How To IMPEACH B*sh, By STATE:

[npincus]

http://www.impeachbush.tv/impeach/bystate.html

I found this web site- one-stop shopping for anyone wanting to learn about and/or try introduce impeachment resolutions on a local level. Wishful thinking: state by state, a majority of state legislatures have resolutions drafted and under consideration.

From the site:

Impeachment by Cities, Counties and States

A city, county or state cannot directly impeach a President. That is done by the US House of Representatives. But these local governments can initiate the impeachment process by sending charges to the US House for them to act on. Efforts are now underway in several states to initiate impeachment of George Bush. Many cities and counties have already passed resolutions calling for impeachment.

Suggested Steps Towards Impeachment:

1. HOW TO get a resolution passed in your City, County, or State

2. Proposed Resolution for Use by Cities, Counties and States

3. HOW TO send the Resolution to Congress (for City, County or State Officials)

4. Congressional Steps to impeachment

[Peace Patriot]

1. No, no, no, this is wrong! State legisl's DO have the power to INITIATE

impeachment proceedings in the U.S. House of Reps--under a rule in Jefferson's Manual. This was just discovered by an Illinois legislator (Yarlborough), who just introduced a bill in Illinois to this effect, impeaching Bush (as did a Calif legislator--Kortez--a bill that includes Cheney). Jefferson's Manual for Congressional rules is re-passed by each Congress at the beginning of the session. It's Rule 603, on who can INITIATE impeachment of the Prez and V-P, and it includes the legislatures of only one state (doesn't have to include other states), as well as a grand jury. Vermont is also acting to convert its resolution of impeachment into a bill of impeachment.

See these threads...

Calif bill
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2588460
Illinois bill
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2586988

This is a PRIVILEGED bill--a state bill of impeachment submitted to the U.S. House of Reps. Once a state submits it to the House, all other business must stop until it is considered. From that point on, I don't know much about what Bush's "pod people" in the House would or could do--because it is UNPRECEDENTED. But clearly discussion must occur and something done with this privileged bill--which, at the very least, will head a groundswell of revulsion at Congressional Bushites and at the Bush junta.

One other thing I dont know--does it require both houses of a state legislature to submit it? Some states have two houses. Some have only one, I believe. A lot of legal unknowns, but Rule 603 is unambiguous on the right of states to initiate a privileged bill of impeachment in the U.S. House. It is CURRENT, EXISTING law--and at least three states are considering it, with bills just submiited in the state legislatures.