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List of Kucinich's 35 Articles of Impeachment

I've been looking for a list of all 35 articles of impeachment but haven't been able to find one. So, I decided to assemble the list myself and share with other DPers. Here they are:

ARTICLE I.—Creating a secret propaganda campaign to manufacture a false case for war against Iraq

ARTICLE II.—Falsely, systematically, and with criminal intent conflating the attacks of September 11, 2001 with misrepresentation of Iraq as an imminent security threat as part of a fraudulent justification for a war of aggression

ARTICLE III.—Misleading the American people and members of Congress to believe Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction, so as to manufacture a false case for war

ARTICLE IV.—Misleading the American people and members of Congress to believe Iraq posed an imminent threat to the United States

ARTICLE V.—Illegally misspending funds to secretly begin a war of aggression

ARTICLE VI.—Invading Iraq in violation of the requirements of H.J. RES. 114.

ARTICLE VII.—Invading Iraq absent a declaration of war

ARTICLE VIII.—Invading Iraq, a soverign nation, in violation of the UN Charter and international criminal law

ARTICLE IX.—Failing to provide the troops with body armor and vehicle armor

ARTICLE X.—Falsifying accounts of U.S. troop deaths and injuries for political purposes

ARTICLE XI.—Establishment of permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq

ARTICLE XII.—Initiating a war against Iraq for control of that nation's natural resources

ARTICLE XIII.—Creating a secret task force to develop energy and military policies with respect to Iraq and other countries

ARTICLE XIV.—Misprision of a 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 Agency

ARTICLE XV.—Providing immunity from prosecution for criminal contractors in Iraq

ARTICLE XVI.—Reckless misspending and waste of US tax dollars in connection with Iraq contractors

ARTICLE XVII.—Illegal detention: Detaining indefinitely and without charge persons both U.S. citizens and foreign captives

ARTICLE XVIII.—Torture: Secretly authorizing, and encouraging the use of torture against captives in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other places, as a matter of official policy

ARTICLE XIX.—Rendition: Kidnapping people and taking them against their will to "black sites" located in other nations, including nations know to practice torture

ARTICLE XX.—Imprisoning children

ARTICLE XXI.—Misleading Congress and the American people about threats from Iran, and supporting terrorist organizations within Iran, with the goal of overthrowing the Iranian government

ARTICLE XXII—Creating secret laws

ARTICLE XXIII—Violation of the Posse Comitatus Act

ARTICLE XXIV.—Spying on American Citizens, without a court-ordered warrant, in violation of the law and the fourth amendment

ARTICLE XXV.—Directing telecommunications companies to create an illegal and unconstitutional database of the private telephone numbers and emails of American citizens

ARTICLE XXVI.—Announcing the intent to violate laws with signing statements, and violating those laws

ARTICLE XXVII.—Failing to comply with Congressional subpoenas and instructing former employees not to comply

ARTICLE XXVIII.—Tampering with free and fair elections, corruption of the administration of justice

ARTICLE XXIX.—Conspiracy to violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965

ARTICLE XXX.—Misleading Congress and the American people in an attempt to destroy Medicare

ARTICLE XXXI.—Katrina: Failure to plan for the predicted disaster of hurricane Katrina, failure to respond to a civil emergency

ARTICLE XXXII.—Misleading Congress and the American people, systematically undermining efforts to address global climate change

ARTICLE XXXIII.—Repeatedly ignored and failed to respond to high level intelligence warnings of planned terrorist attacks in the US, prior to 911

ARTICLE XXXIV.—Obstruction of investigation into the attacks of September 11, 2001

ARTICLE XXXV.—Endangering the health of 9/11 first responders

Full text of Kucinich's speech, with details of each article of impeachment, is available from C-Span at http://www.c-span.org/pdf/bush_impeach.pdf




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John2K, can you answer?

Are you able to answer a related question, which I posted over here?

You went to great lengths to post the articles of impeachment (thank you); I'm hoping that is an indication that you are more informed on the procedures of this proposal than I am. I'd appreciate any insights you may be able to provide.

Or anyone else, for that matter...

I'm not an expert on these

I'm not an expert on these things, but I have been trying to learn more as well as keeping up with as much news as possible.

Kucinich made the motion to send it to the committee. He mentioned that hearings held in committee would be more valuable than 30 minutes of debate on the House floor. Kucinich has also stated that he will bring his resolution back in 30 days if the Judiciary Committee doesn't act on it. He's also mentioned that in 30 days he will be joined by many other members of the House in support of his resolution.

Also, just a hunch here, many politicians might prefer to deal with this issue during their "lame duck" session - after the fall elections.

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House Judiciary Commitee

House Judiciary Commitee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI)
[ http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400080 ]
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._House_Committee_on_the_Jud...
http://judiciary.house.gov/
http://judiciary.house.gov/newscenter.aspx?A=983
http://judiciary.house.gov/Media/PDFs/Conyers080609.pdf
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Total Time: 15:27
"Conyers" mentioned at about: 5:00, 5:35 & 13:45
What about 14:47 and article ARTICLE XXIX below?
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I believe this vid is related too these articles below.
[Indict Karl Rove] > [Save the 2008 election]
See here > [ http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/327.html ]
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ARTICLE XXVII.—Failing to comply with Congressional subpoenas and instructing former employees not to comply

ARTICLE XXVIII.—Tampering with free and fair elections, corruption of the administration of justice

ARTICLE XXIX.—Conspiracy to violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Who calls the shots? Will DK's effort fall on deaf ears once again?
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2008-401

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