CA, Arcata City Council urges Bush impeachment

[Higans]

he Arcata City Council last night adopted a resolution calling for the impeachment of George W. Bush, Richard B. Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld for violations of international and Constitutional law. The resolution cites the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq as “crimes against peace”, the supreme crime under the Nuremberg Principles, and a violation of the Geneva Accords and the United Nations Charter.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 7, 2004
Arcata, California

ARCATA CITY COUNCIL CALLS FOR IMPEACHMENT OF BUSH, CHENEY, RUMSFELD

The Arcata City Council last night adopted a resolution calling for the
impeachment of George W. Bush, Richard B. Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld
for violations of international and Constitutional law. The resolution
cites the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq as “crimes against peace”,
the supreme crime under the Nuremberg Principles, and a violation of
the Geneva Accords and the United Nations Charter. As ratified
treaties, these accords have the status of the “supreme law of the
land” under the United States Constitution (Article VI), so violation
of these treaties constitutes a violation of the Constitution, which is
cause for impeachment.

The Resolution was brought before the council by Veterans for Peace,
Chapter 56 and was written by Veteran for Peace, Brian Willson and
Arcata City Councilmember, Dave Meserve. The vote was 3-0 on the
council, with one member recusing himself because of concerns about
interfering with electoral politics, and the fifth council seat empty
due to a recent resignation.

Specifically, the resolution requests that Representative Mike Thompson
(D-CA) join with others in Congress to introduce Articles of
Impeachment against George W. Bush, Richard B. Cheney and Donald
Rumsfeld. The resolution is the most recent action of the council,
which has previously: (1) requested an apology from George W. Bush for
lying to the American people about Iraq, (2) written a letter to the
House Judiciary Committee requesting an investigation into possibly
impeachable actions by Bush regarding Iraq, and (3) called for the
censure of Bush for lying about Iraq.

(More)
http://www.indybay.org/news/2004/10/1699322.php

[rodeodance]

1. SWEET

[pinniped]

2. In a few months the invaded country list will have to be revised.

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[XemaSab]

3. What a shocker!

Not! :P

[lavenderdiva]

4. Wow!

Maybe, just maybe people really are waking up from the kool-aid, and there is a movement happening. Does anyone else feel it getting cooler in here? Is hell freezing over?



on edit: Recommended!

[ClayZ]

5. Good on the Arcata City Council

May they be joined by every City in the Country!

:patriot: :patriot: :patriot:

[autorank]

6. ROKKEN!!!!!!!!!! The Velvet Revolution Begins in Northern CA - Way North

This is just terrific news. A great deal of work has been done in Arcata by DUers including DU's own Dave Behrman, GuvWurld. California Activists Call the Cops on Diebold

Very simple notion out there. If you can't really see, feel, touch, and COUNT the ballots, then our leaders have no legitimacy. Why? Because they can't prove that they were elected.

Thank you Arcata, Humboldt County California!!!

[Moderator]

7. This is not breaking news

Not LBN