[Sosfbay-discuss] Nov 6 Impeach Cheney Vote in House!!!

[Drew Johnson]

MOBILIZE! Everyone rise from our state of fatigue and 'learned
helplessness', and speak out TODAY, THIS WEEKEND, MONDAY, TUESDAY,
WEDNESDAY to CALL ON YOUR HOUSE 'REPRESENTATIVE' TO IMPEACH CHENEY.  Of
course whatever happens on we won't stop the struggle, but THIS IS A
CRITICAL JUNCTURE!  THIS WILL BE THE FIRST EVER HOUSE VOTE ON IMPEACHING
CHENEY!!! Get your entire network of activists and encourage them to also
show their nonactivist friends how to call their house members. 
Seriously, let's stop the talk of WWIII and bombing Iran -- let's Impeach
Cheney Now!  Please forward this e-mail to all your friends!

LEARN MORE ABOUT IMPEACHING CHENEY
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/cheney

Text of BILL TO IMPEACH CHENEY, H RES 333 and supporting documents:
http://kucinich.house.gov/SpotlightIssues/documents.htm

HERE'S WHAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN:
Congressman Dennis Kucnich, whose bill to impeach Cheney, H Res 333
has 22 sponsors (listed below), will introduce a resolution on the floor
of the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6. Another congress
member will move to table (kill) the resolution. The vote will come on the
6th, 7th, or 8th. We need you to ask your representative to vote No on
tabling, Yes on giving impeachment a chance. 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.


http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/cheney
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Kucinich Will Introduce Privileged Resolution To Force Up Or Down Vote On
Cheney Impeachment

>From the Office of Congressman Dennis Kucinich

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 2, 2007) — Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)
announced today that he will be offering a privileged resolution on the
House floor next week that will bring articles of impeachment against the
Vice President, Richard B. Cheney.

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

“Despite this groundswell of opposition to the unconstitutional conduct of
office, Vice President Cheney continues to violate the U.S. Constitution
by insisting the power of the executive branch is supreme.

“Congress must hold the Vice President accountable. The American people
need to let Members of Congress know how they feel about this. The Vice
President continues to use his office to advocate for a continued
occupation of Iraq and prod our nation into a belligerent stance against
Iran. If the Vice President is successful, his actions will ensure decades
of disastrous consequences.”

The privileged resolution has priority status for consideration on the
House floor. Once introduced, the resolution has to be brought to the
floor within two legislative days, although the House could act on it
immediately. Kucinich is expected to bring it to the House floor on
Tuesday, November 6.

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).

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Frontline's excellent expose of Cheney's drive to build Imperial Presidency
(AKA the 'Unitary Executive'), watchable on-line:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/cheney/

Related YouTube videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLz5Ja_pius