Illinois Legislature Mulling Impeachment of Bush

[UpInArms]

http://www.northcountrygazette.org/articles/042506BushImpeachment.html

SPRINGFIELD, ILL---A resolution calling for the impeachment of President Bush for willfully violating his oath of office is in the Democratic-controlled state Legislature of Illinois and if passed, Illinois could be the first state legislature to pass such a resolution.

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Section 603 of Jefferson's Manual of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives allows federal impeachment proceedings to be initiated by joint resolution of a state legislature and on this, Yarbrough formulated Illinois House Joint Resolution 125. The Manual is a procedural handbook written by Thomas Jefferson as a supplement to U.S. House rules.

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The resolution details five specific charges against Bush. Should the bill be passed by the Illinois General Assembly, the U.S. House would reportedly be forced by House Rules to take up the impeachment issue as a privileged bill which has precedence over other House business.

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State Democratic committees in Vermont, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Nevada and North Caroline have already called for the censure or impeachment of Bush. According to an ABC News/Washington Post poll conducted April 6-9, 33% of Americans currently support impeaching the President, virtually the same number which supported impeaching President Richard Nixon at the start of Watergate.

The Illinois Joint Resolution reads as follows:

...more with full text of resolution...

[truthisfreedom]

1. wow. my brother recalled this from junior high school political science

he was certain it could be done at the state level, and after a couple of weeks of internet searching, i told him no... but look now! wow!

[Rose Siding]

2. I hadn't heard of it before

Jefferson was a genius. He anticipated one party gaining control of the exec and Congress.