Impeachment resolution nixed (Boulder CO City Council)

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Source: Colorado Daily

Impeachment resolution nixed

By RICHARD VALENTY Colorado Daily Staff Writer
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 9:21 PM MST

It drew the ire of national right-wing pundits and the support of local left-wing activists, but Boulder's City Council decided Tuesday night against going forward with a possible impeachment resolution.

The resolution probably would have been targeted at President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, and it would have asked the U.S. Congress to consider launching impeachment proceedings against the two. Had the council decided to go forward, a committee would have worked on formal resolution language and on setting up a public hearing to discuss the document.

Despite the fact that Council Chambers in the city's Municipal Building was packed with impeachment supporters Tuesday, a majority of council opined that the resolution would not be the right move at the right time. All eight council members who were present Tuesday spoke on the issue, and several dissenting members generally said they would rather devote the time to city-related topics.

But citizen supporters pointed out that roughly 90 other U.S. municipalities have already adopted some form of pro-impeachment statement, and that certain members of Congress and others have introduced or co-sponsored resolutions.

For example, U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, introduced an Articles of Impeachment resolution in 2007 relating to Cheney. Article 1 alleged that Cheney “purposely manipulated the intelligence process” regarding the threat of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in Iraq, in attempts to justify the use of U.S. military force in Iraq.

Read more: http://www.coloradodaily.com/articles/2008/02/21/news/c_u_and_boulder/news5.txt

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1. We can only hope that this political caution will lead to a new...

more progressive city council.

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2. No kidding!

Makes me want to move the 40 miles northwest so I can vote for new council memebers. I can't believe the People's Republci of Boulder's elected reps didn't vote for this! More proof of the freaky Orwellian reality that is George Bush's Amerika.

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3. City Council Threatened With Violence Over Impeachment, Drops Issue

February 20, 2008
City Council Threatened With Violence Over Impeachment, Drops Issue
Filed under: Impeachment Progress News, Colorado — Jodin Morey @ 6:01 pm


After receiving threats of Physical Violence, Boulder City Council drops the impeachment issue.

Ryan Morgan, DailyCamera — Boulder won't debate a measure calling for the impeachment of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.

Backers of the measure couldn't muster support from five members of the Boulder City Council to draft an impeachment resolution, even though many members said they were sympathetic to its goals. The council reached that decision late Tuesday night after hearing from dozens of activists who pleaded with them to draft such a resolution.

Two Boulder police officers were stationed in the room after elected officials received threatening e-mails from impeachment opponents, City Clerk Alisa Lewis said. Deputy Mayor Crystal Gray said she received one e-mail that said the portrait of the City Council "would make a fine target for a firing squad."


more...

http://impeachforpeace.org/impeach_bush_blog/?p=4890

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4. Thanks!