Kucinich Vows New Round of Impeachment Articles Against Bush (If Measure Dies)

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Source: The Public Record

Kucinich Vows New Round Of Impeachment Articles Against Bush If Measure Dies
By Jason Leopold
The Public Record
Thursday, June 12, 2008

Dennis Kucinich, the Ohio Congressman and former 2008 Democratic Presidential candidate, said he would continue to introduce resolutions calling for the removal of President George W. Bush from office if the articles of impeachment against Bush that he presented to the House Monday is not taken up within 30 days.

On Monday, Kucinich introduced the articles of impeachment against President Bush in the form of a privileged resolution, a procedural maneuver requiring Congress to take up the measure within two legislative days. Kucinich spent four-hours reading 35 articles of impeachment against President Bush, accusing the commander-in-chief of a wide-range of "High Crimes and Misdemeanors," such as lying to Congress and the public to win support for the Iraq war.

Congressman Robert Wexler, (D-Fla.), agreed to co-sponsor of the measure Tuesday. Congress voted 251-166 Wednesday to send the articles of impeachment to a House Judiciary Committee for review where it's expected to die. But Kucinich said if that happens he will just introduce another resolution until lawmakers vote on the measure. "Leadership wants to bury it, but this is one resolution that will be coming back from the dead," Kucinich told the Washington Post Wednesday. "Thirty days from now, if there is no action, I will be bringing the resolution up again, and I won't be the only one reading it. We'll come back and many of us will be reading this , and we'll come back with 60 articles, not 35."

In a statement Wednesday, Kucinich urged the House Judiciary Committee to "begin a review of the 35 articles" and said he "will be providing supporting documentation to the committee so that it can proceed in an orderly manner." Kucinich said he expects to meet with Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers within a week to for the committee to vote on the measure. A resolution Kucinich sponsored last year to impeach Cheney was sent to Conyers' committee but was not debated.

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[mnhtnbb]

1. Good for DK! A true patriot.

[thecrow]

2. I love it that he's got another 25 articles up his sleeve

all they need to do is find * guilty of 1 to impeach him

[KoKo]

3. This is an excellent article....worth the read... K&R!

[lovuian]

4. these articles aren't going away

Pelosi is looking very bad here

[antigop]

5. Who else will be reading them?

"We'll come back and many of us will be reading this , and we'll come back with 60 articles, not 35."

Other than Wexler, who is "we"?

[mikelgb]

10. I'll help read... if he gives me a floor pass

;)

[antigop]

11. hey, me, too! Obviously he has other people, though.

I wonder who they are....

[NorthCarolina]

6. Kucinich is one of Ohio's greatest contributions to this nation

America's Congressman, Dennis Kucinich :patriot:

[Shealee]

7. Yippee!

Yea, let's waste our time impeaching a President who only has a few months out of an 8 year term left anyway, when we could be spending our time figuring out how to get our gas prices under control. BRILLIANT!

[Amonester]

16. Dennis can do both (and more).

I am sure he is not the only one (who can "multitask").

Those who can't "multitask" are the ones who "waste our time" (and our tax-money)... perhaps because they are complicit...

[stillcool]

17. Gas prices are more important than Democracy..

the Constitution, and the rule of law? Interesting.

[Shealee]

20. My point is...

Bush will be out of office REGARDLESS in 6 months....how much is gas gonna cost by then?

[stillcool]

21. Depends on Bush, no?

Why would anyone think that once these oil industry insiders leave office they would have no power? Why would anyone think that these energy/defense sector insiders have any allegiance to the United States? Why bother having a Constitution and the rule of law, if the people of a country acquiesce to a criminal administration that has plundered the country for every last dime it could get?

[Freddie Stubbs]

8. One definition of insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result

[NoodleyAppendage]

12. One definition of a lack of intestinal fortitude is a failure to stand for what is "right."

Now is not the time for pragmatics. War crimes have been committed and people should be held to account.

J

[Runcible Spoon]

26. wow you could certainly use a dose of your own medicine!

since all I see you do is shit all over impeachment threads. Yet most of us support him for this...your little "Loony Kooch" army seems awfully quiet however...

[Zachstar]

9. Keep it up!

No way in hell it will actually work. But atleast these articles will go down in history as the articles he should have been served YEARS ago. And a warning to all future leaders of this nation.

[midnight]

13. Please Do this Congress.....

"begin a review of the 35 articles" and said he "will be providing supporting documentation to the committee so that it can proceed in an orderly manner."

[burrowowl]

14. GO! DK! NT

[Pavlovs DiOgie]

15. Kucinich is an American hero! EOM

[Imagevision]

18. We could use a march on Washington, not that the MSM would cover it...

[babydollhead]

19. kick

[missTheBigDog]

22. DK is a true patriot

but really, what's the point? He's got what, 7 months left in office? Where has DK been the last couple of years? This should've been done in the 2006 or earlier timeframe. What a waste of time. I know he wants to get it on record, but like another post said there are better things that Congress should be discussing.

[Why Syzygy]

23. Can someone tell me what the vote means??? thx

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

24. In terms of his physical stature, Dennis isn't very big...

I'm just saying this because there might still be room on Mt. Rushmore. He's a stand-up guy and a genuine patriot.

[Overseas]

25. Thank you Dennis !! K&R !