Impeachment Articles Submitted Against George W. Bush by Kucinich.

[Dan.Linehan]

It's live on C-Span if you want to watch.

The Raw Story | Kucinich presents Bush impeachment articles

Impeachment for "high crimes and misdemeanors".

[Dan.Linehan]

Here are the supporting documents for the articles: Congressman Dennis Kucinich - Supporting Documents for Impeachment.

Here is a letter to Dick Cheney [pdf] about the resolution, and a brief summary of the impeachment process. I suppose Kucinich has been waiting for the Democratic primary to be over to begin this process.

[Dan.Linehan]

Interesting account of a possible reason why Bush was not impeached earlier. Skip to 2:30 if you want.

YouTube - Congressman Announces Bombing of Iran & Suspended Election


Is Martial Law a possibility?

In May 2007, Bush signed executive new orders NSDP51 and HSDP20 to replace REX84. The older order REX84 was an older directive to establish martial law in the event of a national emergency. Everything done in government is done for a reason, and these two new orders are no exception.

These new directives surprised and alarmed many real conservatives and true patriots at the time. These two orders established that the White House administration would take over all local governments under a national state of emergency, instead of Homeland Security.

In May 2007, The Washington Post apparently saw nothing wrong with it and placed the story back on page 13 (a fitting unlucky number for it), according to a CSPAN television interview with well known author and writer Jerome Corsi:

Page 13 of Washington Post from May 2007 reports that Bush claims he will run the "Shadow Government"

A contradiction appears to exist here. It cites a nuclear attack or a decapitating event in Washington as the reason for this, according to security analysts. If all the leaders and the administration in Washington are dead from a nuclear attack, who will be left to take over leading the nation under executive orders NSDP51 and HSPD20?Who would be left to sign the martial law orders? This implies that martial law must be activated BEFORE an attack takes place while the administration is out of town, which clearly implies a false-flag operation by traitors of the worst kind. The administration was in Florida on 9-11, too.

More info here.

The Executive OrdersThat Will Manifest US Martial Law: Bush Has Replaced REX84 With New Martial Law Executive Order: Once In Control - Martial Law Will Stay


These executive orders were passed for a reason.

[Dan.Linehan]

The media silence on this is DEAFENING.


How is it, in a time of 24 hour cable news stations, where programming will be interrupted for a car chase in LA, not ONE of the news networks is reporting on the impeachment?


CNN: South Korea's Cabinet offers to resign
Fox News: Flooding Drowns Midwest
MSNBC: Little oversight in risky crane industry
ABC: D-List Rappers Find Cache Abroad

[Fullcrum]

Yea! Finally. Kucinich gets to the point.

I supported this guy for the presidential race.

Good stuff Dan.

[Savage]

Sounds like they're ripping off the plot of Babylon 5.

[Dannyboy1]

Originally Posted by Dan.Linehan

It's live on C-Span if you want to watch.

The Raw Story | Kucinich presents Bush impeachment articles

Impeachment for "high crimes and misdemeanors".

Is the impeachment going forward or was it an effort he made that failed in 2007? Personally I feel it would be a travesty for Bush NOT to be impeached. It's also dangerous if he gets away with everything he did, because it sets a precedent for future leaders to do whatever they want as well.

[Bruce Achterberg]

Originally Posted by Dan.Linehan

The media silence on this is DEAFENING.


How is it, in a time of 24 hour cable news stations, where programming will be interrupted for a car chase in LA, not ONE of the news networks is reporting on the impeachment?


CNN: South Korea's Cabinet offers to resign
Fox News: Flooding Drowns Midwest
MSNBC: Little oversight in risky crane industry
ABC: D-List Rappers Find Cache Abroad

To paraphrase Allan Shore from the great show, Boston Legal, news is info-tainment. They're in it to make money, not report the news.

The internet is the honest persons medium; that's why you're here (and posting what you are, heh).

By the way, for people interested in people slipping past the political censors in plain sight of mass-viewers, watch Boston Legal. Almost every episode they make some sort of really good statement. After watching, I can't help but think, "this show could quite possibly make a difference."

Video games often have the same subliminal impact, imparting quasi-values onto those who are subjected for long enough to the statements a game makes. (Most games make godawful statements; some make statements so good they should probably be available for play at schools.)

[Dan.Linehan]

Here are the 35 articles.


#1: Creating a secret propaganda campaign to manufacture a false case for war against Iraq.

#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 Aggression.

#3: Misleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Possessed Weapons of Mass Destruction, to Manufacture a False Case for War.

#4: Misleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Posed an Imminent Threat to the United States.

#5: Illegally Misspending Funds to Secretly Begin a War of Aggression.

#6: Invading Iraq in Violation of the Requirements of HJRes114.

#7: Invading Iraq without a declaration of war.

#8: Invading Iraq in violation of the U.N. charter and international law.

#9: Failing to provide troops with body armor and vehicle armor.

#10: Falsifying accounts of US troops deaths and injuries for political purposes.

#11: Establishment of permanent military bases in Iraq.

#12: Initiating a war against Iraq for control of that nation’s natural resources.

#13: Secret task force for directing national energy policy.

#14: Misprision of a felony, misuse and exposure of classified information and cover up (Plame outing).

#15: Providing immunity from prosecution for criminal conduct for contractors in Iraq.

#16: Reckless misspending and wasted US tax dollar with Iraq contractors.

#17: Illegal detention – detaining indefinitely, and without charge, American citizens and foreign captives (suspension of habeas)

#18: Torture – secretly authorizing and encouraging use of torture, as matter of official policy.

#19: Rendition

#20: Imprisoning Children - Bush is guilty of impeachable offense article 20, imprisoning children. Has personal and acting through agents has held at least 2,500 children in violation of Geneva convention and the rights of children in armed conflict signed by the US in 2002.

#21: Misleading Congress about threats from Iran

#22: HAS ESTABLISHED A BODY OF SECRET LAWS THROUGH THE OFFICE OF LEGAL COUNSEL. THE YOO MEMORANDUM WAS DECLASSIFIED YEARS AFTER IT SERVED AS LAW UNDER THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.

#23: Violated Posse Comitatus Act ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS FOR THE USE OF THE MILITARY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. MUST BE AUTHORIZED BY THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CONGRESS SO THAT THE MILITARY CANNOT BECOME A NATIONAL POLICE FORCE.

#24: Spying on citizens violating 4th Amendment

#25: Directing telecoms to collect databases on US citizens.

#26: Announcing intent to violate laws w/signing statements, and then violating those laws.

#27: Failing to comply with congressional subpoenas, and instructing others to do so.

#28: Tampering with free and fair election. Corruption with the administration of justice, False allegations of voter fraud in selected districts, immediately preceding elections. Undermining process.

#29: Conspiracy to violate voting rights act of 1965, Ohio Sec of State 2004-06

#30: Misleading congress and American people in an attempt to destroy Medicare.

#31: Katrina and the failures of gross negligence of the administration.

#32: Misleading congress and the American people. Systematically undermining global climate change. Article 2, Section 3: Personally and through subordinates including the VP, for not protecting property of people vis a vis global climate change through deception. Failure to ratify Kyoto. Editing reports - 294 edits by a lobbyist to add data which called into question the facts by muddying them. Or diminishing scientific findings.

#33: Repeatedly ignored and failed to respond to high level intelligence warnings of planned terrorist attacks in U.S. prior to 9/11.
Clark warned the president in daily briefings of the threat. Clark was unable to convene a cabinet level position. Tenet met with the president 40 times to warn of threat. Still no meetings of top officials.

#34: Obstruction into the investigation of 9/11.

#35: Endangering the health of 9/11 first responders.

[Themis]

What real purpose does impeachment serve at this point?
If Congress and the Senate both voted for impeachment, Cheney would present an even more troubling scenario.

They should just draft and vote on a strongly worded censure of the President, in fact the American people should demand that this history be recorded, before it becomes even more tainted by manipulation.

- Bush fiddled while America burned

[Dan.Linehan]

Originally Posted by Themis

What real purpose does impeachment serve at this point?

Getting everything fully documented in the official congressional log is a big part of it. This will help with future prosecutions.

[Dannyboy1]

Originally Posted by Themis

What real purpose does impeachment serve at this point?
If Congress and the Senate both voted for impeachment, Cheney would present an even more troubling scenario.

They should just draft and vote on a strongly worded censure of the President, in fact the American people should demand that this history be recorded, before it becomes even more tainted by manipulation.

- Bush fiddled while America burned

He broke the law and should be held responsible just like anyone else. That's why. Future leaders need to know they can't get away with being a tyrant like Bush. If we don't impeach him, future leaders will push the line even more. We have to protect our freedom by punishing those who try and take it away.

[jetpack]

They impeached Clinton for lying. I don't see why they can't impeach Bush.

[Themis]

Speaker Pelosi and Leader Reid have both said that impeachment is "off the table", so its not going to happen anyway.
This kind of 'leadership' is exactly why Congress's approval rating is lower than the Presidents.
Scott McClellan is correct in his assertion that Washington is in a perpetual state of campaigning for the next election.
This government has become corrupt and/or incompetent, significant changes are needed before its too late.

[Dave Kaminski]

Originally Posted by Themis

Speaker Pelosi and Leader Reid have both said that impeachment is "off the table", so its not going to happen anyway.
This kind of 'leadership' is exactly why Congress's approval rating is lower than the Presidents.
Scott McClellan is correct in his assertion that Washington is in a perpetual state of campaigning for the next election.
This government has become corrupt and/or incompetent, significant changes are needed before its too late.

Can't disagree with this one!