Archive for the 'Iraq' Category
16 Aug
Progressives in the Obama Moment
August 15, 2008
By Robert L. Borosage & Katrina vanden Heuvel
Electric. When Barack Obama receives the Democratic presidential nomination before 75,000 people in Denver’s Mile High Stadium on the forty-fifth anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, new possibilities will be born. A historic candidacy, a new generation […]
Posted in economy, Iran, Iraq, corporations, corporate media, global elite, Progressives, Barack Obama, FISA, Afghanistan, Martin Luther King, AFL-CIO, Working America, climate change, progressive reform, healthcare, new energy policy by: emiwest
No Comments
14 Aug
August 12, 2008
By Jason Leopold and Alan Breslauer
The Public Record
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s appearance Wednesday at a West Los Angeles college to discuss her recently published book was marred by dozens of protestors and several angry outbursts by audience members who demanded Pelosi immediately authorize a House committee to hold impeachment hearings against […]
Posted in protests, H Res 799, crimes, Rove/Miers/Bolton, Dick Cheney, war crimes, George W Bush, articles of impeachment, Iraq, H Res 1258, House Judiciary Committee, Nancy Pelosi, Dennis Kucinich, John Conyers, Constitution, Robert Wexler, H Res 333, Bush Administration, Senate sickness, Barack Obama, high crimes, contempt of Congress, democracy, First Amendment, dissent, Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, Congress, "imperial presidency", H.Res. 1345, Afghanistan, CIA, Eighth Amendment by: emiwest
No Comments
27 Jul
July 25, 2008
By Keith Perine
Appearing at an acrimonious committee hearing spurred by his efforts to begin a House impeachment inquiry, Ohio Democratic Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich said President Bush should be held accountable for leading the nation into an unwarranted invasion of Iraq.
Posted in protests, H Res 799, Dick Cheney, George W Bush, 9/11, articles of impeachment, Iraq, H Res 1258, House Judiciary Committee, Dennis Kucinich, John Conyers, Constitution, domestic spying, H Res 333, Senate sickness, high crimes, "war on terror", civil liberties, November 2006, First Amendment, dissent, Congress, accountability, "imperial presidency", congressional investigations, Liz Holtzman/Rocky Anderson/John Dean, H.Res. 1345, Cindy Sheehan, Zoe Lofgren, Osama bin Laden, Afghanistan by: emiwest
1 Comment
25 Jul
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.”
Posted in H Res 799, crimes, Rove/Miers/Bolton, Iran, Dick Cheney, Rumsfeld, war crimes, George W Bush, felonies, articles of impeachment, Lewis Libby, WMD, Iraq, House Judiciary Committee, Dennis Kucinich, John Conyers, Constitution, Robert Wexler, Bush Administration, Valerie Plame, high crimes, Joseph Wilson, FISA, Russ Feingold, contempt of Congress, Military Commissions Act, civil liberties, November 2006, secrecy, democracy, Founding Fathers, Tammy Baldwin, Congress, "imperial presidency", congressional investigations, habeas corpus, Liz Holtzman/Rocky Anderson/John Dean, H.Res. 1345 by: emiwest
No Comments
24 Jul
Rep. Dennis Kucinich has led the fight for impeachment since April 2007, when he courageously introduced 3 Articles of Impeachment (H.Res. 333/799) against Vice President Cheney. On June 10, Kucinich introduced 35 Articles of Impeachment (H.Res. 1258) against President Bush.
Posted in take action!, H Res 799, rally, Dick Cheney, war crimes, George W Bush, articles of impeachment, Iraq, H Res 1258, House Judiciary Committee, Nancy Pelosi, Dennis Kucinich, John Conyers, Constitution, Robert Wexler, H Res 333, Senate sickness, high crimes, democracy, Tammy Baldwin, accountability, Liz Holtzman/Rocky Anderson/John Dean, H.Res. 1345 by: emiwest
No Comments
18 Jul
July 18, 2008
By Jason Leopold
Rebuffing Dennis Kucinich’s calls for impeachment hearings on George W. Bush, the House Judiciary Committee instead will hear testimony about Bush’s “imperial presidency” and several of his administration’s scandals.
Posted in Dick Cheney, war crimes, articles of impeachment, Iraq, House Judiciary Committee, Nancy Pelosi, John Conyers, torture, Bush Administration, Valerie Plame, "war on terror", "imperial presidency", congressional investigations, Ashcroft by: emiwest
1 Comment
10 Jul
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 […]
Posted in H Res 799, crimes, Dick Cheney, war crimes, George W Bush, neocon coup, felonies, articles of impeachment, WMD, Iraq, H Res 1258, House Judiciary Committee, Nancy Pelosi, Dennis Kucinich, John Conyers, Constitution, Robert Wexler, Bush Administration, national "security", November 2006, democracy, Founding Fathers, Tammy Baldwin, Congress by: emiwest
1 Comment
05 Jul
From Wikipedia.org
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 […]
Posted in H Res 799, crimes, Iran, Dick Cheney, Condoleeza Rice, war crimes, George W Bush, felonies, articles of impeachment, Lewis Libby, WMD, Iraq, H Res 1258, House Judiciary Committee, Nancy Pelosi, Dennis Kucinich, John Conyers, Joe Biden, Constitution, Robert Wexler, domestic spying, corporate media, H Res 333, Bush Administration, Valerie Plame, high crimes, Joseph Wilson, FISA, Russ Feingold, civil liberties, democracy, First Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment by: emiwest
2 Comments
04 Jul
POLICE STATE AMERICA
Center for Research on Globalization
By Stephen Lendman
The president can now claim a public emergency, effectively declare martial law, suspend the Constitution for “national security,” and deploy federal and National Guard troops on the nation’s streets to suppress whatever he calls disorder. That means First Amendment guaranteed peaceful public demonstrations and all […]
Posted in fascism, war crimes, George W Bush, 9/11, neocon coup, Iraq, Pentagon, Constitution, torture, domestic spying, Bush Administration, high crimes, FISA, Supreme Court, Military Commissions Act, police state, national "security", DHS, "war on terror", privacy, civil liberties, freedom, "executive orders", November 2006, secrecy, democracy, First Amendment, dissent, Founding Fathers, Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, Blackwater, Global Strike Command, FALCON by: emiwest
1 Comment
28 Jun
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 […]
Posted in media, Rove/Miers/Bolton, Dick Cheney, Condoleeza Rice, war crimes, George W Bush, 9/11, neocon coup, felonies, articles of impeachment, Lewis Libby, propaganda, Iraq, House Judiciary Committee, Constitution, torture, domestic spying, Bush Administration, Valerie Plame, high crimes, Scott McClellan, Joseph Wilson, FISA, Supreme Court, contempt of Congress by: emiwest
No Comments
