CQ POLITICS: Kucinich to Present Impeachment Case to Panel

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THIS is a first for this site; I'm jazzed just to read it!

http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docid=news-000002914849

Kucinich to Present Impeachment Case to Panel
By Molly K. Hooper, CQ Staff


Democratic leaders have agreed to give Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich a day before the House Judiciary Committee to make his case that President Bush ought to be impeached for allegedly lying to Congress in order to get approval to invade Iraq.

Kucinich, D-Ohio, has introduced three impeachment resolutions — one against Bush (HRes 1258) and two against Vice President Dick Cheney (H Res 333, H Res 799) — all of which have been referred to committee and then ignored.

On Thursday, Kucinich complied with a rule requiring him to give notice before filing another article of impeachment, which he intends to do on July 14. Earlier Thursday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif., said Judiciary Chairman John Conyers Jr. , D-Mich., likely would review the matter before his committee.

Kucinich contends that Pelosi’s blessing demonstrates the desire on Capitol Hill to hold the administration accountable for allegedly lying to Congress.

“When Congress is reminded that a case for war was made based on information that has been categorically proven to be untrue, Congress will then want to reflect on its power and responsibility,” Kucinich said.

But Democratic House leaders downplayed the possibility of actual impeachment proceedings. “It is my expectation that there will be some review of it in the committee,” Pelosi said. “Not necessarily taking up the articles of impeachment, because that would have to be voted on the floor, but to have some hearings on the subject.”

“The chairman may be holding hearings. Whether he holds impeachment hearings would be another question,” Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer , D-Md., said Thursday.

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1. "Whether he holds impeachment hearings would be another question,"

Yeah, Steny, I'm sure we can count on you to help those hearings happen.

NOT!

[babylonsister]

2. GASP! I just heard m$nbc mention impeachment, too!

Whoa! I need a fan for my vapors!

[Viva_Daddy]

3. The most important reason to impeach Bush NOW

is that it would prevent him from being able to give a blanket pardon to his fellow felons before leaving office in January of 2009. If impeachment proceedings have not started before then, you can bet he certainly WILL use his power to pardon them. If they get pardoned, that will prevent their being called to testify against HIM.