Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives containing 35 articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush. The resolution comes after a report to the Senate that outlined several instances in which the Bush administration distorted or fabricated intelligence on Iraq.
Last year, Kucinich introduced articles of impeachment against Vice President Dick Cheney. However, there has been no movement on Cheney's impeachment as Democrats--including Michigan Democrat John Conyers who once supported impeachment--have said that impeachment is "off the table."
Kucinich's 35 articles of impeachment address a wide range of topics including the Iraq War, the government's surveillance and detention programs, its Iran policy, and its domestic policies.
The articles are reprinted below:
"Article I
Creating a Secret Propaganda Campaign to Manufacture a False Case for War Against Iraq.
Article II
Falsely, Systematically, and with Criminal Intent Conflating the Attacks of September 11, 2001, With Misrepresentation of Iraq as a Security Threat as Part of Fraudulent Justification for a War of Aggression.
Article III
Misleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Possessed Weapons of Mass Destruction, to Manufacture a False Case for War.
Article IV
Misleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Posed an Imminent Threat to the United States.
Article V
Illegally Misspending Funds to Secretly Begin a War of Aggression.
Article VI
Invading Iraq in Violation of the Requirements of HJRes114.
Article VII
Invading Iraq Absent a Declaration of War.
Article VIII
Invading Iraq, A Sovereign Nation, in Violation of the UN Charter.Article IX
Failing to Provide Troops With Body Armor and Vehicle ArmorArticle X
Falsifying Accounts of US Troop Deaths and Injuries for Political PurposesArticle XI
Establishment of Permanent U.S. Military Bases in Iraq
Article XII
Initiating a War Against Iraq for Control of That Nation's Natural Resources
Article XIIIICreating a Secret Task Force to Develop Energy and Military Policies With Respect to Iraq and Other Countries
Article XIV
Misprision of a Felony, Misuse and Exposure of Classified Information And Obstruction of Justice in the Matter of Valerie Plame Wilson, Clandestine Agent of the Central Intelligence Agency
Article XV
Providing Immunity from Prosecution for Criminal Contractors in Iraq
Article XVI
Reckless Misspending and Waste of U.S. Tax Dollars in Connection With Iraq and US ContractorsArticle XVII
Illegal Detention: Detaining Indefinitely And Without Charge Persons Both U.S. Citizens and Foreign CaptivesArticle XVIII
Torture: Secretly Authorizing, and Encouraging the Use of Torture Against Captives in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Other Places, as a Matter of Official PolicyArticle XIX
Rendition: Kidnapping People and Taking Them Against Their Will to "Black Sites" Located in Other Nations, Including Nations Known to Practice Torture
Article XX
Imprisoning ChildrenArticle XXI
Misleading Congress and the American People About Threats from Iran, and Supporting Terrorist Organizations Within Iran, With the Goal of Overthrowing the Iranian Government
Article XXII
Creating Secret Laws
Article XXIII
Violation of the Posse Comitatus Act
Article XXIV
Spying on American Citizens, Without a Court-Ordered Warrant, in Violation of the Law and the Fourth AmendmentArticle XXV
Directing Telecommunications Companies to Create an Illegal and Unconstitutional Database of the Private Telephone Numbers and Emails of American CitizensArticle XXVI
Announcing the Intent to Violate Laws with Signing StatementsArticle XXVII
Failing to Comply with Congressional Subpoenas and Instructing Former Employees Not to ComplyArticle XXVIII
Tampering with Free and Fair Elections, Corruption of the Administration of JusticeArticle XXIX
Conspiracy to Violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965Article XXX
Misleading Congress and the American People in an Attempt to Destroy MedicareArticle XXXI
Katrina: Failure to Plan for the Predicted Disaster of Hurricane Katrina, Failure to Respond to a Civil Emergency
Article XXXII
Misleading Congress and the American People, Systematically Undermining Efforts to Address Global Climate ChangeArticle XXXIII
Repeatedly Ignored and Failed to Respond to High Level Intelligence Warnings of Planned Terrorist Attacks in the US, Prior to 911.
Article XXXIV
Obstruction of the Investigation into the Attacks of September 11, 2001Article XXXV
Endangering the Health of 911 First Responders"
Evidence for the charges is outlined in a 60+ page document that Kucinich read on the floor of the House.
I wish other Democrats would understand the power their party would gain if they impeached Cheney. Bush would be on the run. The message that would send to the people, no matter the party line, this would attract independent, undecided, and even republican voters if they would just stand up for us. I'm afraid a large reason a lot of Democrats didn't vote for the impeachment of Bush is because they know where the purse strings are. Which brings us to another American political debacle, MONEY. Not the People.