BREAKING: State-Based Impeachment Rises Again...Illinois

[shraby]

From Dailykos: <http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/4/21/75612/7906>

HC & M, Yarbrough introduces impeachment resolution

Today, Thursday, April 20, 2006, Rep. Karen Yarbrough introduced into the Illinois General Assembly Joint Resolution 125, which calls for the impeachment of President George W. Bush.


WHEREAS, Section 603 of Jefferson's Manual of the Rules of the United States House of Representatives allows federal impeachment proceedings to be initiated by joint resolution of a state legislature; and

WHEREAS, President Bush has publicly admitted to ordering the National Security Agency to violate provisions of the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a felony, specifically authorizing the Agency to spy on American citizens without warrant; and

WHEREAS, Evidence suggests that President Bush authorized violation of the Torture Convention of the Geneva Conventions, a treaty regarded a supreme law by the United States Constitution; and

WHEREAS, The Bush Administration has held American citizens and citizens of other nations as prisoners of war without charge or trial; and

WHEREAS, Evidence suggests that the Bush Administration has manipulated intelligence for the purpose of initiating a war against the sovereign nation of Iraq, resulting in the deaths of large numbers of Iraqi civilians and causing the United States to incur loss of life, diminished security and billions of dollars in unnecessary expenses; and

WHEREAS, The Bush Administration leaked classified national secrets to further a political agenda, exposing an unknown number of covert U. S. intelligence agents to potential harm and retribution while simultaneously refusing to investigate the matter; and

WHEREAS, the Republican-controlled Congress has decline to fully investigate these charges to date; therefore be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the General Assembly of the State of Illinois has good cause to submit charges to the U. S. House of Representatives under Section 603 that the President of the United States has willfully violated his Oath of Office to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States; and be it further

RESOLVED, That George W. Bush, if found guilty of the charges contained herein, should be removed from office and disqualified to hold any other office in the United States.

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[nickinSTL]

1. any chance of this passing?

n/t

[shraby]

2. I don't know, but it certainly wouldn't have a chance

if it wasn't introduced.

[BlooInBloo]

10. Hard to get a good comeback to that logic...

:rofl:

[ClassWarrior]

3. K&R

Visualize IMPEACHMENT.

NGU.

[Peace Patriot]

4. It nearly brought me to tears--to have the truth spoken so plainly

and honestly.

Especially the part about torture.

[Vinca]

5. An update on Vermont:

Yesterday there was an article in the local paper that a Saxtons River, Vermont, woman, a Mrs. Tenney, will be hand delivering the Vermont impeachment resolutions to Washington. They will go to the House clerk's office and then on to Hastert. Read the article here -
http://www.thetranscript.com/Vermont

[meganmonkey]

6. Rec'd

:patriot:

[Vincardog]

7. K&R impeachment

[drm604]

8. K&R

:kick:

[Nickster]

9. Holy Crap! I love my state! n/t

[mopinko]

11. you beat me to it.

pretty much the entire illinois delegation is just waiting for the chance. especiialy my uber great congresswoman, jan schakowsy.

[Kittycat]

13. Me Too, Me Too!!! Woohoooooo

Thank you for making my day!

[vickitulsa]

12. Excellent read! I never even read the Clinton impeachment resolution,

since I assumed it would be just too inane to stomach.

Now I can't help but think of how it would compare to THIS one! The line-up of extraordinarily serious charges against Bush is overwhelming. I hope that many of his supporters have cause to read this document in the near future and that it makes them shudder to realize how dangerous this clown really is!

Thanks for the post, Shraby! :thumbsup: :kick: :applause:

[wtmusic]

14. That sums it up nicely nt

[Jack Rabbit]

15. Excellent

Those are my Articles of impeachment!!

Of course, they're the one that are most likely to stick.

Way to go Karen Yarbrough!!

http://www.ilga.gov/images/members/{4A0F2ACB-DBC0-4F58-BDFD-6479A84ACBE9}.jpg

Photo from the Illinois General Assembly.

[Justice Is Comin]

16. I used to proudly live there.

The state has class. Republican corruption leaving, class returning.

[gordontron]

17. kick kick kick nt

[bj2110]

18. So, how many states does it take?

[shraby]

19. From what I understand, one state will do it.

The resolution is presented to the speaker and all business of the house is postponed until the resolution is addressed.