Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Kucinich Reads Articles of Impeachment

On the floor of the House on Monday.
Not sure of the parliamentary significance of actually reading them, unless it then forces some further action, like scheduled hearings.
Democrats.com is pushing this and you can sign the petition of support, etc., here.

Update: Nobody at Kos thinks anything will come of it, but you can thank him here reply@kucinichforcongress.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Dennis Kucinich, a former Democratic presidential contender, said Monday he wants the House to consider a resolution to impeach President Bush.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi consistently has said impeachment was "off the table."

Kucinich, D-Ohio, read his proposed impeachment language in a floor speech. He contended Bush deceived the nation and violated his oath of office in leading the country into the Iraq war.

Kucinich introduced a resolution last year to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney. That resolution was killed, but only after Republicans initially voted in favor of taking up the measure to force a debate.

Kucinich won 50 percent of the vote in a five-way House Democratic primary in March, beating back critics who said he ignored business at home to travel the country in his quest to be president.

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