31 Jul
House Democrats to seek impeachment inquiry for Gonzales
By MATTHEW DALY
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITERWASHINGTON — Some Democratic House members - including several former prosecutors - said Monday they will seek a measure directing the House Judiciary Committee to investigate whether to impeach Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., who was a prosecutor in Washington state in […]
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31 Jul
by Steve Fournier, from Current Invective.
Sixty impeachment advocates from various parts of the Northeast converged on Worcester yesterday to devise strategies and tactics for the summer and beyond. Billed as a summit conference, the event was a morale-builder for leaders of a movement most mainstream observers consider futile.
The conference began with reports from the […]
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31 Jul
from Democracy Now!
On Capitol Hill, the move to impeach Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is gaining steam. Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA) is expected to introduce a resolution today directing the House Judiciary Committee to investigate whether to impeach Gonzales. Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers have accused Gonzales of lying to Congress to cover up for actions […]
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31 Jul
From Bostonians for the Overthrow of King George we have finally gotten some information from Michael Capuano’s (D-MA) office. It appears that although he is “considering all options” he refuses to sign on to H. Res. 333 — Dennis Kucinich’s (D-OH) articles of impeachment against Cheney — because he believes that the resolution creates an […]
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27 Jul
Honk-to-Impeach is an important action because it raises the public’s awareness of the impeachment movement and impeachment as a viable option. After all, we won’t succeed until non-activists are also seeing impeachment all over the place!
So why not start your own action? Starting your own “honk to impeach” action is as easy as making a […]
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27 Jul
Congressman Dennis Kucinich plans to enter into the Congressional Record every day that Congress is in session 5 single-spaced pages of names (and states) of supporters of impeaching Vice President Dick Cheney. That’s the maximum amount the rules permit a congress member to enter per day. Needless to say, it will take a great many […]
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26 Jul
by Amy Goldstein, Washington Post
House Democrats, preparing for a vote today on contempt citations against President Bush’s chief of staff and former counsel, produced a report yesterday that for the first time alleges specific ways that several administration officials may have broken the law during the multiple firings of U.S. attorneys.
The report says that Congress’s […]
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26 Jul
by David Swanson
Congressman Robert Brady, (D., PA), who represents portions of Philadelphia, on Tuesday signed on as a cosponsor of House Resolution 333, articles of impeachment against Vice President Dick Cheney.
Also on Tuesday, Cindy Sheehan, Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Carlos Arredondo, Bill Perry and many other leaders of the movement for impeachment held a rally in […]
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25 Jul
The recent honk-to-impeach actions that have been picking up across the nation are turning into a wildfire for impeachment activists in Massachusetts.
After a successful Honk-to-Impeach event this past Monday at Davis Square in Somerville, local activists have flurried to sponsor more at different sites including Jamaica Plain and Copley Square.
There have also been great successes […]
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24 Jul
Due to confusion about postponement, Honk-to-Impeach will be happening again on Wednesday! We had a great success yesterday and it will only get better with time! Be aware that this may become a weekly action, so join the Bostonians for the Overthrow of King George meetup group to get the latest e-mailed directly to you!
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