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Xmuzik · 12-09-06, 07:10 PM

http://gnn.tv/articles/2791/BREAKING...of_Impeachment

Outgoing lawmaker cites numerous abuses of the Constitution by President Bush

Editor’s note: GNN has been covering this story as it unfolds on Capitol Hill. We will have video of Rep. McKinney’s floor speech and an exclusive interview with the Congresswoman up shortly.

On Monday, gathering in a conference room in Washington D.C., Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and her advisors worked on a draft copy of the articles of impeachment against President Bush.

At the heart of the charges contained in McKinney’s articles of impeachment, is the allegation that President Bush has not upheld the oath of presidential office and is guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors.

Article I states that President Bush has failed to preserve, protect and defend the constitution. Specifically cited in this article is the charge that Bush has manipulated intelligence and lied to justify war: “George Walker Bush … in preparing the invasion of Iraq, did withhold intelligence from the Congress, by refusing to provide Congress with the full intelligence picture that he was being given, by redacting information … and actively manipulating the intelligence on Iraq’s alleged weapons programs by pressuring the Central Intelligence Agency and other intelligence agencies.”

This manipulation of intelligence was done, the charge continues, “with the intent to misinform the people and their representatives in Congress in order to gain their support for invading Iraq, denying both the people and their representatives in Congress the right to make an informed choice.”

Article II, “Abuse of office and of executive privilege,” states that President Bush has disregarded his oath of office by “obstructing and hindering the work of Congressional investigative bodies and by seeking to expand the scope of the powers of his office.” The President has “failed to take responsibility for, investigate or discipline those responsible for an ongoing pattern of negligence, incompetence and malfeasance to the detriment of the American people.”

This article continues by indicting Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in their actions to manipulate or “fix” intelligence and mislead the public about Iraq’s weapons programs. Ultimately, this article calls not only for Bush’s impeachment and removal from office but also asks the same actions to be taken against Cheney and Rice.

Article III states that President Bush has failed to “ensure the laws are faithfully executed” and that he has “violated the letter and spirit of laws and rules of criminal procedure used by civilian and military courts, and has violated or ignored regulatory codes and practices that carry out the law.”

Specifically, McKinney cites illegal domestic spying as a result of failing to obtain warrants thereby subverting congress and the judiciary in the process: “… by circumventing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act courts established by Congress, whose express purpose is to check such abuses of executive power, provoking the presiding judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to file a complaint and another judge to resign in protest, the said program having been subsequently ruled illegal; he has also concealed the existence of this unlawful program of spying on American citizens from the people and all but a few of their representatives in Congress, even resorting to outright public deceit.”

The article continues by citing public statements Bush has made that were blatantly contradictory to his policy and actions regarding domestic spying.

While the staff was editing the document, one advisor told me, “As we sat down and worked on this, a pattern became very clear … a pattern to specifically undermine the constitution and establish a unitary presidency.”

The charges addressed in McKinney’s resolution are nothing revelatory or new. Rather, they are issues which have been in the public eye for quite some time and have increasingly been covered in the media over the last year.

Despite winning the congressional majority, the Democrats have yet to put forth a plan to investigate what have become somewhat ubiquitous allegations.

Speaker-elect, Representative Pelosi, dismissed any possibility of impeachment, saying it is “off the table” and that it is “a waste of time … making them lameducks is good enough for me.” Although, in the November election, 60% of the voters in her own district cast ballots in favor of Proposition J, a measure calling for the impeachment of President Bush.

In 2005 Representative John Conyers sponsored a resolution, HR 365, to create a special committee to investigate allegations against the Bush Administration – a move that would likely lead to the discovery of impeachable offenses. This resolution was passed to the House Committee on Rules and was never brought up for a vote.

At that time it was widely believed that if the Democrats took control of congress, Conyers would reintroduce the resolution as would have subpoena power if selected as leader of the House Judiciary Committee.

A few days after the Democrats won control Conyers echoed Pelosi’s statement saying, “I am in total agreement with her on this issue … impeachment is off the table.” Last week a spokesperson from Conyers office said that the resolution would not be reintroduced and that the Representative had no intention to pursue the matter.

Will other members of congress support the action Congresswoman McKinney has brought forth?

At the table in what could be considered her impeachment “war room” the question is brought up a number of times.

Mike, an advisor to McKinney, mentions, “Conyers was supposed to have investigations. They were chomping at the bit 6 months ago to do subpoenas.”

McKinney quietly replies, “Now they say they aren’t even going to issue subpoenas.”

Looking up from her papers she takes a deep breath, “I’m going in alone on this one because now it is all about them playing majority politics.”

This is McKinney’s last week as a member of congress and this act, to impeach the president, is the final resolution she will enter into the Congressional record.

For those who know anything about Cynthia McKinney it may come as no surprise that she would file this resolution as her parting gift to Congress.

McKinney is no stranger to being attacked by the media and has been isolated from her own party.

From her inquiries into election fraud in 2000 to her calls for a transparent and thorough investigation into 9-11, not to mention the widely covered run-in she had with the Capitol Hill Police, the congresswoman is aware that this resolution will likely be ignored and that she will be ruthlessly attacked upon its filing.

“What do you think they are going to do to me this time?” she asks her staff. Everyone uncomfortably shifts in their seats and after no answer comes McKinney explains, “We have to do this because this is simply the right thing to do. The American people do want to hold this man and his office accountable for the crimes they have committed and if no member of congress is willing to do it, than I will.”

It is questionable as to how effective this move could be in gaining support because of her reputation as a firebrand congresswoman and because, ultimately, she is on her way out of office.

The Congresswoman and her staff realize this but hope that by filing the articles of impeachment it will, at the very least, open up a discussion on whether or not President Bush and key members of his administration have committed impeachable offenses and whether our officials should be held to account.

“My duty as a member of Congress is merely to uphold and preserve the constitution and to represent the will of my constituency. Ultimately, it isn’t up to me or any other member of congress – it is up to the American people to decide.”

GNN contributor Matt Pascarella is a freelance journalist & producer who was present during the drafting of the Articles of Impeachment that Congresswoman McKinney filed today.

Man Nub · 12-09-06, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Xmuzik

http://gnn.tv/articles/2791/BREAKING...of_Impeachment

Outgoing lawmaker cites numerous abuses of the Constitution by President Bush

Editor’s note: .

someone is ACTUALLY doing thier job over there? go.fig.

emphatic_apparatek · 12-09-06, 08:22 PM

its not gonna go through. It's just her final act as a congresswoman. Pelosi allready said she's not gonna have the dem's start trying to impeach bush. I wish his ass would get impeached.. better yet ...well.. I wont say it.. but I know alot of peopl wish it would happen

PETA · 12-09-06, 08:25 PM

McKinney... This is the woman who accused GW of planning 9/11 for his financial gain. The same woman who slapped the cop. The same woman... you get the point. The Dems have to be just thrilled that this lunatic is leaving soon.

BigBallinColin · 12-09-06, 10:54 PM

well she is technicly gone as of today so hopefully we can have some reasonable people try to move along and do some actual work.

Xmuzik · 12-09-06, 11:52 PM

I wouldn't doubt if she was re-elected as a Libertarian Independent eventually

PETA · 12-09-06, 11:58 PM

I would be shocked as shit if the Libertarian Party would even speak to her - even if they weren't diametrically opposed in political perspective.

She's a fucking loon Xmuzik.... shithouse rat crazy.

Xmuzik · 12-10-06, 02:12 AM

I never said she wasn't , i just said I wouldn't be surprised if it happened. I'm no fan of her by any means, I'm just saying I wouldn't be surprised if she got back in as a Independent and used the Libertarian Party as a example. She could go Reform, Green, or Constitution. Hell she might pull some new shit out of a hat.

Plus you have to remember even though she is a little bit touched

she does have one hell of a brainwashed flock that will follow her pretty much to hell and back.

GNN put out a DVD about her that was pretty much a Cynthia Mckinney worship fest & I saw right then and there that this lady had some sheeples.

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Originally Posted by xian

I would be shocked as shit if the Libertarian Party would even speak to her - even if they weren't diametrically opposed in political perspective.

She's a fucking loon Xmuzik.... shithouse rat crazy.

Dionysos · 12-10-06, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Xmuzik

I wouldn't doubt if she was re-elected as a Libertarian Independent eventually

1) I would, Libertarians are generally smart enough to avoid a wackjob like her.
2) Libertarian != Independent

PETA · 12-10-06, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xmuzik

Plus you have to remember even though she is a little bit touched

she does have one hell of a brainwashed flock that will follow her pretty much to hell and back.

lol - love that word "touched."

alvin · 12-14-06, 02:35 AM

politics...

Seems like the Dems got what they wanted and backed off the impeachment talk(just going along with the sordid program)...and who loses... the American people. This woman is far from a loon...this is an issue that SHOULD be discussed(it's just that the majority of the politicos don't want to do anything too dramatic that might jepordize appropriation of funds for their respective states...the "war on terror" is BIG BUSINESS).

"The Head Honcho in the Big House" has overstepped his authority under the pretense of "terror" and is dismantling the Constitution. He speaks so freely of installing "democracy" in foreign lands when his agenda is eroding it here.

I AM EL-NINO · 12-14-06, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alvin

politics...

"The Head Honcho in the Big House" has overstepped his authority under the pretense of "terror" and is dismantling the Constitution. He speaks so freely of installing "democracy" in foreign lands when his agenda is eroding it here.

how so?

alvin · 12-15-06, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by I AM EL-NINO

how so?

http://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/impeachGBres.html

PETA · 12-15-06, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alvin

politics...

Seems like the Dems got what they wanted and backed off the impeachment talk(just going along with the sordid program)...and who loses... the American people. This woman is far from a loon...this is an issue that SHOULD be discussed(it's just that the majority of the politicos don't want to do anything too dramatic that might jepordize appropriation of funds for their respective states...the "war on terror" is BIG BUSINESS).

"The Head Honcho in the Big House" has overstepped his authority under the pretense of "terror" and is dismantling the Constitution. He speaks so freely of installing "democracy" in foreign lands when his agenda is eroding it here.

she's a fucking loon Alvin

if one wants issues discussed then discuss them - don't file a bill of impeachment for Christ's Sake - it sets a precedent of stupidity that one can only hope will not be followed by others

I AM EL-NINO · 12-15-06, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by alvin

http://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/impeachGBres.html

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHADude, even though Im not the biggest supporter of Bush, This just makes who ever endorses it look stupid and petty and NONE of it is proveable and should be taken for just what it is. A piece of paper put forth by people who want you to believe he is guilty of something, anything, just to get back at the Republican party for outing Bill Clinton. This is all so rediculis that some of you here are SO willing to get on the band waggon with this crap even though really......you got no clue and through your blinding un-founded hate for someone you have no idea about, are willing to believe anything negative that comes down the pipe so you can feel good somehow about yourselves as a group. Like your accomplishing something when really all your doing is bending to the will of the other side of crooks who are all the same in Washington just wearing different clothes. In conclusion I will say this, Get over it. He's not going to be impeached, nor the Vice President or anyone else in his administration. Bush only has a short time left in office and If I were a Lib Id be concentrating on what my next plan of attack will be in the next election. Cause Ill be frank. Anymore of that crazy talk from Pelosi like she rambled on about yesterday (talk about Bush being a bumbling idiot sheesh she takes the cake) and the left will be out on their collective ass's in two years. Ill try to post her rhetoric later when I have more time. I would however recommend looking into it for yourselves. Its straight out of the Communist handbook. Very scary what she proposed. And I for one wont stand for it.

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Xmuzik Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Horizon Line Of Your Mind Posts: 361	Congresswoman McKinney Files Articles of Impeachment (for Bush) http://gnn.tv/articles/2791/BREAKING...of_Impeachment Outgoing lawmaker cites numerous abuses of the Constitution by President Bush Editor’s note: GNN has been covering this story as it unfolds on Capitol Hill. We will have video of Rep. McKinney’s floor speech and an exclusive interview with the Congresswoman up shortly. On Monday, gathering in a conference room in Washington D.C., Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and her advisors worked on a draft copy of the articles of impeachment against President Bush. At the heart of the charges contained in McKinney’s articles of impeachment, is the allegation that President Bush has not upheld the oath of presidential office and is guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors. Article I states that President Bush has failed to preserve, protect and defend the constitution. Specifically cited in this article is the charge that Bush has manipulated intelligence and lied to justify war: “George Walker Bush … in preparing the invasion of Iraq, did withhold intelligence from the Congress, by refusing to provide Congress with the full intelligence picture that he was being given, by redacting information … and actively manipulating the intelligence on Iraq’s alleged weapons programs by pressuring the Central Intelligence Agency and other intelligence agencies.” This manipulation of intelligence was done, the charge continues, “with the intent to misinform the people and their representatives in Congress in order to gain their support for invading Iraq, denying both the people and their representatives in Congress the right to make an informed choice.” Article II, “Abuse of office and of executive privilege,” states that President Bush has disregarded his oath of office by “obstructing and hindering the work of Congressional investigative bodies and by seeking to expand the scope of the powers of his office.” The President has “failed to take responsibility for, investigate or discipline those responsible for an ongoing pattern of negligence, incompetence and malfeasance to the detriment of the American people.” This article continues by indicting Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in their actions to manipulate or “fix” intelligence and mislead the public about Iraq’s weapons programs. Ultimately, this article calls not only for Bush’s impeachment and removal from office but also asks the same actions to be taken against Cheney and Rice. Article III states that President Bush has failed to “ensure the laws are faithfully executed” and that he has “violated the letter and spirit of laws and rules of criminal procedure used by civilian and military courts, and has violated or ignored regulatory codes and practices that carry out the law.” Specifically, McKinney cites illegal domestic spying as a result of failing to obtain warrants thereby subverting congress and the judiciary in the process: “… by circumventing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act courts established by Congress, whose express purpose is to check such abuses of executive power, provoking the presiding judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to file a complaint and another judge to resign in protest, the said program having been subsequently ruled illegal; he has also concealed the existence of this unlawful program of spying on American citizens from the people and all but a few of their representatives in Congress, even resorting to outright public deceit.” The article continues by citing public statements Bush has made that were blatantly contradictory to his policy and actions regarding domestic spying. While the staff was editing the document, one advisor told me, “As we sat down and worked on this, a pattern became very clear … a pattern to specifically undermine the constitution and establish a unitary presidency.” The charges addressed in McKinney’s resolution are nothing revelatory or new. Rather, they are issues which have been in the public eye for quite some time and have increasingly been covered in the media over the last year. Despite winning the congressional majority, the Democrats have yet to put forth a plan to investigate what have become somewhat ubiquitous allegations. Speaker-elect, Representative Pelosi, dismissed any possibility of impeachment, saying it is “off the table” and that it is “a waste of time … making them lameducks is good enough for me.” Although, in the November election, 60% of the voters in her own district cast ballots in favor of Proposition J, a measure calling for the impeachment of President Bush. In 2005 Representative John Conyers sponsored a resolution, HR 365, to create a special committee to investigate allegations against the Bush Administration – a move that would likely lead to the discovery of impeachable offenses. This resolution was passed to the House Committee on Rules and was never brought up for a vote. At that time it was widely believed that if the Democrats took control of congress, Conyers would reintroduce the resolution as would have subpoena power if selected as leader of the House Judiciary Committee. A few days after the Democrats won control Conyers echoed Pelosi’s statement saying, “I am in total agreement with her on this issue … impeachment is off the table.” Last week a spokesperson from Conyers office said that the resolution would not be reintroduced and that the Representative had no intention to pursue the matter. Will other members of congress support the action Congresswoman McKinney has brought forth? At the table in what could be considered her impeachment “war room” the question is brought up a number of times. Mike, an advisor to McKinney, mentions, “Conyers was supposed to have investigations. They were chomping at the bit 6 months ago to do subpoenas.” McKinney quietly replies, “Now they say they aren’t even going to issue subpoenas.” Looking up from her papers she takes a deep breath, “I’m going in alone on this one because now it is all about them playing majority politics.” This is McKinney’s last week as a member of congress and this act, to impeach the president, is the final resolution she will enter into the Congressional record. For those who know anything about Cynthia McKinney it may come as no surprise that she would file this resolution as her parting gift to Congress. McKinney is no stranger to being attacked by the media and has been isolated from her own party. From her inquiries into election fraud in 2000 to her calls for a transparent and thorough investigation into 9-11, not to mention the widely covered run-in she had with the Capitol Hill Police, the congresswoman is aware that this resolution will likely be ignored and that she will be ruthlessly attacked upon its filing. “What do you think they are going to do to me this time?” she asks her staff. Everyone uncomfortably shifts in their seats and after no answer comes McKinney explains, “We have to do this because this is simply the right thing to do. The American people do want to hold this man and his office accountable for the crimes they have committed and if no member of congress is willing to do it, than I will.” It is questionable as to how effective this move could be in gaining support because of her reputation as a firebrand congresswoman and because, ultimately, she is on her way out of office. The Congresswoman and her staff realize this but hope that by filing the articles of impeachment it will, at the very least, open up a discussion on whether or not President Bush and key members of his administration have committed impeachable offenses and whether our officials should be held to account. “My duty as a member of Congress is merely to uphold and preserve the constitution and to represent the will of my constituency. Ultimately, it isn’t up to me or any other member of congress – it is up to the American people to decide.” GNN contributor Matt Pascarella is a freelance journalist & producer who was present during the drafting of the Articles of Impeachment that Congresswoman McKinney filed today.

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emphatic_apparatek Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,514	its not gonna go through. It's just her final act as a congresswoman. Pelosi allready said she's not gonna have the dem's start trying to impeach bush. I wish his ass would get impeached.. better yet ...well.. I wont say it.. but I know alot of peopl wish it would happen __________________ “...All the labors of the ages, all the devotion, all the inspiration, all the noonday brightness of human genius, are destined to extinction in the vast death of the solar system, and the whole temple of Mans achievement must inevitably be buried beneath the debris of a universe in ruins...” "The aim of the joke is not to degrade the human, but to remind him he is already degraded" -- George Orwell timhatesu: haha man I am married, I'll never be my own boss

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12-09-06, 08:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
PETA an apparition Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 38,671	McKinney... This is the woman who accused GW of planning 9/11 for his financial gain. The same woman who slapped the cop. The same woman... you get the point. The Dems have to be just thrilled that this lunatic is leaving soon.

12-09-06, 11:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
Xmuzik Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Horizon Line Of Your Mind Posts: 361	I wouldn't doubt if she was re-elected as a Libertarian Independent eventually

12-09-06, 11:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
PETA an apparition Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 38,671	I would be shocked as shit if the Libertarian Party would even speak to her - even if they weren't diametrically opposed in political perspective. She's a fucking loon Xmuzik.... shithouse rat crazy.

12-14-06, 02:35 AM	#11 (permalink)
alvin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: outside the status quo Posts: 3,032	politics... Seems like the Dems got what they wanted and backed off the impeachment talk(just going along with the sordid program)...and who loses... the American people. This woman is far from a loon...this is an issue that SHOULD be discussed(it's just that the majority of the politicos don't want to do anything too dramatic that might jepordize appropriation of funds for their respective states...the "war on terror" is BIG BUSINESS). "The Head Honcho in the Big House" has overstepped his authority under the pretense of "terror" and is dismantling the Constitution. He speaks so freely of installing "democracy" in foreign lands when his agenda is eroding it here.