Rate the Articles of Impeachment!

[ColbertWatcher]

Yesterday,June 9, 2008, everyone who doesn't rely on the GOP-controlled media knows that Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich introduced 35 articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush, his agents and subordinates as well as Vice President Dick Cheney.

Which of the articles do you feel are most likely to stick? Which are more likely to get thrown out? Which would look best on a t-shirt, or bumper sticker?

Or make up your own category to rate them.

Below is a handy list, special thanks to DUer davidswanson for being the first to post the text for Kucinich's articles of impeachment against the GOP criminals.

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 HJRes114

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

[mikelgb]

1. I think 18 is the most powerful - as Bush has actually admitted it

[ColbertWatcher]

2. That's true. n/t

[Voice for Peace]

11. And that one alone is enough for impeachment.

[ColbertWatcher]

3. My list...

Most likely to stick

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

Article XV
Providing Immunity from Prosecution for Criminal Contractors in Iraq

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 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 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

Least likely to stick

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

[Racinante]

4. THIS IS STUPID

First off its a complete waste of time; secondly there is nothing to be gained by it. Thirdly, I don't ever want to see a President Impeached unless he seriously breaks the law and endangers or hurts AMERICANS. I don't give a crap about the rights of a bunch of suspected terrorists. We did alot worse things in WWII out of necessity. We didn't even give German soldiers in France the opportunity to go to Jail. The best they could hope for was a Cig. They got a Cig and a bullet. That was policy on D-Day. We didn't have the resources to capture them. So, should Roosevelt have been impeached?

I also don't have a problem with Torture to find out about potential terrorist acts. If I knew there was a nuclear weapon in the US about to go off and I had a person that knew about it; I would find his wife, kids and the rest of his family and dismember them in front of the prick to find out what i needed. There is one area I agree that torture of the individual doesn't work but his family does.

[ColbertWatcher]

5. OK. Welcome to DU. n/t

[mikelgb]

6. he's obviusly not wasting your time...

I believe the thousand of troops Killed in Iraq are mostly AMERICAN,

Do lives from this country seem to have more value to you?

[Individualist]

7. DLC sucks!

[wildbilln864]

8. You don't mind torturing innocents!?

Amazing! :banghead:

[MrCoffee]

9. Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!

Welcome to DU. It's been real.

[Phred42]

10. Racinante: Your mommy just called - wants you to clean your room and get a job