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Resolutions and Articles of Impeachment On George W. Bush & Richard B. Cheney
1, H.Res. 799: Impeaching Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors.
2, Introduced November 6, 2007 Full Text
3, H.Res. 333: Impeaching Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
4, Introduced April 24, 2007 Full Text
5, H.Res. 530: Censuring George W. Bush. Introduced July 10, 2007 Full Text
6, H.Res. 689: Calling upon George W. Bush, President of the United States, to urge full cooperation by his former political appointees, current Administration officials, and their friends and associates with congressional investigations. Introduced September 27, 2007 Full Text:
7, S.Res. 302: A resolution censuring the President and Vice President. Introduced August 3, 2007 Full Text:
8, Introduced July 15, 2008 Full Text
Impeaching George W. Bush , President of the United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors.
Resolved, That President George W. Bush be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the following Article of Impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate,
9, Full Text – U.S. House Resolution 1258 Impeachment of President Bush
Resolved, That President George W. Bush be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate: (Introduced in House)
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June 10, 2008
June 11, 2008
Article I--Creating a Secret Propaganda Campaign To Manufacture a False Case for War Against Iraq
Article V--Illegally Misspending Funds to Secretly Begin a War of Aggression
Article VI--Invading Iraq in Violation of the Requirements of H.J. Res. 114
Article VII--Invading Iraq Absent a Declaration of War
Article VIII--Invading Iraq, a Sovereign Nation, in Violation of the U.N. Charter and International Criminal Law
Article IX--Failing To Provide Troops with Body Armor and Vehicle Armor
Article X--Falsifying Accounts of U.S. Troop Deaths and Injuries for Political Purposes
Article XI--Establishment of Permanent U.S. Military Bases in Iraq
Article XII--Initiating a War Against Iraq for Control of That Nation's Natural Resources
Article XIII--Creating a Secret Task Force To Develop Energy and Military Policies With Respect to Iraq and Other Countries
Article XV--Providing Immunity From Prosecution for Criminal Contractors in Iraq
Article XVI--Reckless Misspending and Waste of U.S. Tax Dollars in Connection With Iraq Contractors
Article XVII--Illegal Detention: Detaining Indefinitely and Without Charge Persons Both U.S. Citizens and Foreign Captives
Article XX--Imprisoning Children
Article XXII--Creating Secret Laws
Article XXIII--Violation of the Posse Comitatus Act
Article XXIV--Spying on American Citizens, Without a Court-Ordered Warrant, in Violation of the Law and the Fourth Amendment
Article XXVI--Announcing the Intent To Violate Laws With Signing Statements, and Violating Those Laws
Article XXVII--Failing To Comply With Congressional Subpoenas and Instructing Former Employees Not To Comply
Article XXVIII--Tampering With Free and Fair Elections, Corruption of the Administration of Justice
Article XXIX--Conspiracy To Violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Article XXX--Misleading Congress and the American People in an Attempt To Destroy Medicare
Article XXXI--Katrina: Failure To Plan for the Predicted Disaster of Hurricane Katrina, Failure To Respond to a Civil Emergency
Article XXXIV--Obstruction of Investigation Into the Attacks of September 11, 2001
Article XXXV--Endangering the Health of 9/11 First Responders
10, S.Res. 303: A resolution censuring the President and the Attorney General. Introduced August 3, 2007 Full Text:
11, H.Res. 626: Censuring the President and Attorney General. Introduced August 4, 2007 Full Text
13, U.S. House
U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 2 – Impeachment: "…The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment…" Impeachment is the power to remove federal officers. The House initiates the process by voting to impeach, which then refers the matter to the Senate for a trial.
14, U.S. Senate - Impeachment
15, Oath of Office – President - U.S. Constitution Article 1, Section 2.
16, U.S. Constitution – Impeachment of the President & Vice-President – Article II – Section 4
"The President, Vice President and all Civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."
17, Speaker of the U.S. House Nancy Pelosi
18, Federal Judicial Oaths – Federal Judicial Oaths – 2 Required
In the United States, federal judges are required to take not just one, but two oaths.
The first oath is this:
I, XXX XXX, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as XXX under the Constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God.
The second oath that federal judges must take is this:[11]
I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God. (Federal statute specifically says that the latter oath "does not affect other oaths required by law.")
19, Members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee – There are 40 members of this committee.
Chairman: John Conyers, Ranking Members: Lamar Smith, Tammy Baldwin, Howard Berman, Frederick Boucher, Christopher Cannon, Steven Chabot, Howard Coble, Steve Cohen, Arthur Davis, William Delahunt, Keith Ellison, Tom Feeney, James Forbes, Trent Franks, Elton Gallegly, Louis Gohmert, Robert Goodlatte, Luis Gutierrez, Darrell Issa, Sheila Jackson Lee, Harry Johnson, Jim Jordan, Ric Keller, Steve King, Zoe Lofgrin, Daniel Lundgren, Jerrold Nadler, Mike Pence, Linda Sanchez, Adam Schiff, Robert Scott, James Sensenbrenner, Brad Sherman, Betty Sutton, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Maxine Waters, Melvin Watt, Anthony Weiner, and Robert Wexler.
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