32 US Reps for Bush Impeachment Inquiry

[sabra]

http://www.atlantaprogressivenews.com/news/0036.html

32 US Reps for Bush Impeachment Inquiry

(APN) ATLANTA – 32 US House Representatives have signed on as sponsors or co-sponsors of H. Res 635, which would create a Select Committee to look into the grounds for recommending President Bush’s impeachment, Atlanta Progressive News has learned.

Their co-sponsorships of H. Res 635 come on the heels of reports that US Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Tom Harkin (D-IA) will support US Senator Russ Feingold’s (D-WI) bill, S. Res 398, to censure President Bush.

The two latest co-sponsors of H. Res 635 are US Rep. David Wu (D-OR) and US Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN).

“Because of my concern, and that of many of my constituents, regarding the misleading and fraudulent intelligence used by the Bush administration to present its case for war in Iraq, I decided to cosponsor H. Res 635 introduced by Representative John Conyers,” Wu said in a statement prepared for Atlanta Progressive News.

The number is small, but it is growing in a more rapid pace the past couple of weeks...

[MadMaddie]

1. How many are needed to move forward with the impeachment

process?

[AndyA]

8. I believe it's simple majority

But I could be wrong, Bush might have changed that law...

[meow2u3]

19. It's a simple majority in the House to impeach

and a 2/3 majority in the Senate to remove the offender(s) from office.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

10. I wondered the same thing. I would think it is not the sponsorship

(you only need one) but the votes (maj of House). Maybe the sponsorship is how they are measuring support? I don't know, just talking out of my ass.

[Minnesota Libra]

2. The movement is growing - slowly - but it's growing. nt

[sabra]

4. indeed. I believe 4-5 signed on just this week?

[babylonsister]

3. Rec'd! Maybe some pols ARE listening! nt

[stepnw1f]

5. It's Building....

Tsunami is coming...

[katinmn]

6. Each co-sponsor represents hundreds of activists

contacting their reps and telling them to do the right thing.

Have you contacted yours?:)

[ClassWarrior]

7. Gotta figure "Atlanta Progressive News has learned" this thanks to Russ.

He told the American people to not think of an elephant, and suddenly folks are dreaming of dancing pachyderms from coast to coast.

NGU.

[shrike]

9. Now this I like to hear n/t

I'd prefer impeachment to censure any day.

[sutz12]

13. Why not both?

The senate can't do anything about impeachment until the House starts it. The censure vote tells the House that the Senate is ready to carry the ball come handoff time.

Unfortunately, the Senate confirmed the guy that will sit in judgement, Roberts.

[wordpix2]

11. a glacier grows slowly but eventually overcomes all obstacles

[Duer 157099]

12. Yay, my Rep is there

I called her office this week, although I knew she would do the right thing

[EVDebs]

14. Alice's Restaurant...It's now officially a Movement !

"You know, if
one person, just one person does it they may think he's really sick and
they won't take him. And if two people, two people do it, in harmony,
they may think they're both faggots and they won't take either of them.
And three people do it, three, can you imagine, three people walking in
singin a bar of Alice's Restaurant and walking out. They may think it's an
organization. And can you, can you imagine fifty people a day,I said
fifty people a day walking in singin a bar of Alice's Restaurant and
walking out. And friends they may thinks it's a movement."

From http://www.arlo.net/lyrics/alices.shtml

BTW, censure is just a start and kudos to Sen Feingold. On to '06 and Impeachment !

[IA_Seth]

21. Thanks!

I could never remember the name of that song..always wanted to know so I could look it up.

I've only heard it once on the radio..its a long one!

[EVDebs]

23. Us crusty old farts will spontaneously sing the chorus ocassionally ! nt

[0007]

15. This does my heart so good.....think I'll live a little now.

Man I wish we had a Paul Wellstone.

[Oceansaway]

16. Touche !!..n/t

[onehandle]

17. Swell. Now concentrate on taking back Congress.

Without Congress, Impeachment has a zero percent chance of even coming to the floor.

[Uncle Joe]

18. Kicked and recommended!

:kick:

[VegasWolf]

20. Where's Hillary and Reid???? Some "leaders" they are! Hillary must

be "keeping her powder dry" and using superior "political expediency"! The Congress is starting to speak up, we need more than 3 senators to do so also!

:puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke:

[CRK7376]

22. Man that's great news!

Hopefully Shrub will get overwhelmed like the levees in NO did last summer and he'll wash out to....somewhere other than here! I turlly hope more will sign on. Unfortunately I'm in a Repug stronghold.

[BlueStater]

24. All Democrats (plus one independent)

I can't believe what a partisan group of assholes the current crop of Republican politicans are. Not a single one of them has the integrity to admit what Bush is doing is wrong. Ugh.