from the Progressive, via CommonDreams:
Published on Wednesday, August 8, 2007 by The Progressive
Why Are Most Democratic Senators Hiding Even From Censure?by Matthew Rothschild
When the history of the Bush Administration is finally written, the date of August 6, 2007, should stand out.
That was the day that a pair of identical resolutions were introduced in the Senate and in the House to censure George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and Alberto Gonzales for a catalogue of sins, which could easily be turned into an impeachment bill of particulars.
One resolution deals with the Iraq War, the other with various assaults on the Constitution.
Together, the charges include:
Misleading the nation into the Iraq War.
Authorizing the NSA to illegally spy on Americans.
Allowing the torture of detainees, and denying them due process rights.
Misleading Congress and the American people about the firings of the U.S. attorneys, and obstructing investigations into this scandal.
And undermining acts of Congress by flagrant use of signing statements.
Senator Russ Feingold introduced the two measures in the Senate. ......(more)
The complete piece is at:
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/08/07/3044/