Articles of impeachment can submitted from individual state legislatures

[LiviaOlivia]

Articles of impeachment can submitted from individual state legislatures.

Very interesting read at:

http://thenexthurrah.typepad.com/the_next_hurrah/2006/01/impeachment_let.html


See pages 314-315 of the House Rules for the 109th Congress.

NOTE: Sec. 603. Inception of impeachment proceedings in the House. This refers to Jefferson's Manual-the House uses it as a supplement to its standing rules.>>
In the House there are various methods of setting an impeachment in motion:
(...) by charges transmitted from the legislature of a State (III, 2469)

[radio4progressives]

1. K&R & BK'd Thanks for posting this

:kicked:

[FtWayneBlue]

2. nifty.

Let the games begin.

[bananas]

3. word is spreading

seen on another blog
"The states can start impeachment!"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x235654

[LiviaOlivia]

4. Thanks

for the link.

[onenote]

5. I wouldn't get too excited about this..it doesn't really change anything

Yes, a state legislature can pass a resolution recommending impeachment. Its not clear that they can force a member of Congress to introduce that measure, but even if they can, it simply gets referred to the Judiciary Committee in the same way that an impeachment resolution gets referred to Judiciary when introduced by an individual member of Congress. And until the Democrats control Congress, any impeachment matter sent to the House Judiciary Committee is going to disappear without any action. Happens all the time.

onenote

[calimary]

9. Soooo... maybe it's better to just ... sit and do nothing?

Look, the front door's shut and locked. The back door is, too. So are most of the side windows. If termites thought that way, Orkin would go out of business, and tom delay wouldn't have had enough guts to run for the House.

I say ANYTHING is fair. ALL bets are off. WHATEVER it takes. If we have to work our way in by doing stuff like this, then so be it. If we make enough noise about this, it might attract more interest, maybe some press attention, and some much-needed momentum.

Impeachment IS an option.

No. It's MORE.

At this point, it's an essential public service.

[onenote]

10. I didn't say not to do it

But folks shouldn't think that its a short cut. If there is a member of Congress willing to introduce a resolution of impeachment, they should. If a resolution from their legislature helps spur them on, fine.

But as a practical matter, until the Democrats control the House, any impeachment effort, no matter what its origins, is going to be referred to Sensenbrenner's Judiciary Committee and that will be it. No hearings, no discussion, no action. No anything.

onenote

[drm604]

6. Did you see this comment from that site?

It does not lose its privilege from the fact that a similar proposition has been made at a previous time during that same session of Congress, previous action of the House not affecting it.

(Those crazy revolutionaries.) What does this sentence mean? I'm sure I'm misreading it, but it sounds like a state can essentially launch a denial-of-service attack on the House, sending it so many impeachment doodads that no other House business can be conducted. But that can't be right..., can it?

Wouldn't that be something, if one or more states could shut down the house. Maybe it's something to consider.
I also like the poster's phraseology, impeachment doodads, LOL.

[MellowOne]

7. If enough people put pressure on the legislatures

We will be heard.

[calimary]

8. Kicked and HEARTILY recomended!

This is GREAT!

Just GREAT! Start spreadin' the news...

[drm604]

11. K&R

:kick:

[greiner3]

12. Great find;

I forgot, how many red states in the last election?