Kucinich sets 5 PM for announcement of Articles of Impeachment against Cheney
Michael Roston
Published: Tuesday April 24, 2007
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) has announced that he will hold a new conference on introducing Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Richard Cheney at 5 PM today. The announcement came after Kucinich delayed the move, originally scheduled for noon today, on account of the Vice President's hospital visit this morning...
...The decision to lodge impeachment charges against the Vice President marked a new direction for Kucinich. Last year, he declined to support former Rep. Cynthia McKinney's (D-GA) impeachment charges against President George W. Bush, according to the Atlanta Progressive News. But after posting a video on his campaign website saying that he would consult voters as he campaigned around the country, the Congressman appears to have decided to move ahead with the impeachment charges against the Vice President...
..."People are discussing it, not from the standpoint of their personal feelings towards Mr. Bush or Mr. Cheney, but they're talking about it from the standpoint of 'Who are we as an American people? What are our standards? What is it that we expect from public officials? What should be the conduct of an individual who holds the office of President or Vice President?'" he said.
Kucinich's announcement today won't be the week's only impeachment-related proceedings. On April 28, activists all over the country are planning a day of actions to promote the impeachment of both President Bush and the Vice President. Additionally, during the weekend, Progressive Democrats will seek to pass an impeachment resolution at the California Democratic Convention, according to John Nichols at The Nation.
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Well, this ought to be entertaining, to say the least. Considering that the Democratic Leaders have already said that impeachment was not an option, how far do you think this will go?
Or are they simply changing their minds, now?
Okay, so let's say that somehow President Bush and Vice President Cheney do get impeached. Even if the impeachment leads to their being removed from office, are we ready for Pelosi to take over? What makes anyone think that removing Bush and Cheney from office now will help the situation we're in?
It seems rather late in the game to be considering this, with the next election coming up in a year and a half.
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"It seems rather late in the game to be considering this, with the next election coming up in a year and a half."
We should never have given them a second term to begin with. This impeachment attempt won't get far.
But, I shudder to think what the next year and a half will bring while we're waiting for the next elections.
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." -Huxley
"It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err." -Gandhi
Had the Majority not elected Bush to begin with, but then to re-elect him, knowing the mistakes he made the first go round, just goes to show you what power and money, along with a great PR manager, will get you.
Ironic, that they are now, when there isn't much left of their term, they are finally trying to impeach.
And looking at our options for the next term also makes me shudder.
"A prime part of the history of our Constitution...is the story of the extension of constitutional rights and protections to people once ignored or excluded." ~US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg