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34 Congress Members for Impeachment

Submitted by davidswanson on Thu, 2007-08-02 00:08.

By David Swanson

Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D., Wisconsin) and Congressman Donald Payne (D., N.J.) have signed on as cosponsors of H. Res. 333, a bill proposing articles of impeachment against Vice President Dick Cheney, according to Congressman Dennis Kucinich's office. Kucinich is the original sponsor of the bill. Baldwin is the fourth member of the House Judiciary Committee to have added her name to the bill. A fifth Judiciary Committee member, Steve Cohen, has thus far signed on only to a bill proposing the impeachment of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

H Res 333 cosponsors include, in addition to Baldwin, Payne, and Kucinich: Jan Schakowsky, Maxine Waters, Hank Johnson, Keith Ellison, Lynn Woolsey, Barbara Lee, Albert Wynn, William Lacy Clay, Yvette Clarke, Jim McDermott, Jim Moran, Bob Filner, Sam Farr, Robert Brady.

That bill, H. Res. 589 sponsored by Congressman Jay Inslee, has 15 cosponsors in addition to Inslee: Xavier Becerra, Michael Arcuri, Ben Chandler, Dennis Moore, Bruce Braley, Tom Udall, Earl Blumenauer, Peter DeFazio, Hank Johnson, Steve Cohen, Keith Ellison, David Wu, Yvette Clarke, Darlene Hooley, Betty McCollum.

Johnson, Ellison, and Clarke are backing both bills.

Congressmen Jesse Jackson Jr. and Maurice Hinchey have recently said that they support the impeachment of Cheney and Bush, but have not yet signed onto any bills.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has opposed impeachment since May 2006, but this week said that if she were not the Speaker she would probably be backing impeachment, and that impeachment of Gonzales is clearly merited.

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On Pelosi's non-impeachment stance...

Submitted by MAX 1 on Thu, 2007-08-02 04:56.

Addressing the following article...
Why Pelosi Opposses Impeachment

Through Pelosi's acknowledgment that, if it weren't for her being the Speaker of the House, as a Congresswoman she would be inclined to go for Impeachment, just not this week. What this says is that Nancy Pelosi understands her Oath of Office and her Duty as a Congresswoman, but fails to comport her Oath and Duty into being the Speaker of the House.

Q U E S T I O N:
So, when did Nancy Pelosi STOP being a Congresswoman from San Francisco?

And If, as the Congresswoman from San Francisco in the role of Speaker of the House, she feels constrained BY that Speakership, then please, why won't she resign her position to someone who is more capable of comporting their Oath into BOTH DUTIES so that she is free to be a cosponsor for impeachment and faithfully represent San Francisco?

First she tells us her TOP PRIORITIES are ending the war, health care, jobs, the environment. Later, she reaffirms to us that she, "[took] an oath to defend and protect the Constitution, so it is a top priority for me and my colleagues to uphold that." So how top of a priority does it fall too? First, or fifth? All's I know, is that ALL members of Congress SHARE this one affirmation; Their Oath of Office; Their Prime Directive.

Yet, she is, "...greatly disturbed by the lawlessness of this Administration and its contempt for checks and balances." So if it's a lawless Administration, then this would suggest acts of misdemeanors and or High Crimes. Which brings us back to that Oath-y comment of hers, NO?

And let's not get started on the differences between the definitions concerning what is an ambitious agenda and what is an agenda that is filled with safely achievable moves.

Ambitious?
IMPEACH!

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34 Congress Members for Impeachment

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2007-08-02 07:14.

David, Adding together the sponsors of two separate bills is misleading and unhelpful. Bud Hazelkorn, co-chair, impeachbush-cheney.com, Berkeley

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Impeach Pelosi

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2007-08-02 17:16.

I wish Pelosi represented my district. That way, I would feel a sense of vindication when I voted against her in the next election.

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34? How do you figure. I count 17, with 2 ditherers.

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2007-08-02 19:34.

I do not understand where the figure of "34 Congress Members" comes from. Would Mr. Swanson please elaborate. Perhaps I've missed something here.

Thanks in advance for the clarification.

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