Ms. Elizabeth Kucinich February 11, 2007 Dear Elizabeth: The Constitution doesn’t say that we shouldn’t impeach any President because it will disrupt the government. Impeachment was written to use when and if necessary surely with the expectation that there will be a disrupting interval. If Congress allows criminal behavior by the President & Vice President, Congress has reneged on its oath to uphold the Constitution. The government’s decision to force the military to continue fighting an illegal war is the essence of treason. The arguments by elected officials who claim that they made an honest mistake because the intelligence was wrong at the time they voted now admit to being wrong then. The question for impeachment needs to be based upon whether or not the intelligence had been intentionally made wrong by the President & Vice President when and if they coerced the CIA to falsify its intelligence. The Libby trial is corroborating that question. The investigation published by David Corn and Michael Isakoff in HUBRIS details the deliberate falsification of incidents to deceive a legitimate intelligence effort. There needs to be immediate hearings now to determine if Bush & Cheney coerced bad intelligence that would trick the Congress. (Who doesn’t know that happened?) If Dennis Kucinich does what is demanded by the Constitution now, he will be elected as President in 2008. Any political calculation that deviates from the obligation prescribed by the Constitution will be a mistake. Best regards, Steve Miller Do you believe President Bush's actions justify impeachment? * 421245 responses Yes, between the secret spying, the deceptions leading to war and more, there is plenty to justify putting him on trial. 87% No, like any president, he has made a few missteps, but nothing approaching "high crimes and misdemeanors." 4.5% No, the man has done absolutely nothing wrong. Impeachment would just be a political lynching. 6.1% I don't know. 1.9%

by Steve Miller (0 articles, 3 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 6 comments) on Sunday, Feb 18, 2007 at 10:46:24 PM

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I couldn't say it any better. We need to lean on Dennis Kucinich too to call for impeachment.

by Steve Miller (0 articles, 3 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 6 comments) on Sunday, Feb 18, 2007 at 10:49:36 PM

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Dave, I will eagerly watch any hearing on impeachment. I would feel much better about Conyers if he co-sponsored HR 333 right now. I would like to hear Conyer's reason for not co-sponsoring HR 333 and why he has been voting to fund the war. I know he sweats Pelosi. Each Congressman who fails to co-sponsor HR 333 is reneging on his oath to the Constitution. The Constitution obligates Congress to impeach a Vice President who commits treason. Ordering our military to attack a country for outright lies that falsely claim there will be an imminent attack on America is treason. The false claims are public quotes by Vice President Cheney on a variety of TV shows. Have you read HR 333? The issue being ignored is that the Constitution directs Congress to impeach a Vice President for treason. Dennis has chosen to begin with Cheney for a good reason. Even a guy like you is ignoring the Articles of Impeachment because the media has never mentioned it. That is powerful. Come on Dave the media has a purpose that has been ignored even by you. Steve

by Steve Miller (0 articles, 3 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 6 comments) on Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 6:48:53 PM

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