Newsmax: Dems Eye Impeachment Strategy

[sabra]

Yeah, I know, I know...

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http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/6/28/114159.shtml

Dems Eye Impeachment Strategy

Left-wing Democrats in the House are working on a plan to compel the House Judiciary Committee to launch an impeachment inquiry into what they say are "high crimes and misdemeanors" committed by President Bush in the run-up to the Iraq war.

"If you read the record of the writing of the Constitution, ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’ had a very particular meaning at the time of the drafting of the Constitution," Rep. Zoe Lofgren said at a forum held by Rep. John Conyers earlier this month.

"It certainly didn’t mean lying about sex," she complained, in quotes picked up by the Hill newspaper. "But it might well mean lying to the Congress about a large public purpose such as Iraq."

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Persuading the House to investigate allegedly impeachable crimes by the president may be a tall order, however, since the GOP-controlled Congress isn't likely to be convinced by arguments from partisan Bush-haters.

Still, Democrats like Rep. Barbara Lee are searching for a way to get the impeachment ball rolling.

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[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. If Newsmax were printed on paper...

My bird wouldn't shit on it.

[Barak And Roll]

6. It is in print

I've seen Newsmax in print at Wal-Mart (suprise, suprise)

[SquireJons]

2. Uhm...

Wouldn't that be putting the cart before the horse? Lets get control of one house of Congress, then the investigations can have teeth.

[lancdem]

4. That's why we should disregard everything

from NewsMax.

[ihelpu2see]

5. I don't know if I, or the nation, environment, etc. can wait that long!!NT

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

3. Those durn lefties are at it again. Trying to make gov't responsible!

Of course, the pantywaist wing of the party is making tracks to distance themselves from the "too liberal", "unelectable", Democrats with courage.

[magellan]

7. Telling line right there

"Persuading the House to investigate allegedly impeachable crimes by the president may be a tall order, however, since the GOP-controlled Congress isn't likely to be convinced by arguments from partisan Bush-haters."

Right. Let's forget the Rule of Law then. From now on it's okay for a President to bomb countries that haven't attacked us without telling Congress and to lie about the threat they pose to get authorization for a really BIG war...as long as his party is in the majority.

Republicans give the Bronx Cheer to the Constitution daily.

[waynew706]

8. I think they should wait until Nov 2006 has come and gone

before trying for impeachment. With the Repugs controlling everything, not much chance of this going thru.