WEAK Democrats Afraid to Impeach Bush Inc.
Saturday, April 15, 2006 at 11:08AM
TheSpook

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Two blockbuster revelations on April 6 provide ample additional grounds for censuring or impeaching George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.

The Imperial Presidency is back, and more power-crazed than ever. These revelations should spur the efforts for censure and impeachment. And it’s time for Democrats and Republicans to stop cowering and hiding and to show some respect for the Constitution and some institutional self-respect for the Congress.

conyers.jpgRep. John Conyers Bill to Impeach Thirty-four Democrats have signed on to a bill that John Conyers of Detroit has introduced to explore grounds of impeachment. And it’s been three weeks now since Russ Feingold introduced his bill to censure President Bush, and one week since he demonstrated the legitimacy of censure at a Senate hearing. But still most Democratic Senators act like he’s got bird flu. Only Barbara Boxer and Tom Harkin have signed on as co-sponsors, with Patrick Leahy leaning in favor. The rest are hiding under their desks. Which is weird since 29 Democratic Senators are actually on record as favoring the censure of the President: Bill Clinton, that is. And when you compare what Clinton did to what Bush did it’s a joke. Clinton dishonored his own name. Bush dishonored the Constitution.

Back in 1999, Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced the Bill Clinton censure bill. Where is she today?

And here are some of her Democratic co-sponsors still in the Senate:

Daniel Akaka
Byron Dorgan
Richard Durbin
Daniel Inouye
Joe Lieberman
Ted Kennedy
John Kerry
Herb Kohl
Mary Landrieu
Carl Levin
Barbara Mikulski
Jay Rockefeller
Charles Schumer

And yes, even Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid.

Where are they now?

They’re nowhere to be seen.

One footnote on the Clinton censure: even 9 Republicans were in favor, including Pete Domenici, Mitch McConnell, and Olympia Snowe. So don’t let them say that censure is somehow unthinkable or unconstitutional. What’s unconstitutional is Bush’s NSA spying, Bush’s leaking of intelligence to discredit Joe Wilson, Bush’s Iraq War, Bush’s illegal detentions at home and abroad, and Bush’s violations of the Geneva Conventions. What’s unthinkable is to let him and Cheney get away with it all. [MORE]

Contact your Congressional representative and tell them BUSH INC. must go!

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Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members

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