Febraury 7, 2006
The past month has seen a burst of resolutions supporting
impeachment in city councils, state democratic parties, and even
chapters of Democrats Abroad. On January 6, the City Council of Arcata, Calif.,
passed a resolution demanding the impeachment or resignation of
President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, citing violations of
international and constitutional law.
On January 15, the Executive Committee of Democrats Abroad France
unanimously passed a resolution calling upon Congress to determine
whether impeachable offenses have been committed by the Bush/Cheney
Administration and if necessary to immediately begin impeachment
proceedings against Bush and Cheney.
On January 28, the North Carolina Democratic Party passed a
resolution to ask elected Democratic Representatives to Congress to
sign on to legislation to impeach Bush, Cheney and Gonzales.
The Democratic Central Committee of Marin County, Calif.,
approved a resolution last Thursday night that calls for the
impeachment of President Bush for what it considers to be illegal
domestic wiretapping of American citizens.
Today the City of San Francisco began consideration of a resolution calling for a full investigation, and impeachment or resignation of Bush and Cheney
Participants in an upcoming town meeting in Newfane, Vt., will vote on town support for Bush's impeachment.
In Oregon, a former state senator will present a resolution calling
for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney to the Multnomah County Democratic Central Committee
February 9. The resolution passed the Committee's agenda subcomittee
last month. It charges that Bush and Cheney's (1) unprovoked and
misrepresented invasion of Iraq violated the UN charter, (2) their
actions contrary to acts of Congress volated their oaths of office and
(3) their unlawful detention and torture of prisoners violated the US
Constitution, acts of Congress and the Geneva Conventions. These
actions, the Central Committee is asked to declare, reach the level of
High Crimes and Misdeameanors while in office sufficient to constitute
articles of impeachment before the House of Representatives.
Read More About Each of These Resolutions:
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