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GW Bush.....impeachable offenses.... not necessarily in order

1. Fabricated Iraq possessed WMDs to justify pre-emptive strike on Iraq in 2003,
despite proven otherwise with deadly consequences and increased terror attacks.
2. Bribery and coercion of individuals and governments. (this is how he built
coalition support and on 9-11's coat tails)
3. Deemed UN irrelevant and disregarded UN resolution 1441
4. Approved abusing/torturing prisoners per his directive/order..........see....
Abu Ghraib, Camp X-Ray (Guant�namo Bay), Bagram (US airbase in Afghanistan)
(This directly violates US laws, International laws, Geneva Convention rules of war)
5. Perjury ..... See case for war, based on 9-11.....yet stonewalled investigation.
6. Deliberately concealed vital information from public discussion and informed
judgment (violating Oath of Office)
7. Obstructed Congress by withholding vital information. Felony under 18 U.S.C. 1001
8. Violated First Amendment rights, by only addressing pre-selected audience,
while cordoning others. (US president represents all, not pre-selected citizens)
9. Plame outing (Bush has a known vendetta mentality)....possible compromising
national security, which violates Oath of Office.....criminal charge?
10. Misusing armed forces for personal gains

More info from Jan:

Legal Experts
John Dean, former WH Counsel to President Richard Nixon and an early advocate
of a Bush impeachment, believes that President Bush lied about weapons of mass
destruction in order to get the United States into a war with Iraq, an impeachable
crime.
Ramsey Clark, US Attorney General under Lyndon Johnson, believes Bush, as well as VP Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, should be impeached.
Constitutional Law Professor Francis Boyle has written six draft articles of
impeachment against Bush.
Constitutional Lawyer John Bonifaz has written a book on the case for impeaching Bush, is a co-founder of After Downing Street, and has spoken regularly in favor of impeachment.

Congressional Activities
Rep. Barbara Lee has introduced a Resolution of Inquiry, H.Res 375

Rep. John Conyers convened a Democratic hearing on June 16, 2005 to hear
evidence related to the Downing Street Memo and to consider grounds for
impeachment. Dozens of Members of Congress attended. Witnesses included
Ambassador Wilson, constitutional attorney John Bonifaz, and CIA analyst
Ray McGovern.

Rep. Maxine Waters founded the Out of Iraq Caucus in the House of
Representatives. It has 66 members as of August 31, 2005.

(This does not include House activities in the last couple of months.)

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Carol S. Wolman, MD is a psychiatrist in Northern California. A lifelong peace activist, she is helping to distribute a Peace Plan for the Holy Land- email her for a copy. As the Green candidate for Congress in California District 1 in '08, she (more...)

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