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redacted Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 05:59 PM
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VIDEO--NEW! DO-IT-YOURSELF IMPEACHMENT
http://impeachforpeace.org/ImpeachNow.html

In response to Kucinich's Cheney impeachment resolution, Impeach for Peace has created a new DIY Impeachment. We researched a method for impeaching the President or Vice President using a little known and rarely used part of the Rules of the House of Representatives ("Jefferson’s Manual"). This document actually empowers individual citizens to initiate the impeachment process themselves.
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"Jefferson's Manual" is an interpretive guide to parliamentary procedure, and is included (along with the Constitution) in the bound volumes of the Rules of the House of Representatives. It is ratified by each congress (including the current one), and has been updated continuously through the history of our democracy. The section covering impeachment lists the acceptable vehicles for bringing impeachment motions to the floor of the House.
(Video About the DIY Impeachment)


Before the House Judiciary Committee can put together the Articles of Impeachment, someone must initiate the impeachment procedure. Most often, this occurs when members of the House pass a resolution. Another method outlined in the manual, however, is for individual citizens to submit a memorial for impeachment.
After learning this information, Minnesotan and
Impeach for Peace member (Jodin Morey) found precedent in an 1826 memorial by Luke Edward Lawless which had been successful in initiating the impeachment of Federal Judge James H. Peck. Impeach for Peace then used this as a template for their "Do-It-Yourself Impeachment." Now any citizen can download the DIY Impeachment Memorial and submit it, making it possible for Americans to do what our representatives have been unwilling to do. The idea is for so many people to submit the Memorial that it cannot be ignored.
DOWNLOAD THE DOCUMENT

Download, fill in your relevant information in the blanks (name, State, notary is optional), and send in a letter today. We're sending this wave in to House Rep. Dennis Kucinich who has recently spoken in favor of impeachment. There's also extra credit for sending a DIY Impeachment to your own representative as well as representatives reccommended by Keith Ellison of the House Judiciary.

One of the copies will come to Impeach for Peace's home office and we'll hand deliver them to Washington D.C. the 25th thru the 28th of July with cameras rolling.

That's right — to make a big impact, we're delivering them all on the same date (In previous waves, we've had over 500,000 download of the document representing over 1.7 million mailings). We hope to flood the congress with sacks of mail and cause a newsworthy event to further pressure them to act on the memorials. Although, it's important to keep in mind that in the 1830 precedent, impeachment resulted as a result of a single memorial. Yours might be the one.
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Mnemosyne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 06:58 PM
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1. Did this for * several months ago, my rep. did not respond at all.
Of course it is 'Traveling' Phil "the human carp" English. I'm sure they have real filth on this peckerhead. The DC madam only dealt with legal age straight clients/hookers, right? He won't be listed then.
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redacted Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 07:20 PM
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2. LOL! What a peckerhead.
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