman Dennis Kucinich introduced the first Articles of Impeachment ever to be introduced against President Bush. It includes, in total, thirty-five Articles detailing this Administration's blatant abuse of power. Today, I enthusiastically co-sponsored this vitally important bill.

I am grateful for Dennis' leadership on this issue and for the steadfast support that countless Americans have given to both of our efforts to redeem our government and expose the crimes of Bush and Cheney.

I will now expand my efforts to secure impeachment hearings in the Judiciary Committee for these new Articles of Impeachment against President George W. Bush.

Many of the charges against President Bush are well known – and would shock the conscience of everyday Americans if only the national media would be willing to report on these stark facts.

The Articles present a stunning narrative of offenses that have go well beyond previous crimes committed by any US chief executive. In fact no President or Vice President in history has done more to undermine our constitution.

These charges are broad, with 35 separate allegations including the deliberate lies regarding WMDs that led us to war and the approval of illegal wiretapping of American citizens. The Articles also include new allegations of high crimes – including the explicit approval for high Administration officials to violate treaties and US law banning the use of torture.

The Democratic Party gained a majority in the House and Senate due in large part to our promises to end the corruption of the Republican majority and to hold the Administration accountable to the law. This courageous bill is a crucial step towards fulfilling this promise, but – like the Articles against Cheney – they require your support to convince Democrats and open-minded Republicans to support this bold but necessary action.

Time is running out so we must work together to spread the message and apply pressure.

First, please encourage your friends and family members to sign up at WexlerWantsHearings.com – as it will allow us to keep in touch with you and speak to a wider audience. If you haven't yet put in your phone and address, please sign up again, as we will be doing telephone town halls in the near future.

Second, call your representative and urge them to support Impeachment hearings.

Finally, contact newspapers, news stations, and your favorite bloggers and urge them to report on this movement. We need to keep Impeachment a significant news story until the Democratic leadership sees the value in it.

McClellan Agrees to Testify:

I was pleased to inform you yesterday that Judiciary Committee Chairman Conyers met my call to have Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan testify under oath. I am thrilled to inform you that McClellan has agreed to testify on June 20th at 10AM. This will be the first step in what we hope will be ongoing and deepening examinations of the stark evidence and charges against both President Bush and Vice President Cheney.

Thank you for your continued passion and advocacy. Your support means so much to me.

Sincerely,

Congressman Robert Wexler

WE THE PEOPLE, demand otherwise...We must ALL make an effort to contact our State Representatives, and each of the Judiciary Committee Members to let them know that this Impeachment Resolution must not die, or be shoved under the table. I have taken the time to write each one of them, I have faxed letters to them, or sent them a letter via mail, if you really want something done, step up to the plate and get involved. Here is the Link to all of the Honorable Judiciary Committee Members:

http://judiciary.house.gov/CommitteeMembership.aspx

Each one of them have a link to their websites with contacts numbers, and addresses. If we want to make a difference, and see that the Constitution is no longer treated as a G_D damn piece of paper by Bush, get involved and write these people and let them know we mean business.

The more they hear from us, the less likely they are to forget about this matter. Pelosi needs to be written to as well, don't forget her, she may in fact be the problem, but if she wants to stay in office she better start taking her Oath of Office seriously, or she may be next in line for impeachment, oh and by the way there is already a petition to impeach Pelosi out there.

sent emails, made phone calls, etc to Congress about this matter? I have..and will send some more. Do I have alot of hope that MY (and the majority of the American people's) desires (impeachment) will be achieved? No. I am so fed up with our reps. ignoring what WE THE PEOPLE want. They work for us.
So, since we are advised to get involved in local/state/federal government processes, etc...I have decided to spend some of my energy supporting the "Throw Them All Out" movement. If WE supported financially, emotionally, etc. EVERY (long term) incumbent's opponent, whether Democrat or Republican...if a large number of incumbents lost their seats, that would send a HUGE message...that they work for us, and should vote what their constituents want...
Another thing that I think would really help WE THE PEOPLE is a law making it illegal to accept lobbyist money...I did a little research and found out that lobbying has been around since BEFORE we gained our independence (that really surprised me). IMO, Congress votes for what special interests want since they receive special interests' money...remove the money, remove the "bad" voting..

What you believe too be true, is true too you...

Here's a response from my wonderful(sarcastic) congresswoman on it.

"Thank you for expressing your opinion of President George W. Bush. I appreciate the opportunity to respond to your concerns.

As you may know, the United States Constitution sets forth the general principles that control the impeachment process. The power to impeach is vested in the House of Representatives, while the Senate has the power to try impeachments. Impeachment proceedings in the House may proceed if a Member declares a charge of impeachment or introduces a memorial listing of the charges under oath.

A President may be removed from office upon impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. To this date, no Member has initiated impeachment proceedings. This is likely because the President is not under any criminal investigation and has not been charged with a crime.

I respect your views on the Iraq War; however the reasons behind the war in Iraq were fully explored in the 2004 election. The American people chose to return President Bush to office with a historic number of votes cast and clearly decided that the liberation of Iraq was proper."

I thank you for your input on this matter.

Sincerely,

Ginny Brown-Waite
Member of Congress

"The wicked flee when no man pursueth, but the righteous are as bold as a lion."

...put impeachment on the table, resign as Speaker or face impeachment herself, for obstruction of justice.