July 25, 2008
by John Nichols
As the House Judiciary Committee took up the question of how best to address what its chairman described as “the Imperial Presidency of George W. Bush,” it was the ranking Republican in the room, Iowa Congressman Steve King, who observed that, “We are here having impeachment hearings before the Judiciary Committee.”
July 10, 2008
by John Nichols
As Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich moved a “privileged resolution” to force House to consider the question of whether President Bush should be impeached for lying to Congress and the American people about the reasons for invading and occupying Iraq, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi surprised almost everyone by suggesting that the […]
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July 4, 2008
“The barbaric policies of George W Bush”
Main article: Impeachment in the United States
To impeach the President of the United States, a majority of the United States House of Representatives must agree to pass a resolution that alleges the President committed “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.” This impeachment resolution is […]
It’s Time for Genuine Accountability
June 23, 2008
by Robert Wexler
The testimony of Scott McClellan this past Friday in the House Judiciary Committee marked an important step forward for Congress in the battle to fully expose the crimes of the Bush/Cheney administration and finally hold this White House accountable for its appalling actions that have weakened […]
June 20, 2008
by John Nichols
Former White House spokesman Scott McClellan told Congress Friday that the Bush-Cheney Administration continues to conceal information about abuses of power committed to punish former Ambassador Joe Wilson for challenging the President’s storyline with regard to the “need” to invade and occupy Iraq.
June 11, 2008
By John Cavanagh & Chuck Collins
Over the past three decades, market-worshiping politicians and their corporate backers have engineered the most colossal redistribution of wealth in modern world history, a redistribution from the bottom up, from working people to a tiny global elite.
Democracy Unfolds Under Kucinich’s Care: 35 Articles of Impeachment Against Bush
June 10, 2008
by Meryl Ann Butler
In possibly the most exciting moments of American Democracy in action in 200 years, Congressman Dennis Kucinich introduced 35 Articles of Impeachment against President Bush in a nearly five-hour recitation into Congressional record on Monday […]
June 9, 2008
By David Edwards and Mike Sheehan
An Ohio Democratic lawmaker and former presidential candidate has presented articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush to Congress.
USA Military Officers Challenge Official Account of September 11
May 22, 2008
Twenty-five former U.S. military officers have severely criticized the official account of 9/11 and called for a new investigation. They include former commander of U.S. Army Intelligence, Major General Albert Stubblebine, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Col. Ronald D. Ray, […]
Feb 8, 2008
By David Swanson
On Thursday, Chairman John Conyers’ House Judiciary Committee held a hearing at which Attorney General Michael Mukasey said that he would not investigate torture (video here) or warrantless spying (video here), he would not enforce contempt citations (video here), and he would treat Justice Department opinions as providing immunity for crimes […]
