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

Tian Harter tnharter at aceweb.com
Fri Nov 2 14:17:53 PDT 2007


George Johnson tells me he wants to organize a march on the 
Congressional offices early next week. Call him at 650 207-6073 if you 
are interested.

Tian

Drew Johnson wrote:
> 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
> _______
> 
> 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).
> 
> _____
> 
> 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
> 
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Tian
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