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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.

"George W. Bush, War Criminal?: The Bush Administration's Liability for 269 War Crimes"by Michael Haas.

"Nonviolence: Twenty-Five Lessons from the History of a Dangerous Idea," by Mark Kurlansky.

"A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict," by Peter Ackerman and Jack Duvall (also available as a video).

"Waging Nonviolent Struggle: 20th Century Practice and 21st Century Potential" by Gene Sharp.

"A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr."

"The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosecuting George W. Bush," is available for the cost of $12; and a free downloadable PDF is available on the same site.

"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.

"The Twilight of Democracy: The Bush Plan for America," by Jennifer Van Bergen. Find out what the Bush Plan is and how it diverges from what the law and Constitution say.

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Berkeley Places Impeachment on the Ballot; National Education and Lobbying Campaign to Follow

Submitted by davidswanson on Wed, 2006-06-28 15:21.

Impeachment

www.constitutionsummer.org

Last night, the City of Berkeley made history.

Working with Constitution Summer, the nonpartisan youth-led campaign dedicated to advancing a serious case for impeaching President Bush and Vice President Cheney, the Berkeley City Council voted 9-0 to take the question of impeachment directly to the people of Berkeley. Specifically, the Council voted to place an initiative on the Berkeley municipal ballot that advocates impeachment based on four key charges:

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1) illegal domestic spying in violation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and the 4th Amendment;
2) misleading the country into a war of aggression in Iraq based on fraudulent claims;
3) indefinite detention, extraordinary rendition, and torture;
4) abuse of executive authority and subversion of the Constitution.

This November, the nearly 75,000 registered voters in Berkeley will be able to judge for themselves whether these charges constitute High Crimes and Misdemeanors that warrant the impeachment and removal from office of the President and Vice President. The electoral process will also help spark a crucial public dialogue we hope will spread.

The charges listed above are based on articles of impeachment drafted by the Center for Constitutional Rights. This summer, Constitution Summer will be working with CCR and their publisher, Melville House, to organize a series of film screenings and teach-ins on the case for impeachment all over the country, starting July 19th with a 600-person kickoff event in the San Francisco Bay Area.

By fall, Constitution Summer will have identified and equipped leaders on campuses all over the United States with the tools necessary to use their schools as social and intellectual catalysts for the passage of impeachment resolutions in their communities.

To better advance our work of putting forth a nonpartisan, mainstream, constitutionally grounded, youth-led campaign for impeachment, the founders of Constitution Summer have incorporated as a 501(c)(4) nonprofit. We have been operating entirely on volunteer time and have incurred large expenses, which we have paid for out-of-pocket. We would like to see our organization grow, and we need your help.

Please consider making a donation to Constitution Summer if you are able, and please forward this email widely. If you are a student, form a chapter at your school; this constitution can help you get started. The best way for anyone to get informed quickly is to buy the CCR book and attend a teach-in. Finally, if you are receiving this email as a forward, please be sure to sign up with Constitution Summer to stay informed.

Thank you for the time you have taken to read this. Let's restore our constitution.

Sincerely,

Geoffrey King
Co-Founder and President, Constitution Summer
www.constitutionsummer.org

Constitution Summer is a social welfare organization organized under the laws of the State of California. An application is pending with the IRS for recognition of Constitution Summer as a nonprofit social welfare organization under section 501(c)(4) of the IRC. Contributions to Constitution Summer are not tax deductible.