Resolution Central Susquehanna Chapter of Pennsylvania American Civil Liberties Union
WHEREAS: Vice President Richard B. Cheney and President George W. Bush may have deliberately, knowingly, and maliciously violated the provisions of the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution of the United States. And, WHEREAS: Vice President Richard B. Cheney and President George W. Bush may have deliberately, knowingly, and maliciously violated the provisions of Article One, Section 9 (The right of habeas corpus) of the Constitution of the United States. And, WHEREAS: The American Civil Liberties Union is among the leading organizations to preserve the protections and guarantees under the Constitution of the United States of America. And, WHEREAS: The American Civil Liberties Union among other organizations has documented violations of the Constitution of the United States of America. And, WHEREAS: The federal courts have ruled against the Bush–Cheney Administration in several constitutional cases. And, WHEREAS: Vice President Richard B. Cheney and President George W. Bush have directly or indirectly acknowledged to having directed numerous actions that are contrary to the principles and Constitution of the United States of America, including the use of torture on prisoners, the creation of “extraordinary rendition,” the implementation of warrantless and illegal wiretapping, the suppression of freedom of expression and due process, and the destruction of evidence.AND,
WHEREAS: The ACLU of Southern California and the Florida chapters (ACLU of Florida, ACLU of Monroe County, ACLU of the Treasure Coast, ACLU of Central Florida) of the American Civil Liberties Union have filed resolutions to urge the National Board of the American Civil Liberties Union to strongly urge the Congress of the United States to determine if there is sufficient evidence to draw up Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Richard B. Cheney and President George W. Bush. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of the Central Susquehanna Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union joins with its colleagues of the Southern California chapter and of the Florida chapters in urging the National Board of the American Civil Liberties Union to call for the convening of hearings by the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives to determine if sufficient evidence exists to pursue Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Richard B. Cheney and President George W. Bush. AND, FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of the Central Susquehanna Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union makes its wishes known to the ACLU of Pennsylvania and to the National Board of the ACLU. AND, FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of the Central Susquehanna chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union independently calls for the impeachments of Vice President Richard B. Cheney and President George W. Bush. Dated this Eleventh Day of January in the year of two thousand and eight. (Signed, on behalf of the Central Susquehanna Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union) ANTHONY TOLUBA, President DAVID YOUNG, Vice-President and Secretary WALTER M. BRASCH, PH.D., Senior Vice President PAULA COCHRAN, Vice President NATHANIEL MITCHELL, Vice President MARGARET G. MITCHELL, Communications Coordinator and Member of the Board
THE REV. ROBIN H. JARRELL, M.DIV, Member of the Board JOSEPH MANZI, Member of the Board DOUGLAS STURM, PH.D., Member of the Board
Walter Brasch is an award-winning journalist and university professor. His current books are America's Unpatriotic Acts: The Federal Government's Violation of Constitutional and Civil Rights, and 'Unacceptable': The Federal response to Hurricane Katrina, both available at amazon.com, borders.com and most major on-line bookstores.
As a foreigner I'm still learning about the ACLU and its regional subdivisions etc.
I hadn't realised there were three, at least, chapters just in the state of Florida for instance.
With respect to your own chapters call for impeachment hearings what happens next? Who or what body would act on your call and how, by what process, would they decide to or not?
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Brett Paatsch (0 articles, 2 quicklinks, 17 diaries, 784 comments)
on Saturday, January 12, 2008 at 5:38:28 PM
Brett--resolution goes to the state board AND the national board; it also goes to members of congress on judiciary committee. We are trying to get National ACLU to realize that impeachment should NEVER have been off the table--by doing so, it gave Bush-Cheney freedom to keep doing what they did. We hope that there is a loud groundswell of support by ACLU cvhapters and by others to put pressure onto the House judiciary committee. This is NOT a partisan action. It IS an action to preserve and defend the constitution.
walt
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Brasch (55 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 41 comments)
on Saturday, January 12, 2008 at 9:07:06 PM
