Coming up this week: Kucinich puts some feet to the fire on impeachment

[hedgehog]

Kucinich Will Introduce Privileged Resolution To Force Up Or Down Vote On Cheney Impeachment

http://kucinich.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=77847

[rodeodance]

1. fax/emails of your REP. this weekend and call (Toll FREE):

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Topic subject fax/emails of your REP. this weekend and call (Toll FREE):Re Cheney Impeachment:
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3051778#3053485
3053485, fax/emails of your REP. this weekend and call (Toll FREE):Re Cheney Impeachment:
Posted by rodeodance on Sat Nov-03-07 11:15 PM

Forum Name General Discussion
Topic subject fax/emails of your REP. this weekend and call (Toll FREE):Re Cheney Impeachment:
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2197029#2197029
2197029, fax/emails of your REP. this weekend and call (Toll FREE):Re Cheney Impeachment:
Posted by rodeodance on Sat Nov-03-07 08:56 AM

edited to ask to please contact the REPS who are co-sponcering this Resolution------they are Brave----let them know (see below).


another edit to add part of email I just got:

Matthew Gerbasi for PDA wrote:
> Forward this newsletter to a friend
>
>
> Kucinich to move on impeachment next week!
>
> Dear xxxxx,
>
> During the week of November 5, Dennis J. Kucinich, Congressman from Ohio, will introduce on the floor of the House of Representatives a bill to impeach Vice President Cheney. Exercising his right of personal privilege, his courageous act will put members of the House on record. Are they going to fulfill their oath of office to “defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic”--or just look the other way?
>
> Our nation and our Constitution are in crisis! You can make a difference! You and your neighbors can make a difference.
>
>
> Take the opportunity to call your member of Congress toll free:
> 1-800-828-0498
> 1-800-862-5530
> 1-800-833-6354
> ____________________
>
> Kucinich Calling for Town Hall Meetings
> Monday, November 5 at 7 pm ET, 6 pm CT, 5 pm MT, 4 pm PT



Flood the fax/emails of your REP. this weekend and call next week: Re Cheney Impeachment:


upcoming vote in House. "H. Res. 333, Articles of Impeachment against the Vice President"

And pass this around-----everyone must do their part in helping Kucinich with this
resolution!! We have to make this happen!!------NO couch potatoes allowed.

No doubt the a Repug will ask to have the Resolution Tabled---but DK will get them on RECORD!

And call your Senators and ask them to support this Resolution please.


http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml

Forum Name Latest Breaking News
Topic subject Kucinich says he will force House vote on Cheney impeachment
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3051778#3051778
3051778, Kucinich says he will force House vote on Cheney impeachment
Posted by antigop on Fri Nov-02-07 12:59 PM

Source: Raw Story

Nick Juliano
Published: Friday November 2, 2007

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) announced he would move to force a vote next week on his resolution calling for the impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney.

“The momentum is building for impeachment,” Kucinich said in a statement on his Web site. “Millions of citizens across the nation are demanding Congress rein in the Vice President’s abuse of power.

Kucinich said he plans to introduce a privileged resolution, which would have priority for a House floor vote, on Nov. 6. A vote on the measure would be required within two days.

Read more: http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Kucinich_says_he_will_force_House_1102.html

.....

Observers expect a motion to table Kucinich's resolution, which has 21 Democratic co-sponsors. It is almost certain that such a move to kill the resolution would be successful, but activists are urging members of Congress to support Kucinich's move.

"We need you to ask your representative to vote No on tabling, Yes on giving impeachment a chance," wrote David Swanson on the pro-impeachment Website AfterDowningStreet.org. "Those who vote Yes to table cannot use the excuse that 'We don't have the votes,' since others will at that same instant with exactly the same exertion be voting No. Please scroll down to contact Congress and the media right away!"

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has long said that impeachment was "off the table" and Kucinich has had little success spurring legislative action on his resolutions, despite the growing number of lawmakers who have signed on as co-sponsors since it was introduced this spring.

Kucinich's full statement is reprinted below:............
...............
"We need you to ask your representative to vote No on tabling, Yes on giving impeachment a chance," wrote David Swanson on the pro-impeachment Website AfterDowningStreet.org. "Those who vote Yes to table cannot use the excuse that 'We don't have the votes,' since others will at that same instant with exactly the same exertion be voting No. Please scroll down to contact Congress and the media right away!"

Kucinich's full statement is reprinted below:........


H. Res. 333, Articles of Impeachment against the Vice President, has 21 cosponsors. They are: Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Robert Brady (D-PA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-MO), Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN), Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA), Rep. Bob Filner (D-CA), Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX), Rep. Henry Johnson (D-GA), Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA), Rep. James Moran (D-VA), Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ), Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Rep. Diane Watson (D-CA), Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) and Rep. Albert Wynn (D-MD).

[rjones2818]

2. The worst thing that can happen out of this

is that we find out which House members are not willing to stand up for the citizens of this country and the Constitution.

[rodeodance]

3. National Lawyers Guild Passes Impeachment Resolution

wrote:
> National Lawyers Guild Passes Impeachment Resolution
>
> Submitted by davidswanson on Sat, 2007-11-03 08:49. Impeachment
> By James Marc Leas
>
> The National Lawyers Guild on Friday unanimously and enthusiastically passed a resolution supporting the impeachment of Bush and Cheney
>
> The resolution is here: PDF.
>
> http://nlg.org /
>
>
>
> The National Lawyers Guild is dedicated to the need for basic and progressive change in the structure of our political and economic system. Through its members--lawyers, law students, jailhouse lawyers and legal workers united in chapters and committees--the Guild works locally, nationally and internationally as an effective political and social force in the service of the people.
>
> Resolution on Impeachment of Bush and Cheney
>
> Whereas George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney:
>
> 1. deliberately misled the nation and doctored intelligence, as described in the Downing Street
> minutes, http://www.downingstreetmemo.com/memos.html about the threat from Iraq in order to
> justify a war of aggression and an occupation of Iraq, as further described in House resolution H.
> Res. 333 http://kucinich.house.gov/UploadedFiles/int3.pdf
> and as listed in House Resolution H. Res. 635
> http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=hr109...

[Bitwit1234]

4. Nothing against Kucinich BUT

the way congress is going, I'll believe it when I see it. And I hope he is correct.

[slipslidingaway]

5. The people need to pressure Congress, we already know

they will not do it on their own, and as Dennis said during the last debate there are Democrats who have enabled this administration.

We need to pressure our Reps. do they stand with the laws of our country or not?

[CK_John]

6. I doubt it will be seconded and will probably be ruled out of order. n/t

[LWolf]

7. A pretty good litmus test

for where our supposed reps really stand, imo.