Kucinich to bring single article of impeachment for misleading US into war

[MiaCulpa]

Source: Raw Story -- Nick Juliano

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) is sticking to his drive to impeach President Bush.

Few in the House of Representatives have any intention of doing anything with the last 35 articles of impeachment Kucinich set before them last month, so the former presidential candidate appears to be lightening the load. Kucinich sent a letter to colleagues Tuesday asking them to support a single article of impeachment, to be introduced Thursday, which accuses President Bush of leading the country to war based on lies.

"There can be no greater offense of a Commander in Chief than to misrepresent a cause of war and to send our brave men and women into harm's way based on those misrepresentations," Kucinich wrote in the "Dear Colleague" letter.

"There has been a breach of faith between the Commander in Chief and the troops. Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 or with Al Qaeda's role in 9/11. Iraq had neither the intention nor the capability of attacking the United States," he continued. "Iraq did not have weapons of Mass of Destruction. Yet George W. Bush took our troops to war under all of these false assumptions. Given the profound and irreversible consequences to our troops, if his decision was the result of a mistake, he must be impeached. Since his decision was based on lies, impeachment as a remedy falls short, but represents at least some effort on our part to demonstrate our concern about the sacrifices our troops have made."

Last month, Kucinich presented 35 articles of impeachment. Those have since been referred to the Judiciary Committee, where they are expected to die. Kucinich threatened to double the number of impeachment articles if the Judiciary Committee did not act...

Full article and Kucinich's letter to his colleagues at the link.

Read more: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Kucinich_to_bring_single_article_of_0708.html

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Kucinich is such a brave man. A true defender of the Constitution, and representative of the people. JMO...

-Diane

[AndyTiedye]

1. Great Idea, But

We gotta impeach Cheney first!



then:

[Festivito]

68. But, badly, it can allow Bush to continue PARDONING.

Which I still think is the basis for his unchecked power. That secret document that describes their reasoning is still secret.

[Independent_Liberal]

82. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I remember being told...

...he wouldn't be able to pardon if we started impeachment proceedings. I'd like someone to verify that for me.

[sourmilk]

2. It's a shame there aren't more like him.

Congress has been completely emasculated by a criminal Executive Branch.

[salguine]

34. Congress wasn't emasculated by the Executive Branch.

Congress emasculated itself. The administration could never have taken anything from Congress—Congress voluntarily handed over everything. All because they were afraid someone would call them names. And hundreds of thousands of people are dead because of it.

Kucinich, Wexler and Waxman are the only three out of 535 who shouldn't be tarred and feathered. Quite a few should be imprisoned.

[rainy]

63. or afraid they'd be anthraxed

[AndyTiedye]

72. Or Wellstoned

Though I suspect that they can keep most of them in line with

or the threat of being prosecuted on trumped-up charges, like former AL Governor Don Siegelman.

[rainy]

79. Very true! They take away all our progressive leaders.

[burrowowl]

37. Amen!

But Congress emasculated itself!
Makes one wonder!?

[daggahead]

3. And Nancy will make sure

it doesn't get the support it deserves.

What does Nancy Pelosi have to hide? Is she guilty of something that the republicons are willing to expose?

[trthnd4jstc]

33. I Hypothesize It Has to do with Military Spending, and what remains of the Working Middle Class

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[Zorra]

4. I hope DK ultimately succeeds at getting that murderer impeached.

Seems like the "Judiciary" committee wants to let Bu*h get away with murder. Does Bu*h have something on these people or what?

[KoKo]

5. What's Sad is that Pelosi Trashes get more Rec's and Kicks than Kucininich who is trying to do

something that requires ACTION....:cry:

[mdmc]

55. God Bless Kucinich

:patriot:

[KoKo]

6. and...you know what? This thread will go off to "Archives" with few posts while

"Greatest Posts" for a two liner "Fuck Whoever" get's 60 Rec's and the OP never said anything...but the "Peeps" thought it was "profound." :puke:

[NorthCarolina]

12. You hit that nail on the head

eom

[Dystopian]

22. truth.

:thumbsup:


peace~

[wurzel]

7. McClellan has confirmed that Cheney was in it for money.

[sourmilk]

8. No offense, but Snotty didn't have to confirm a thing for most of us.

It was pretty obvious from the outset.

Can you say "Deferred Benefit?"

Sure.

I knew you could.

[indepat]

9. Let's hope the Congressman stays out of small planes

[biermeister]

10. k&r

[fascisthunter]

11. This is What the Other Quislings in Congress Should Be Doing as Well

[KoKo]

13. Oh Yeah! So now 17 Re's get's to "Greatist" because some folks thought it would never make it there

Disgusting... Is it a "craven bone" to throw at those of us here on DU who are Activists?

Yeah..I know... it's time to donate to DU to keep my Search Functions... And, I will.. just for that...I guess I'm craven, also.

[antigop]

14. Thank you, Dennis. K&R. n/t

[frog92969]

15. That's a great Article I have to agree

But torture will always be my favorite.

[LWolf]

16. K & R n/t

[paparush]

17. I love that man. And yes, Dennis, stay out of planes, off balconies, and don't open any letters

[Enthusiast]

52. He need not worry

They have painted him as a UFO nut. They don't need to kill him as they have destroyed his credibility.

[knixphan]

18. K&R

[LuckyLib]

19. One of the only members of Congress with a spine. A salute to you, Mr. Kucinich. A true patriot.

[DesertRat]

20. Thank you Dennis Kucinich!

[Dystopian]

21. Thank you. K&R

I saw the video earlier today. I just cried and asked myself 'why?'
I was saddened that he had "tens of thousands" who signed. Why not more?
And he smiled. He was thankful. He is beautiful.

I also signed Wexler's petition. I freaked out watching the video as he held up the signatures on the floor....now has over 250,000 signatures.

Our country is sleeping....our country is dying...last breath.

peace~

[MiaCulpa]

23. Thank-you, all

I hope if you have a couple seconds you'll 'digg' Nick's report on the impeachment effort so we can keep the reports coming to you at Raw Story. The 'diggs' help our site traffic enormously.

Peace,

Diane

[garybeck]

24. k

[Mira]

25. Please Congressman Kucinich never give up. Never ever give up.

I would take off every last stitch of clothing on a busy street and cover all puddles to keep his feet dry.
Obviously I love Dennis beyond words.

[Alcibiades]

26. I like this tactic better

Than another laundry list. It's something people understand, and it's something many know to be true. It also has the virtue of probably being Bush's greatest crime while in office.

A Bush who is busy defending himself against impeachment will be a Bush too busy to do more damage. I'm sorry, but this needs to be done. Democrats in Congress who fear that this sort of thing will hurt our electoral chances in november are not simply craven, which is bad enough, they're stupid, which is worse. Detailing the crimes, day after day, was what finally turned the tide with regard to the public's esteem of Reagan. The greatest Congressional electoral success in my lifetime came after Watergate.

A House leadership that is capable of permitting the destruction of the Constitution deserves nothing but contempt. If they can do this, then they certainly won't balk at sabotaging Obama's presidency. It's time to clean (the) house.

[Drum]

27. Keep at it DK!

I applaud your courage to ring that bell. Even if the House members keep locking your measures away, they cannot ignore the bell---they hear it, and we hear it, and governing in the open is what we're made of here. At least there is a dividing-line produced by it: those who hear it and agree and are frustrated, and those that squirm and ignore it and are ashamed of hearing but not acting. In the end we Americans are accountable for governance sins, both of comission and omission. Good for Dennis and those of us who obviously care...and shame on those who refuse to hear, who refuse to smell what Democracy's cooking.

:toast:

[trickyguy]

28. Keep it simple Dennis. Maybe someone will get it.

[bertman]

29. Here's to Rep. Dennis Kucinich, a true patriot!!

Now, Rep. Kucinich will once again present his case to the House where it will receive the same cold shoulder from Pelosi and die an ignominious death.

One day in the who-knows-how-distant-future the truth about the complicity of the Democrats in this Congress will be revealed. Probably not in my lifetime, but one can hope.

[Maryland Liberal]

30. Look in up in your Funk and Wagnals...

The Key part of Dennis statement is - WHAT IS A LIE???. Not having a Funk and Wagnals, here is what Merriam -Webster has to say what a lie is...

1 : to make an untrue statement with intent to deceive
2 : to create a false or misleading impression

I think most of us here at DU - including myself - would agree - that number 2 is true. Number 1 is a harder nut to crack. Intent to deceive - is almost impossible to prove - how many bona-fide mind readers are out there? Perhaps Dennis should modify his statement to include just number 2?

[paparush]

69. Item #1 is the built in "out" clause such that this will look good, dems can shake their

tiny angry fists..and this will pass away like a fart on the wind.

Breaks my heart to see this country rot like this. Rot from the core out.

[Divine Discontent]

31. a REAL American "HERO"

some do have some pretty lenient ideas what constitutes a hero, I'm not at all confused who is one between Kucinich and McSame!

[jus_the_facts]

32. Sigh...THANK YOU DENNIS...

....YOU ARE THE MAN!! :applause:

[Voltaire99]

35. DK has the balls Obama lacks (Obama opposes impeachment, FYI)

Dennis may be quixotic, but that is his charm and his value.

He stands for something even as the Democratic Party itself comes increasingly to stand for nothing but watered down Republicanism.

Now, with Obama turning into a hybrid of Hillary and Pelosi, we need Kucinich more than ever.

I wish Dennis would quit the party and run as an independent, taking the mantle from the man he most closely resembles -- Ralph Nader. He'd get a lot further than he does with the party's sorry leaders constantly holding his arms and legs and smothering his head under a pillow.

[crickets]

36. Thank you, Dennis!

[Biscottiii]

38. k/r (just finally discovered how to Recommend, duh!)

I'm glad DK keeps bringing this subject to the forefront! It needs to be done & at least history will show that it wasn't for lack of trying that dubya didn't get ridden out on the rails!

[Yukari Yakumo]

39. Aaaand just what offense did Chimpy do?

i.e. What exact law did the d-bag break? Particularly in regards to this latest attempt.

[Amonester]

48. Murder (for profit) to begin with... (see them at link):

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties/

These victims of the d-bag's lies did not have to die: Iraq did not represent an imminent threat to the country:

Reminder: In February 2001 Powell Said Iraq was not a threat & 2001: Powell & Rice Declare Iraq Has No WMD and Is Not a Threat

[man4allcats]

40. Dennis Kucinich is still my personal choice

for Democratic presidential nominee. Yes, I will vote for Obama because I feel there's just too much at stake right now to stand on principle alone and make any other choice, but Kucinich is the only one I truly respect. This country and the Democratic party will be the poorer because he will not be elected President of the United States in November.

[jcla]

42. I Agree and I Signed !

K

[stimbox]

43. Error: You've already recommended that thread.

:bounce:

[TransitJohn]

44. Kick for Dennis

:patriot:
Thanks for doing the right thing, and keeping the lies in the headlines, as much as ou can.

A challenge to all of DU: let's get this the record for most recommends.

[superconnected]

45. Thank you Dennis!

[jtt]

46. draw a line Kucinich....

and feel free to ridicule openly any Dem that doesn't support this. Its past time to ditch the dead weight in this party. They ALL should be opposed by Real Dems when their reelection comes up.

[knixphan]

49. seconded!

Totally.

[Senator]

47. More Accurately, "Terrorizing" Into War

When the "misrepresentation" is a ChickenHawk-Little lie about "Mushroom Clouds!," the regime is guilty of terrorizing the nation far worse than any 20 guys with boxcutters could ever do.

It would be great if Mr. Kucinich could introduce a single article daily, until we finish this thing.

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[Christa]

50. K & R

he is a good man, pity there are not more like him, and even sadder that he is not getting the recognition he deserves.

[DUlover2909]

51. But A-Rod and Madonna, etc? That's what's important!

What about the All-Star game? All this nonsense about lies and deaths are just so last week.

[bobmorr1]

53. Thank you Dennis!

I supported Dennis in the primary. He was the best choice for the primary. He he a true patriot.

[Preening Fop]

54. A good example of the Fetid 'two party' Farce created & controlled by the Founding Feudal Fathers.

With the t.v. stations laughing as the money just keeps rolling in...

[loyalkydem]

56. and today

the fourth amendment will die because of George W. Bush

[dccrossman]

57. Go, Kucinich - K&R

I think this might have more impact than the 35, because by having only one article, no one can claim that it is too much/difficult to read, examine, and take a stance on. With the 35, there were ready-made excuses for the weak, not so here.

W lied to take us to war and that is a breach of his oath of office. Pure. Simple.

Thanks to Kucinich!

[Mike Nelson]

58. THANK YOU, DENNIS!

History will report somebody did the right thing.

[kmac3]

59. K & R

:kick:The only way these brainwashed,rubber stamping Repubs will understand and digest anything is to put the information in 1st Grade reading level terms. The majority have continually demonstrated they do not understand the end results of all they pass through the House automatically.

[bertman]

65. kmac3, even if we put it in 1st Grade reading level terms the dummies will go to Rush and Boortz

and FauxNews to "interpret" for them. It's willful ignorance in many cases. Easier to hold on to one's disproven theories than to accept that one was wrong in the first place.

[marshall]

60. Can he include all those house members and senators who voted for it too?

Impeach 'em all!

[pleah]

61. K&R!

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.
- Abraham Lincoln
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A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.
- Edward R. Murrow

[mother earth]

62. Thank you, Dennis Kucinich!!!!

K & R:kick:

[bathandbeyond]

76. Same here!

Dennis continues to show integrity and courage in the midst of a spineless and dishonest den of iniquity.

[Blue_Tires]

64. ttt

i support this message

[Norrin Radd]

66. kr

woohoo! 2000 posts.

[Wizard777]

67. Go get 'em Dennis!

[Tight_rope]

70. Too bad other in Congress are spineless individuals who refuse to stand for the truth.

They would rather play it safe and hide behind the skirts of Washington. They make me :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[Forrest Greene]

71. "Always Tell The Truth..."

"...You'll be perfectly safe: no one will believe you, and they'll all just laugh."

-- Edward Abbey

[Rosa Luxemburg]

73. there shouldn't be a problem combatting tyranny

thats' why the constitution is there. Use it before it's used as bathroom tissue by G W Bush.

[ForPeace]

74. No longer a "free country"

The phrase "free country" used to be bandied about a lot - but you don't hear it much anymore. It used to be a common defense to almost anything people were accused of that wasn't actually criminal - "well it's a free country". I miss the old days - before congress was cowed into giving up our freedom.

[Radio_Lady]

75. K&R. Thanks for posting.

[redqueen]

77. I share your admiration for DK.

K&R

[Vidar]

78. Bravo, Dennis! To hell with Pelosi!

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[ncrainbowgrrl]

86. Welcome to DU,fredlevin

:hi:

[jeff30997]

81. Good luck Den...

[Independent_Liberal]

83. Go Dennis!

I'm with you all the way!

:woohoo:

[Independent_Liberal]

84. K&R!

[clovis29]

87. K & R here, too!

Why is Dennis alone on this? I agree the Congress should be lining up behind him!

[Fox Mulder]

85. Go Dennis!

[crickets]

88. "Error: You've already recommended that thread."