Hinchey still pressing for Bush probe (possible impeachment?)

[babylonsister]

http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/latestnews/index.php?id=8386

November 17th, 2006 2:02 am
Hinchey still pressing for Bush probe

By Katie Young / Daily Freeman

KINGSTON - U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey still stands behind a bill calling for an investigation of the Bush administration that could lead to possible impeachment, despite the Ulster County Legislature's decision to hold off on a similar resolution and the assertion by House Speaker-in-waiting Nancy Pelosi that impeachment is off the table.

Ulster County legislators last referred back to the Efficiency, Reform and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee a resolution to support an investigation of Bush's actions in the run-up to the Iraq war.

Legislator Gary Bischoff, chairman of the committee, said that although impeachment really is just a call for an investigation, the word scares people away.

Bischoff, D-Saugerties, said Pelosi's recent statement had nothing to do with the county Legislature's decision and that the matter would be further discussed in light of the fact that the Democratic Party won control of Congress in last week's elections.

Hinchey said the main reason to carry out such an investigation is to show future administrations that they cannot abuse power without being held accountable.

The bill that Hinchey supports, which is sitting in the House Judiciary Committee, seeks to create a select committee to investigate "the administration's intent to go to war before congressional authorization, manipulation of prewar intelligence, encouraging and countenancing torture, retaliating against critics, and to make recommendations regarding grounds for possible impeachment."

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[pat_k]

1. At least one member is not complicit in the criminal enterprise. . .

. . .led by Bush and Cheney.

[babylonsister]

2. I do like his reasoning. nt

[let us vote]

3. Hinchey is a good man.

We can trust him.

[babylonsister]

4. Welcome to DU, let us vote!

:hi: