Kucinich's Fourth of July Impeachment Message

Transcript:
Some Democratic Leaders say Impeachment is off the table.
So, let us set a new table for our nation, upon which we place the Constitution and where we demand that all those who have taken an oath to defend it .. keep their promise and protect our nation from the threat within.

Please go to kucinich.us now and sign the petition, which calls for impeachment. This is the one petition that will make a difference because I will be delivering it personally to your member of congress. Please circulate word of this petition far and wide, to all your friends and family. This is the one opportunity that we have right now to actually change events in this country.

Two hundred and thirty-two years ago, our nation was conceived in liberty. We have once again reached a moment of truth, one that Lincoln recognized at Gettysburg as to whether "this nation or any nation so conceived or so dedicated can long endure".

Through the ashes of war, Lincoln prayed that "this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom...and that government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth."

This Fourth of July, 2008, we face a different kind of war; one which is trying our souls.. a war based on lies. But with the power of truth and the power of the people we can achieve a new birth of freedom, standing up for what is good in America, insisting on the rule of law, demanding adherence to the Constitution, and supporting the impeachment of a President who lied to take us into a war against Iraq.

Be the answer to Lincoln's Prayer. Please pledge your support now to restoring the rule of law in America. As we once again celebrate our Independence, let us celebrate freedom from fear and pledge that this government of the people will survive in this land that we love.

Please go to kucinich.us now. This is your chance to make a difference; truly celebrate our Independence. Thank you.

Listen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olcHZ_lUG6Q

Visit Kucinich's web site to view the Articles of Impeachment and sign the Petition: http://impeachment.kucinich.us/petition

   
The Good News...

'Imperial presidency' hearing to feature 13 witnesses
The hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. this Friday on Capitol Hill.
Nick Juliano
Published: Thursday July 24, 2008
http://rawstory.com//news/2008/Imperial_presidency_hearing_to_feature_13_0724.html
   
Kucinich, Barr, Bugliosi among those testifying

The House Judiciary Committee has released a witness list for its hearing to examine "the imperial presidency" of George W. Bush.

Testifying Friday morning will be Rep. Dennis Kucinich, who has introduced several resolutions calling for President Bush's and Vice President Dick Cheney's impeachment; former Rep. Bob Barr, the Libertarian presidential candidate who led the charge to impeach Bill Clinton in 1998; Vincent Bugliosi, author of the just-released book The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder; and 10 other current and former members of Congress, constitutional experts and human rights activists.

The hearing, which was announced last week, seems to be the one Judiciary Chairman John Conyers promised to Kucinich after he introduced his second impeachment resolution aimed at Bush earlier this month. Any action on Kucinich's articles of impeachment still seems unlikely, but the Ohio Democrat has previously said he just wants to be able to present his case.

Late Thursday afternoon, the committee released the full witness list, broken down into two panels.

    Panel One

    The Honorable Dennis Kucinich, Representative from Ohio
    The Honorable Maurice Hinchey, Representative from New York
    The Honorable Walter Jones, Representative from North Carolina
    The Honorable Brad Miller, Representative from North Carolina

    Panel Two

    The Honorable Elizabeth Holtzman, Former Representative from New York
    The Honorable Bob Barr, Former Representative from Georgia, 2008 Libertarian Nominee for President
    The Honorable Ross C. “Rocky” Anderson, Founder and President, High Roads for Human Rights
    Stephen Presser, Raoul Berger Professor of Legal History, Northwestern University School of Law
    Bruce Fein<, Associate Deputy Attorney General, 1981-82, Chairman, American Freedom Agenda
    Vincent Bugliosi, Author and former Los Angeles County Prosecutor
    Jeremy A. Rabkin, Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law
    Elliott Adams, President of the Board, Veterans for Peace
    Frederick A. O. Schwarz, Jr., Senior Counsel, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law

Conyers (D-MI) previously laid out six areas the hearing would explore:

    (1) improper politicization of the Justice Department and the U.S. Attorneys offices, including potential misuse of authority with regard to election and voting controversies;

    (2) misuse of executive branch authority and the adoption and implementation of the so-called unitary executive theory, including in the areas of presidential signing statements and regulatory authority;

    (3) misuse of investigatory and detention authority with regard to U.S. citizens and foreign nationals, including questions regarding the legality of the administration’s surveillance, detention, interrogation, and rendition programs;

    (4) manipulation of intelligence and misuse of war powers, including possible misrepresentations to Congress related thereto;

    (5) improper retaliation against administration critics, including disclosing information concerning CIA operative Valerie Plame, and obstruction of justice related thereto; and

    (6) misuse of authority in denying Congress and the American people the ability to oversee and scrutinize conduct within the administration, including through the use of various asserted privileges and immunities.

The Bad News...

Conyers Tries To Kill Impeachment Hearings Before They Start   
George Washington’s Blog
Thursday, July 24, 2008

John Conyers is now taking the position that no one at Friday’s impeachment hearing can accuse Bush or Cheney of any crime, or any impeachable offense, or dishonorable conduct, or even lying.

Moreover, Conyers is now saying that he will shut the hearing down if anyone does accuse the boys of crimes, impeachable offenses, or otherwise being naughty.

As David Swanson summarizes it:

    “Apparently the rules of Congress are designed to allow impeachable offenses to be discussed only in impeachment hearings. Apparently this didn’t occur to Chairman Conyers when he decided to hold a non-impeachment impeachment hearing. As a result, his hearing may be quickly shut down, and he will have a choice of holding a real impeachment hearing, resigning, or dropping the pretense that he intends to resist Cheney and Bush in any way whatsoever.”

Please watch this must-see 10 minute video from http://afterdowningstreet.org

Iran, Iraq, Impeachment: I've Got Good News and I've Got...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGU2qseqo24

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I am still waiting for slick willie's impeachment. 

All these hearings will at least become part of Bush's "permanent record."
History will reward those who stood up for justice and the Constitution.