Kucinich's Impeachment Movement Against Bush
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Kucinich's Impeachment Movement Against Bush Gains a Spark of New Life: One Can Hope
Submitted by meg on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 2:55pm. Alerts
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by Meg White
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is stepping back from her oft-repeated pledge not to pursue impeachment of President George W. Bush.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) introduced 35 articles of impeachment against Bush last month and 3 articles against Vice President Dick Cheney last year. Both resolutions were referred to the Judiciary Committee with no further Congressional action. This time, however, Kucinich said he would introduce new articles if the ones he brought forth last month went nowhere, as was widely expected.
Kucinich introduced a single article of impeachment against Bush this afternoon titled, Deceiving Congress with Fabricated Threats of Iraq WMDs to Fraudulently Obtain Support for an Authorization of the Use of Military Force Against Iraq. Kucinich opened his resolution with the following words:
"Yesterday in the House, we had a moment of silence for the troops. Today it is time to speak out on behalf of those troops who will be in Iraq for at least another year, courageously representing our nation while their Commander in Chief sent them on a mission that was based on falsehoods about the threat of WMDs from Iraq."
Pelosi's comments only briefly brought new hope to the impeachment movement. The Speaker said this morning that she expected the Judiciary Committee to hold impeachment hearings, though she hinted that even if the resolution passed through committee, it would have little chance on the House floor. However, after Judiciary Committee Chair John Conyers (D-MI) received the new resolution this afternoon, he said he was unsure as to when or what type of hearing would be held on the matter.
Conyers has said previously that he would consider holding impeachment hearings after the presidential election.
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