Richard French of RNN News on growing movement for Cheney Impeachment.
And asks the Question: Time for Cheney ‘Impeachment’ Hearings?
Tag: impeachment
Jan 08 2008
RNN News asks: “Time for Cheney ‘Impeachment’ Hearings?”
Jan 07 2008
Kucinich: It’s up to us to reclaim America! w/poll
It comes down to this. I support Dennis Kucinich. I don’t support HRC. I don’t support Obama, Bill Richardson, Mike Gravel and I don’t support John Edwards.
Jan 06 2008
Impeachment: NH, it’s your choice!
With George McGovern joining the growing chorus for impeachment, we know that the momentum is on impeachment’s side! On Tuesday, New Hampshirites have a chance to push this important movement forward!
Jan 03 2008
New Years Resolution For 08: IMPEACH!
Rose Parade 08 in Pasadena
had a dose of reality this year with the help of the White Rose Coalition and LANIC (Los Angeles National Impeachment Center) protesting to call for the impeachment of Cheney and Bush.
Video by Voice of Americans 2008
NEED ONE SAY MORE!!
Jan 01 2008
Want to Impeach? Here’s “The Year in Evidence”
Somebody send this to Wexler:
This is from AfterDowningStreet.org, and it’s a mind-blowing list of the massive evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors from the Bush administration in 2007 alone.
Dec 30 2007
Dennis Kucinich: A peace-seeking idealist to the core w/poll
Washington – To understand the importance Dennis Kucinich places on spirituality, scan his generally spare Capitol Hill office: a white cloth from the Dalai Lama, a bust of Gandhi, and a picture representing “conscious light” – a gift from Brahma Kumaris nuns.
There’s a Tibetan dragon washbowl and, on his desk, two heavy crucifixes once worn by Catholic nuns who taught him and who, he says, “saved my life.”
Dec 30 2007
Brattleboro, VT activists seek to arrest Bush & Cheney
Brattleboro, Vermont is in the heart of the Vermont impeachment movement. Brattleboro was one of the first five towns to pass the popular impeachment resolution and now activists want to take it to another level… if you can call it that.
According to Dave Gram of AP:
A group in Brattleboro is petitioning to put an item on a town meeting agenda in March that would make Bush and Vice President Cheney subject to arrest and indictment if they visit the southeastern Vermont community.
“This petition is as radical as the Declaration of Independence, and it draws on that tradition in claiming a universal jurisdiction when governments fail to do what they’re supposed to do,” said Kurt Daims, 54, a retired machinist leading the drive
Huh?
The measure asks: “Shall the Selectboard instruct the Town Attorney to draft indictments against President Bush and Vice President Cheney for crimes against our Constitution, and publish said indictment for consideration by other municipalities?”
Daims has been circulating documents that claim the community acquires a “universal jurisdiction” to take such steps “when governments breach their highest duties.”
“We have the full power to issue indictments, conduct trials, incarcerate offenders and do all other acts which Independent jurisdictions may of right do,” the statement says.
OK. I’m an impeachment advocate (and I live outside Brattleboro for that matter) but somebody please tell me why this is legally invalid and completely moronic. Here’s a response I got from Kurt Daims, the author of the resolution
Kurt’s words state that it does not need to necessarily have current legal standing. The Declaration of Independence had no legal standing in its time, yet it was essential, and effective.
To read more of what Kurt Daims wrote click here. Better yet, chime in at iBrattleboro.
I can’t wait to hear what Armando, edger, and andgarden have to say about this!
Dec 26 2007
MarKos and the suppression of Impeachment Advocacy on DailyKos
I lack optimism while writing this because those who are willing to let Bush skate free for his war crimes and treason are legion and they are well-funded.
I’m very glad to see rjones2818’s frequent updates on Kucinich’s campaign. If not for Kucinich, we’d be deprived of even a glimmer of hope for justice in a very dark period of time.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/…
I’ve re-formatted the list of Kucinich position statements from rjones’ diary above. I want to make it as convenient as possible for people who won’t support Kucinich to know exactly what it is they’re not supporting.
Kucinich_12-pt_Plan.pdf 21KB Nov 27 2007 10:48:15 AM
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Kucinich_African_American_Issues.pdf 38KB Nov 26 2007 11:09:05 PM
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Kucinich_Aid_to_Africa.pdf 30KB Nov 26 2007 11:09:04 PM
Kucinich_Animal_Rights.pdf 31KB Nov 26 2007 11:09:09 PM
Kucinich_Anti-Ballistic_Missile_Treaty.pdf 35KB Nov 26 2007 11:09:12 PM
Kucinich_Arab_Americans.pdf 41KB Nov 26 2007 11:09:14 PM
Kucinich_Campaign_Finance.pdf 32KB Nov 26 2007 11:09:17 PM
Kucinich_Campaign_Reform_and_IRV.pdf 37KB Nov 26 2007 11:09:17 PM
Kucinich_Childrens_Issues.pdf 37KB Nov 26 2007 11:09:23 PM
Kucinich_Civil_Liberties.pdf 30KB Nov 26 2007 11:09:23 PM
Kucinich_Clean_Air.pdf 38KB Nov 26 2007 11:09:26 PM
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Kucinich_DC Statehood.pdf 35KB Nov 26 2007 11:09:36 PM
Kucinich_Death_Penalty.pdf 31KB Nov 26 2007 11:09:35 PM
Kucinich_Department_of_Peace.pdf 33KB Nov 26 2007 11:09:39 PM
Kucinich_Depleted_Uranium.pdf 36KB Nov 26 2007 11:09:43 PM
Kucinich_Disability_Rights.pdf 31KB Nov 26 2007 11:09:46 PM
Kucinich_Domestic_Violence.pdf 38KB Nov 26 2007 11:09:48 PM
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Kucinich_Education.pdf 36KB Nov 26 2007 11:09:58 PM
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Kucinich_Electronic_Waste.pdf 35KB Nov 26 2007 11:10:00 PM
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Kucinich_Jobs_Programs_Infrastructure.pdf 36KB Nov 26 2007 11:10:31 PM
Kucinich_Korea.pdf 31KB Nov 26 2007 11:10:36 PM
Kucinich_LGBTQ_Rights.pdf 33KB Nov 26 2007 11:10:40 PM
Kucinich_Mad_Cow_Disease.pdf 35KB Nov 26 2007 11:10:42 PM
Kucinich_Mandatory_Minimum_Sentences.pdf 30KB Nov 26 2007 11:10:45 PM
Kucinich_Manufacturing.pdf 30KB Nov 26 2007 11:10:45 PM
Kucinich_Marijuana_Decriminalization.pdf 39KB Nov 26 2007 11:10:49 PM
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Kucinich_Medical_Marijuana.pdf 33KB Nov 26 2007 11:10:52 PM
Kucinich_Medicare_Bill.pdf 33KB Nov 26 2007 11:10:54 PM
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Kucinich_Middle_East.pdf 33KB Nov 26 2007 11:10:58 PM
Kucinich_Military_Budget.pdf 32KB Nov 26 2007 11:11:00 PM
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Kucinich_Native Americans.pdf 39KB Nov 26 2007 11:11:33 PM
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Kucinich_Terrorism.pdf 30KB Nov 26 2007 11:11:50 PM
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Dec 21 2007
Wexler being inteviewed as I write.
On blogtalk radio here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/f…
Dec 19 2007
Clueless Dems, Wake Up! Appoint A Special Prosecutor NOW!
Chuck Schumer: Senators were too quick to accept the nominees’ word that they would respect legal precedents, and “too easily impressed with the charm of Roberts and the erudition of Alito,” Schumer said.
“There is no doubt that we were hoodwinked,” said Schumer, who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee and heads the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Nancy Pelosi: “The assumption I made was that the Republicans would soon see the light,” she said.
snip
“That was a revelation to me, because I felt the American peoples’ voices were so strong and still are in this regard that I hoped that with some compromise and reaching out there might be some change in direction,” Pelosi said. “But they are sticking with the president on this.”
Dec 17 2007
Update 2 – Join John Nirenberg in NYC on Wednesday as he walks from Boston to DC for Impeachment
Update 2: A key point from a comment on the Wexler diary by John’s former student ctrenta:
… and one other VERY important thing for all…
… call Nancy Pelosi’s office and politely ask her to meet with Nirenburg when he arrives in Washington, DC. That’s going to be the toughest thing of all. Not the walk, not the weather, but whether or not Pelosi will have the audacity to meet him when he arrives. She better.Call Pelosi’s office today and ask her to meet with him,
(202) 225-4965
Update: Just heard that John will be on the Morning Show on WWRL 1600 AM (flagship station of Air America) with Mark Riley and Richard Bey Tuesday morning at 7:05 AM. Tune in and call in and mention the rally!
John Nirenberg, a retired academic from Brattleboro, Vermont is walking the 458 miles from Boston to Washington, DC to reclaim his rights as a Citizen and ask Nancy Pelosi to put impeachment back on the table. He will arrive in Manhattan this Wednesday, the 19th.
A group of New York’s grass roots, anti-war, pro-impeachment and civil liberties activists will gather to greet John at 125th Street and Broadway at 10 A.M. and proceed downtown to a rally at 4:30 p.m. at the Parish Room at St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery. Sharing their views on impeachment with John Nirenberg will be Elizabeth Holtzman, Denis Moynihan from Democracy Now!, Clarice Torrence, President, NY Metro Area Postal Union, APWU, AFL-CIO, and others.
If you can make it – Wednesday, 4:30-6:30 at the Parish Room at St. Mark’s in the Bowery, 131 East 10th Street – we’d love to see you. And if you do – Pfiore8, I’m looking at you – please come up and introduce yourself! If you’d like to join John on his trek through Manhattan, you can either meet up with him at 10 am at 125th and Broadway or call Dave at 917.446.6686 and he will tell you where you can meet up with the group.
In case you would like to know more about John….
During his entire 40-day journey which began in Boston on December 1st, John Nirenberg is urging people to speak out on the Constitutional crisis we face and will explain why he thinks it vital to impeach Bush and Cheney. He is collecting signatures on impeachment petitions, as well as pictures and testimonials from citizens, hoping to give the Speaker a human connection to the numbers echoing his call.
A former Professor of Organizational Behavior and a college Dean, Nirenberg started his career as a Social Studies and American History teacher during the Nixon administration, “I’m shocked that the laws Congress passed in the 1970s to prevent Presidential abuse of power are being so ignored by Bush/Cheney.”
Nirenberg explains, “The Bush/Cheney administration must be held accountable for their high crimes and misdemeanors and their complete disregard for the U.S. Constitution. That’s why I’m going to Nancy Pelosi’s office, why I have to ‘walk my talk.’ I’m marching for the millions of citizens who can’t but who feel betrayed because our safeguarding system of checks and balances is so out of balance.” Nirenberg wants to encourage citizen action, “I hope some people will march with me – even for a mile or two,” he says – “but I hope everyone will march whenever they can and go to or contact Speaker Pelosi (202 225-0100) and House Judiciary Committee Chair John Conyers (202 225-5126) to tell them it is unacceptable to the American people that Congress is not yet holding this administration accountable for its egregious law breaking.”
Along the way, Nirenberg will meet with students, interested citizens, impeachment groups, and media representatives. It is groups such as the one in New York City who feel that it is time for Speaker Pelosi to put impeachment back on the table! Nirenberg believes that they will help raise the consciousness of yet other people who might feel as discouraged as he had once been. Those who can’t walk along beside him can follow his progress on his website, MarchInMyName.org.
In Nirenberg’s own words: “I want to move the impeachment effort forward and to save our Constitution. Nothing can destroy it faster than collective indifference.” John Nirenberg is convinced that, with a little help from his friends, his march can, indeed, make a difference – he has faith that “right makes might.”
Dec 16 2007
Tues 10:56a edt 90,160 & Wexler’s Office Explains Issues with Petition Count
I just heard from a colleague who spoke with a senior staffer at Wexler’s office. In her words here is the explanation:
Okay, just got a call from a senior staffer at Congressman Wexler’s office. They, indeed, were aware of the problems with the counter yesterday. I am pretty much a moron when it comes to website technical issues, so the best way I can explain it is that they were having a huge spike in traffic and having issues with the server. They actually had to switch servers as a result – twice – and in the process had to reset the counter which caused the error in the numbers. They way he described it and the timing and the actual numbers he provided matched exactly what we were witnessing – the sudden jump to over 100,000 and then the drop to 83,000. Later, there was another jump and subsequent drop when they had to repeat the process.
But, he is confident that it is all accurate now and running smoothly again. I know everyone is excited (and concerned) and while I think it’s good to keep an eye on things, the constant refreshing and checking most likely is putting strain on the system. They are using a reliable professional database and have multiple backups for the data. He explained as well that he personally scanned the list of names/email addresses and didn’t note any glaring discrepancies or duplicates and, again, is confident that the number currently displayed is accurate.
Bottom line, Congressman Wexler is committed to this and no there is no conspiracy or sabotage.
We spoke as well regarding Rep. Wexler’s interest in impeachment and he will be addressing the issue and providing more information on his plans this Thursday so stay tuned. They understand the challenge we are facing with the “media” and urged us to keep doing what we’re doing. He assured me that as far as the congressman is concerned, this is not going to fade away next week. So, keep putting it out there, encourage others to sign up.
Last count of the “night.” Something strange is going on with the site because the count was higher at 7:27p – 90,235 – than it is now. Not sure if the site is under attack. Be curious to see what Wexler’s office has to say in the morning.
At 5:27p the count was 88,953. Two hours later it was 90,325. That’s 11.43 signers per minute.
I don’t have time to calculate, but it looks like the votes are increasing by over 20 a minute. The site is also loading faster again. I called Wexler’s office and they said they had done server upgrades over the weekend. Maybe they did more today. At this rate it will be 100,000 easily by morning, maybe sooner.
Wow! I told somone last night around 1:30a that I expected it to hit 70,000 by mid-day today. This happened overnight!! Wexler must be overjoyed. I heard last night that the response to him personally for doing this has been overwhelming. He is being treated like a rockstar!
Update: I saw Dave Lindorff and John Nichols on a panel this afternoon in NYC at a presentation of The Culture Project’s “The Question of Impeachment.” Dave was awesome, but Nichols stole the show when he said that there will soon be 6 Dems calling for impeachment hearings! So all of the forwarding and cajoling we are all doing with this petition will have an impact. Our goal is to convince the entire Judiciary Committee this is imperative. Liz Holtzman emphasized that for impeachment to work it must be bipartisan so please do not hold back from contacting your Rep even if s/he is Republican.
The message that I got today was that IMPEACHMENT CAN HAPPEN, but it will take a lot of work and it doesn’t happen overnight. Holtzman who has been through it before remembered that things really started to happen February – July. So let’s gear up and get ready to make it happen in February!
They will have a podcast of this afternoon’s performance up sometime tomorrow. I strongly recommend it – this panel was amazing – Dave Lindorff, Liz Holtzman, Scott Horton, Marjorie Cohn, and John Nichols.
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They will have a podcast of this afternoon’s performance up sometime tomorrow. I strongly recommend it – this panel was amazing – Dave Lindorff, Liz Holtzman, Scott Horton, Marjorie Cohn, and John Nichols.This is a drive by diary, but I hope I will be forgiven because I am busy organizing an impeachment event in NYC for Wednesday (more on that later). I am hoping everyone here has signed Rep. Wexler’s petition and if you haven’t please go to Wexler’s Web Page and read his powerful oped and watch his video and SIGN. We hit 50,000 just before midnight last night – Wexler’s goal was 50,000 – let’s multiply that tenfold and show his colleagues what the American people want. Wexler needs our help to help us. I have seen skepticism and cynicism that he is doing this as a campaign ploy. I can’t tell you how I know, but I can verify that he is 100% committed to this and has been working on it since November 7th, the day after Dennis Kucinich introduced his motion of privilege. Please do whatever you can do to gather signatures on this significant petition. This is what will get us impeachment hearings.
Also, if you can please go orange for a moment and recommend Dave Lindorff’s new diary, we should be able to build this further if it remains on the recommended list for the afternoon. Dave is participating in a performance of “A Question of Impeachment” at The Culture Project today and I doubt he will be able to babysit the diary. The Culture Project is an amazing series that has been happening in SoHo. Check out the podcasts of the panel discussions – some really great stuff by incredibly knowledgable people.