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"The Guantánamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America’s Illegal Prison" by Andy Worthington.

"Nonviolent Struggle: 50 Crucial Points" by Centre for Applied NonViolent Action and Strategies.

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"The Trial of Donald Rumsfeld," is an indictment of the entire torture team, including Bush and Cheney, a guide to prosecution for torture.

"The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder," by Vincent Bugliosi, argues that state and local prosecutors have jurisdiction to prosecute Bush for the murder of US soldiers from their states and counties who died in Iraq.

"Cowboy Republic: Six Ways the Bush Gang Has Defied the Law," by Marjorie Cohn, documents the laws and the violations, and reminds us why Jefferson warned against elected despotism.

"United States v. George W. Bush et al.," by Elizabeth de la Vega, an indictment, a presentation to a grand jury charging Bush and gang with fraud -- very well argued and documented, even entertaining.

"The Genius of Impeachment: The Founders' Cure for Royalism," by John Nichols, a masterpiece that should be required reading in every high school and college in the United States, a history and portrait of the practice of impeachment.

"Articles of Impeachment Against George W. Bush," by the Center for Constitutional Rights, a short book that lists and explains four (multi-part) articles of impeachment.

"The Impeachment of George W. Bush: A Practical Guide for Concerned Citizens," by Elizabeth Holtzman (former Congresswoman and member of the Nixon impeachment panel) and Cynthia L. Cooper, an excellent and readable book laying out five major grounds for impeachment of Bush, plus an extra section on Dick Cheney.

"The Case for Impeachment," by Dave Lindorff and Barbara Olshansky, an amazingly popular and extremely readable book that explains the context while also setting forth six articles of impeachment against Bush, plus an extra section on Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleezza Rice, and Alberto Gonzales.

"Impeach the President: The Case Against Bush and Cheney," edited by Dennis Loo and Peter Phillips, with an introduction by Howard Zinn, a wonderfully well written collection of essays organized around a list of 12 grounds for impeachment of Bush and Cheney.

"George W. Bush versus the U.S. Constitution: The Downing Street Memos and Deception, Manipulation, Torture, Retribution, and Cover-ups in the Iraq War and Illegal Domestic Spying," by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee Democratic Staff, a book that not only collects the evidence but also tells us what Congressman John Conyers, the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, is thinking (the full text, minus a new introduction by Joseph Wilson, is available here.)

"Verdict and Findings of Fact," by the International Commission of Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity Committed by the Bush Administration of the United States, a report that looks at five major international crimes and overlaps significantly with most lists of impeachable offenses (the full text is available at the link and can also be purchased for $10);

"Impeach Bush: A Funny Li'l Graphical Novel About the Worstest Pres'dent in the History of Forevar," a comic book account of Bush's impeachable offenses – the crimes really are self-evident, but pictures don't hurt.

"Pretensions to Empire: Notes on the Criminal Folly of the Bush Administration," by Lewis Lapham, a collection of essays from Harper's magazine, concluding with one called "The Case for Impeachment," which focuses on Rep. Conyers' report.

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Granite Status: [New Hampshire] Democrats call for Bush impeachment

Submitted by davidswanson on Thu, 2006-06-08 20:51.

Impeachment

By JOHN DISTASO, http://www.unionleader.com

STATE DEMOCRATS did more than listen to rousing speeches at their convention last Saturday at St. Anselm College.

They passed several resolutions — chief among them a call for the impeachment of President George W. Bush because he “has committed high crimes and misdemeanors as he has repeatedly and intentionally violated the United States Constitution and other laws of the United States.”

Is that all? No.

Before voting overwhelmingly by a show of hands on that one, there was a strong voice vote to censure the President — a resolution submitted on behalf of one of the keynote speakers, “red meat” Wisconsin Sen. Russell Feingold.

The censure motion contended Bush authorized the illegal wire-tapping of “perhaps more than 1 million Americans.”

State Democratic Party Kathy Sullivan acknowledged that the two, taken together, may have been “a bit of overkill,” but, she said, “You’ve got people here who are very angry with George Bush.”

She did not speak against them. “It was not my job to speak in favor or against resolutions.” But as a delegate, she voted against them because “I don’t think the majority of voters want the Congress to be spending time on impeachment or censure.”

The convention also backed resolutions:

Calling for “responsible, prompt withdrawal” from Iraq while supporting the troops there.
Supporting the state’s first-in-the-nation primary.

The censure and impeachment resolutions were opposed by the convention’s resolution committee, comprising state Rep. Jane Clemons of Nashua, Chaz Proulx of Exeter and Deb Crapo of Rye. The committee also said Democrats should focus on a positive agenda and leave such matters to the next Congress.

Who led the charge? The censure move was sponsored by Peter Somssich of Portsmouth and co-sponsored by Paul Wolfson of Hanover and Robert Padian of Portsmouth. The impeachment resolution was sponsored by Bob Perry of Stratford and co-sponsored by Manny Krasner of Farmington.

Sullivan said that for the fourth consecutive convention, an effort to add a pro-income tax plank to the party platform was rejected by voice vote.

“It was definitely an interesting convention,” understated Nick Clemons, the state party executive director.

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NH Dems call for impeachment in convention

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2006-06-08 21:09.

Great. Now, how about getting the State Assembly to call for impeachment with a majority vote in favor? Otherwise, it's great to see the momentum, but, even at this new level, "talk does not do the work".