Tompkins County, NY First U.S. County To Pass Impeachment Resolution

[Hissyspit]

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First U.S. County To Pass Impeachment Resolution - Tompkins Co, NY

Last night the Tompkins County, NY legislature voted to ask Congress to form a subcommittee to investigate possible impeachable offenses by Cheney and Bush.

http://www.co.tompkins.ny.us/detail.aspx?ContentID=766

News Details - Legislature Supports Impeachment Inquiry

After listening to a half-hour of public comment and debating for nearly an hour on the appropriateness of local action, the Legislature took a stand on the call for federal investigation into potential impeachment charges against President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.

By a vote of 9 to 6, the Legislature called for a comprehensive investigation of what was cited as evidence that may warrant impeachment of the President and Vice President of the United States. Legislators Mike Sigler, Greg Stevenson, Dick Booth, Michael Hattery, Frank Proto and Tyke Randall voted no. The resolution adopted urges the Members of Congress who represent Tompkins County to support formation of a subcommittee to investigate and review allegations that President Bush and Vice President Cheney committed high crimes and misdemeanors, related to their actions involving the War in Iraq. It also urges members of the New York State Legislature who represent the County to call upon the Assembly and the State Senate to join in that request to Congress. The resolution, in part, alleges that the President and Vice President have misled Congress and the American people regarding Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction and have misled Congress and the nation about ties between Iraq and al Quaeda.

The resolution was proposed by Legislator Pam Mackesey, in response to 2,600 petition signatures from county residents presented to the Legislature. Before the vote, ten citizens urged support of the measure, with an overflow crowd packing the Legislative chambers and more watching by television in the nearby main courtroom.

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[demnan]

1. Thank you Tompkins County, NY

For standing up for your country!

[frebrd]

2. Good on 'em!

That used to be my "next-door" county. Proud of 'em!

[left is right]

3. How many cities and counties casting resolutions for impeachment

must we have before it means anything and Congress has to act on them?
Yeah, yeah--I have asked this before!

I feel like that laxative commercial--"Is 1 enough; are 2 too many?"

[H2O Man]

4. Great!

My younger son is a TC3 student.

[Berry Cool]

5. Not surprising

Tompkins County, proud home of the People's Republic of Ithaca! :-)

[HowHasItComeToThis]

6. KUDOS

:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

[Senator]

7. kick