Articles of Impeachment To Be Filed On Cheney
By Mary Ann Akers
04/18/07 "Washington
Post' --- -- Looks like he's reached his boiling
point.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), the most liberal of the
Democratic presidential candidates in the primary field,
declared in a letter sent to his Democratic House colleagues
this morning that he plans to file articles of impeachment
against Vice President Dick Cheney.
Kucinich has made ending the war in Iraq the central theme of
his campaign. He has even taken aim at the leading Democratic
presidential candidates in the field for their votes on
authorizing the war.
Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution gives Congress the
authority to impeach the president, vice president and "all
civil Officers of the United States" for "treason, bribery, or
other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."
Sources tell the Sleuth that in light of the mass killings at
Virginia Tech Monday, Kucinich's impeachment plans have been put
on hold. There will be no action this week, they say.
Kucinich's office had no comment on the Congressman's "Dear
Colleague" letter -- which apparently was drafted over the
weekend, before the school massacre -- or on what the focus of
articles of impeachment against Cheney would be.
But Kucinich shouldn't hold his breath on getting anywhere with
his impeachment plan. "We'll see a Kucinich Administration
before we'll see a Cheney impeachment," quipped one Democratic
aide.
Here is the text of his letter, a copy of which was forwarded to
the Sleuth:
April 17, 2007
Dear Colleague:
This week I intend to introduce Articles of Impeachment with
respect to the conduct of Vice President Cheney. Please have
your staff contact my office . . . if you would like to receive
a confidential copy of the document prior to its introduction in
the House.
Sincerely,
/s/
Dennis J. Kucinich
Member of CongressClick here
to comment on this and other articles
Send Page To a Friend
In accordance
with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material
is distributed without profit to those who have
expressed a prior interest in receiving the
included information for research and educational
purposes. Information Clearing House has no
affiliation whatsoever with the originator of
this article nor is Information ClearingHouse
endorsed or sponsored by the originator.)
|
