Seeking Enlightenment from 110th Congress
On June, 9th, 2008, Denis Kucinich sited his infamous thirty-five articles of impeachment of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. This was a five and half hour speech before the House of Representatives. The vote to refer the resolution to the Judiciary Committee was tantamount to burying it, as the Democrats and Kucinich himself were fully aware. The Democratic chairman of the committee, Rep. John Conyers of Detroit, has repeatedly stated his opposition to pursuing an impeachment investigation against Bush or Vice President Dick Cheney. In my opinion any one of the thirty-five articles of impeachment was sufficient to impeach the executive.
The failure of the House to impeach the executive illustrates the fact that laws of the United States do not apply to those in power, thus a direct indication that we are lead by an oligarchy and not a republic.
The House Judiciary committee never cited any specific reason for not accepting the resolution to impeach. We the people demand to know the reason impeachment never took place for each article sighted. Meaning, we the people are owed an explanation for each and every article of impeachment.
110th Congressional Judiciary Committee is made up of thirty members. These thirty elected officials had the decision before them to impeach the entire executive branch of our government. They still owe us an explanation. They are:
Democrats
1. Honorable Conyers, Jr. – Michigan (Chairman)
2. Honorable Smith – Texas (Ranking Member)
3. Honorable Berman – California, 28th
4. Honorable Boucher – Virginia, 9th
5. Honorable Nadler – New York, 8th
6. Honorable Scott – Virginia, 3rd
7. Honorable Watt – North Carolina, 12th
8. Honorable Lofgren – California, 16th
9. Honorable Jackson Lee – Texas, 18th
10. Honorable Waters – California, 35th
11. Honorable Delahunt – Massachusetts, 10th
12. Honorable Wexler – Florida, 19th
13. Honorable Sanchez – California, 39th
14. Honorable Cohen – Tennessee, 9th
15. Honorable Johnson – Georgia, 4th
16. Honorable Sutton – Ohio, 13th
17. Honorable Gutierrez – Illinois, 4th
18. Honorable Sherman – California, 27th
19. Honorable Baldwin – Wisconsin, 2nd
20. Honorable Weiner – New York, 9th
21. Honorable Schiff – California, 29th
22. Honorable Davis – Alabama, 7th
23. Honorable Wasserman Schultz – Florida, 20th
24. Honorable Ellison – Minnesota, 5th
Republicans
1. Honorable Sensenbrenner Jr. – Wisconsin, 5th
2. Honorable Coble – North Carolina, 6th
3. Honorable Gallegly – California, 24th
4. Honorable Goodlatte – Virginia, 6th
5. Honorable Chabot – Ohio, 1st
6. Honorable Lungren – California, 3rd
7. Honorable Cannon – Utah, 3rd
8. Honorable Keller – Florida, 8th
9. Honorable Issa – California, 49th
10. Honorable Pence – Indiana, 6th
11. Honorable Forbes – Virginia, 4th
12. Honorable King – Iowa, 5th
13. Honorable Feeney – Florida, 24th
14. Honorable Franks – Arizona, 2nd
15. Honorable Gohmert – Texas, 1st
16. Honorable Jordan – Ohio, 4th
The thirty-five articles of impeachment of Bush and Chaney were as follows:
-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 AN IMMINENT SECURITY THREAT AS PART OF A 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, SO AS 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 H.J. RES. 114.
ARTICLE VII—INVADING IRAQ ABSENT A DECLARATION OF WAR
ARTICLE VIII—INVADING IRAQ, A SOVEREIGN NATION, IN VIOLATION OF THE UN CHARTER AND INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW
ARTICLE IX—FAILING TO PROVIDE TROOPS WITH BODY ARMOR AND VEHICLE ARMOR
ARTICLE X—FALSIFYING ACCOUNTS OF U.S. 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 XIII—CREATING A SECRET TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP ENERGY AND MILITARY POLICIES WITH RESPECT TO IRAQ AND THER 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 US TAX DOLLARS IN CONNECTION WITH IRAQ 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, AND VIOLATING THOSE LAWS
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 INVESTIGATION INTO THE ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
ARTICLE XXXV—ENDANGERING THE HEALTH OF 9/11 FIRST RESPONDERS
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