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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-10-08 07:10 PM
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ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH (complete text link)
http://kucinich.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=93581

Washington, Jun 10 - Dennis J. Kucinich of Ohio
In the United States House of Representatives
Monday, June 9th, 2008
A Resolution

INDEX

Article I
Creating a Secret Propaganda Campaign to Manufacture a False Case for War Against Iraq.

Article II
Falsely, Systematically, and with Criminal Intent Conflating the Attacks of September 11, 2001, With Misrepresentation of Iraq as a Security Threat as Part of Fraudulent Justification for a War of Aggression.

Article III
Misleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Possessed Weapons of Mass Destruction, to Manufacture a False Case for War.

Article IV
Misleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Posed an Imminent Threat to the United States.

Article V
Illegally Misspending Funds to Secretly Begin a War of Aggression.

Article VI
Invading Iraq in Violation of the Requirements of H. J. Res114.

Article VII
Invading Iraq Absent a Declaration of War.

Article VIII
Invading Iraq, A Sovereign Nation, in Violation of the UN Charter.

Article IX
Failing to Provide Troops With Body Armor and Vehicle Armor.

Article X
Falsifying Accounts of US Troop Deaths and Injuries for Political Purposes.

Article XI
Establishment of Permanent U.S. Military Bases in Iraq.

Article XII
Initiating a War Against Iraq for Control of That Nation's Natural Resources.

Article XIIII
Creating a Secret Task Force to Develop Energy and Military Policies With Respect to Iraq and Other Countries.

Article XIV
Misprision of a Felony, Misuse and Exposure of Classified Information And Obstruction of Justice in the Matter of Valerie Plame Wilson, Clandestine Agent of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Article XV
Providing Immunity from Prosecution for Criminal Contractors in Iraq.

Article XVI
Reckless Misspending and Waste of U.S. Tax Dollars in Connection With Iraq and US Contractors.

Article XVII
Illegal Detention: Detaining Indefinitely And Without Charge Persons Both U.S. Citizens and Foreign Captives.

Article XVIII
Torture: Secretly Authorizing, and Encouraging the Use of Torture Against Captives in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Other Places, as a Matter of Official Policy.

Article XIX
Rendition: Kidnapping People and Taking Them Against Their Will to "Black Sites" Located in Other Nations, Including Nations Known to Practice Torture.

Article XX
Imprisoning Children.

Article XXI
Misleading Congress and the American People About Threats from Iran, and Supporting Terrorist Organizations Within Iran, With the Goal of Overthrowing the Iranian Government.

Article XXII
Creating Secret Laws.

Article XXIII
Violation of the Posse Comitatus Act.

Article XXIV
Spying on American Citizens, Without a Court-Ordered Warrant, in Violation of the Law and the Fourth Amendment.

Article XXV
Directing Telecommunications Companies to Create an Illegal and Unconstitutional Database of the Private Telephone Numbers and Emails of American Citizens.

Article XXVI
Announcing the Intent to Violate Laws with Signing Statements.

Article XXVII
Failing to Comply with Congressional Subpoenas and Instructing Former Employees Not to Comply.

Article XXVIII
Tampering with Free and Fair Elections, Corruption of the Administration of Justice.

Article XXIX
Conspiracy to Violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Article XXX
Misleading Congress and the American People in an Attempt to Destroy Medicare.

Article XXXI
Katrina: Failure to Plan for the Predicted Disaster of Hurricane Katrina, Failure to Respond to a Civil Emergency.

Article XXXII
Misleading Congress and the American People, Systematically Undermining Efforts to Address Global Climate Change.

Article XXXIII
Repeatedly Ignored and Failed to Respond to High Level Intelligence Warnings of Planned Terrorist Attacks in the US, Prior to 911.

Article XXXIV
Obstruction of the Investigation into the Attacks of September 11, 2001.

Article XXXV
Endangering the Health of 911 First Responders.

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ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT FOR PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

Resolved, that President George W. Bush be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate:

Articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives of the United States of America in the name of itself and of the people of the United States of America, in maintenance and support of its impeachment against President George W. Bush for high crimes and misdemeanors.

In his conduct while President of the United States, George W. Bush, in violation of his constitutional oath to faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has committed the following abuses of power.

http://kucinich.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=93581
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-10-08 07:32 PM
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1. kick
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stillcool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-10-08 07:45 PM
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2. thanks...
a printer friendly distribution paper if I ever so one.
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goodhue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-10-08 07:46 PM
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3. They are being read by house clerk on C-SPAN now!
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pleah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-10-08 08:13 PM
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4. K&R Bookmarked! Watching C-Span.
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-10-08 08:14 PM
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5. IMPEACH!
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-10-08 08:14 PM
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6. K&R!
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BillORightsMan Donating Member (921 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-10-08 08:24 PM
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7. FULL TRANSCRIPT @ www.35articles.com
http://www.35articles.com/

If you don't have 5+ hours to watch, then you can read it here!
YouTube link too!

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nosmokes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-10-08 08:48 PM
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8. How can anyone read this or listen to it and not vote aye? W is
guilty of at least *one* of those even if you give him thirty-four mulligans. You cannot honestly say you're doing your job if you vote against this. If you do, you're obviously saying your party is more important than our country.
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