Congratulations for giving some of the weakest and most inept Congressmen this Country has their Plug!
That is about all this is/was!

Deduct 100 credibility Points NOW!

Go get Um little buddy Kucinich, He's got highhhh Hopes, He's got highh hopes, He's got, high apple pie in the skiiii hopes. With enough little ants we can impeach the evil Bush and Cheney empire, God Bless you all Senators and God bless America.

Go get Um little buddy Kucinich, He's got highhhh Hopes, He's got highh hopes, He's got, high apple pie in the skiiii hopes. With enough little ants we can impeach the evil Bush and Cheney empire, God Bless you all Senators and God bless America.

By removing Libby's jail term from his sentence, President Bush once again demonstrates his lack of respect for the American system of law and Democracy as a whole. Bush might as well have offered Libby an outright pardon. Frankly, Libby deserves to serve his time for the crimes he has committed. If the world were fair, Cheney would also see his time in prison. It is vital that we hold on our political leaders accountable for their actions in every arena and on every issue. In the realm of global poverty, for example, we need to push our leadership in Washington to abide by the UN's Millennium Development Goals, which the United States along with 191 other nations signed in 2000 and which commit the global community to eliminating extreme poverty by 2025. So as Bush saves Libby from being held accountable for his illegal and undemocratic actions, we are compelled to think about what our other political leaders are doing (or, rather, what they aren't doing) and hold them accountable, just as we have tried to hold Libby accountable.

Impeachment of Oil Slick Dick, America's duck hunter, is the god-given obligation of every patriot. May God bless the impeachment of Leaky Dick.

To hear what transpired today is sickening. This administration continues to feel they alone are above the law, led by the Vice President himself who feels they are not apart of the Executive or Legislative branches. It's clear that Dick Cheney was holding George W's hand when the commutation was signed. Fine - It's now time for the PEOPLE of the United States of America to stand up to their inept and corrupt and embarrassing Government, and eliminate the metastasized cancer of the Oval Office - Vice President Cheney. I wholeheartedly support the effort to impeach Vice President Cheney. Bring it on.

Cheney is threat to Freedom and Democracy. His version of the Imperial White House is just shy of a Corporate-Fascist dictatorship. Yes Democracy is messy, Yes it's not always efficient but its better than all the other alternatives. Especially the Bush-Cheney version. They've done a crackerjack job, eh!
Impeach the snearing thug!

I say this in all sincerity, thank you Jessica, for contributing to the discourse and not trying to change the subject. I wanted to bring to your attention this blog - http://blog.washingtonpost.com/worldsunited/ , as I thought you might find the subjects discussed there to be particularly relevant to the struggles against global poverty. I hope that doesn't sound like I'm asking you to leave this blog, because I most definitely am not. I do hope, though, that you continue to show the same respect for the conversations we have here at Capital Briefing as you've shown today.

As for the impeachment hallucination, until there is a smoking gun - something tangible, indisputable, something directly linked to the hands of Cheney himself, and, I almost forgot, something incontrovertibly ILLEGAL, then the Sun will swallow the Earth before Cheney ever answers for his actions. I don't doubt for a second the Democratic leadership has rejected the notion of moving forward; Kucinich is tilting windmills, and the Democratic Leadership actually want to accomplish something this session.

The de-funding proposal, is a different animal altogether. One doesn't have to be a constitutional scholar to know that Congress holds the proverbial purse strings.... which is a good thing, because I'm no constitutional scholar. The problem is that the Framers definitely did not intend for any branch of government to be able to destroy another branch, and if Congress can de-fund the Vice-President, ostensibly they can de-fund the President. That sounds an awful lot like one branch of government destroying another branch of government. As much as anyone might want to see Cheney regret claiming not to be of the executive branch, could any sane person want to see the end of checks and balances? And, if it ended up before the Supreme Court...which it surely would... does anyone here doubt the Court would reject the de-funding? After all, if Congress can de-fund the executive branch,....

Patrick:

Your post contains a certain amount of BS. Congress cannot defund the Executive branch as long as they are admitting they are the Executive branch. Cheney has had the gall to suggest he's not actually a part of the Executive branch. If that's the case, why should he get money set aside for the Executive branch?

To suggest that Congress could use this to end the Presidency itself is ludicrous, as I'm sure you know.

The salaries of the President and the Vice President cannot be altered. However, the Office of the VP could be abolished. There are no Constitutional guarantees for Cheney's staff regardless of whether he resides in the Legislative, Executive, Judiciary, or some other nebulous, previously non-existent branch of the government.

At the end of the day, impeachment is the course.

Hillman- The fact that Dick Cheney claimed to not be exclusively a part of the executive branch hasn't suddenly transformed the Vice President's office into anything that it hasn't always been, regardless of what he chooses to 'admit'. The prevailing opinion of the members of Congress mentioned above certainly seems to be that his assertion is ridiculous; that hardly gives them license to act as though his assertion is correct. They can't both ridicule the legitmacy of his claim then act upon it as if were the law of the land.

Congratulations for figuring out that I think the notion of Congress de-funding the executive branch is ridiculous. I figured out that you think the idea of the Vice President not being a part of the executive branch is ridiculous. Why then would you legitimize Cheney's stance, virtually aknowledging he is correct, by treating his office as if it really were exclusively a part of the legislative branch?

Where can I sign on to impeach DICK?

Not being thoroughly embossed with the certainty of the embedded federalist society members or being a constitutional lawyer, I have an opinion. It is that congress can decide, in the exercise of its authority under the constitution to control the pure strings, to reduce the funding for or even not fund the executive branch. Such an action does not abolish the constitutionally established executive branch nor does it destroy the idea of checks and balances. The executive branch, constitutionally established, lives. Just not in the manner to which it had become accustomed when it admitted to being the executive branch.

Surely this is just as constitutionally acceptable as a president who routinely decides which laws congress has passed he will deign to follow and which ones he will not. Such actions by the executive do not abolish the legislative branch. Though the tilt in balance and separation of powers might seem a little skewed by such actions.

If and when the supremes rule against the executive branch in their snatch and detain anti due process policies, such a ruling would not destroy the executive branch or even affect its constitutional standing. Such is permitted by the constitution.

Or not? Anybody disagree?

Now is the time for the Democrats to act. I think the reason their poll numbers are low, is because they are trying to be TOO politicaly correct and not upset the apple cart before the 2008 elections. However the American people are SCREAMING for something to be done about the currecnt White House, and their illegal tactics. I believe if the House & Senate would vote to impeach Bush & Cheney their poll numbers would skyrocket! Happy 4th, ya'll.

if cheney would shoot a friend and old man in his face he will shoot all these people looking to impeach him in their faces.They better watch their asses.

I would like to know who to contact to add my name to the list to impeach both Bush and Cheny.

The real perpetrator of unrest in our country is "Tricky Dick" Cheney. He makes the original "Tricky Dick" look tame by comparison. Cheney is a sociopath. A conscience to him is a position you adopt when it is expedient. He has no concern for the welfare of the middle class, the poor, or any group outside of himself and his wealthy WASP friends. His moral standards are non-existent.
Cheney is a traitor to Democracy. He belongs in prison.

Maggie,

We invite you to sign our impeach Bush and Cheney petition on the upper right of Democrats.com.

Ship the sorry butts of the Boy George and
Cheney Dick to Guantanamo. Ditto for Gonzi, Condi and Rummy. Where is Colin Powell hiding? Why does that miserable Uncle Tom not SPEAK OUT?

I am very proud of Kucinish and the other congressman that are pushing for impeaching Dick Cheney. The current President and the Vice President are violating the U.S. Constitution. I blame both of them for the 3,550 dead soldiers and also the 25,000 wounded soldiers with PST. This is the worst adminsistration I have ever seen. They are gold plated "hypocrites". Forgiving a convicted felon is a huge travesty of justice (Libby deserves every month in the 30 month sentence). Their arrogance really stinks. Impeach George W. Bush and Dick Cheney together. You can count on my vote for articles of impeachment. The damage to our country has been done and even if impeached the inherited deficit of a trillion dollars will be on us for the next two generations or more. We have severe lack of leadership.

Although both the resoultions,to impeach Dick Cheney and defund his office have failed but this exercise provided the opportunity for the voters to identify those who became pliant to Bush/Cheny evil influence and didn't vote against those responsible for violating basic principles of Founding Fathers. The culprits must be made to pay for their sins clearly and squarely in 2008 without any let go whatever beseeching and pleading they do.

A large majority of Americans are outraged over the performance of the Republican Party and the last Congress. Evil men are doing evil things to this country. Not too many months ago the Republicans were thumping their chests chanting Me Republican. Now many of those are trying to hide behind the mantle of ignorance. Seventy-five years ago a lunatic in Germany persuaded many people to do evil things. The rule of law and the US Constitution must prevail. It is obvious to all that there are men in this administration willing to place themselves above the law. Let us clean house, by impeachment if necessary, and send a strong message to Republicans and Democratics alike that we will not tolerate having our government highjacked.

Cyberman, I don't think there's any need to get cute with funding games for the Executive Branch. I just think it's time to impeach Cheney, Gonzo, and Bushie.

There can no longer be any doubt among those with a brain and a pulse that Bush & Cheney have committed impeachable crimes. The hesitancy that most people express is whether or not impeachment would be a good thing for the country.

I'm an organizer in an impeachment group GRIM Grass Roots Impeachment Movement based in Chapel Hill, NC that's rapidly growing throughout the state. To see the most common concerns regarding impeachment, check out the FAQ section on our site. Bottom line is...none of the excuses hold water.

It's almost acceptable that Republicans are reluctant to call for impeachment but it is inexcusable that most Democrats aren't. If you want to help the cause, shame your Representative into action.

Here's a possible reason that more Democrats aren't calling for impeachment: maybe Democrats are ok with another 18 months of Bush & Cheney's damage to our country so that the Dems will have that much more damage to feed off of in '08. That's not acceptable to me; I hope it's not acceptable to you. Whatever party your Representative is in, demand that he/she defend our constitution as he/she was sworn to do and sign on to HR 333 to Impeach Cheney. Impeachment of Bush will fall into place once that's underway.

Again, if you think impeachment is not possible, please check out our FAQ section at http://www.impeachbushcheney.net/node/30

Make calls, Blog, Write letters, Raise Hell, Impeach Bush & Cheney--we CAN make it happen.

I've been reading about this impeachment issue for weeks now, and I am very much in favor of removing what is clearly a corrupt administration as soon as possible. However, I want to point out something that nobody has stated explicitly (as far as I can tell). If both Bush and Cheney were to be impeached, and subsequently convicted and removed from office, Nancy Pelosi (as Speaker of the House) would be next in line for the Presidency, before any member of Bush's cabinet. I don't believe she wants that office, and she certainly doesn't want to assume the Presidency through the Legislature's proceedings to impeach the current President. It has the potential to interfere with the 2008 elections almost as much as Dick Cheney could during the Electoral College voting (as President of the Senate, I doubt he will have the restraint shown by Al Gore during the 2000 Electoral College vote).

For me, this is the smoking gun:

Pelosi on impeaching bush:

She reportedly added, "The President isn't worth it...he's not worth impeaching. We've got important work to do."

Stark says he replied, "Respectfully, the question is whether or not the Constitution is worth it," to which he says Pelosi responded, "Well, yeah, the constitution is worth it if you can succeed."

That the leading Democrat in the House, and one of the most powerful people in the Democratic Party leadership, could be so dismissive of the Constitution, so seemingly ignorant of the workings of the impeachment clause, and so openly pessimistic and negative about the power of her opposition party is simply astonishing.

http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/3472-speaker...-accountability

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Maybe this is meaningless, maybe it's not.

The speaker takes an oath to defend the Constitution. The oath isn't conditional on success of defending it, merely that one defend it 'against enemies both foreign and domestic'.

Military officers take the same oath, to defend the same Constitution. A Constitution the speaker questions the worth of, based on success of defending it.

Military officers give their lives up, to defend the Constitution. A Constitution the speaker questions the worth of, based on success of defending it.

She sits safe in her office, while others die, knowing that they may not succeed in their defense of the Constitution.

A defense of something, does not depend on the success of defending it. The Constitution requires defending. Success should not be part of the equation.

The question of impeachment has moved from personalities, to protection of the Constitution. Law breaking by the use of 'signing statements', and extra-judicial searches and seizures, are crimes against the Constitution. To let these crimes stand, sets precedent for future administrations to continue such lawbreaking. It is now less important WHO is breaking the law, than that the law is being broken, with no reponse by those empowered to enforce the laws, spelled out in the Constitution.

Pelosi fails. Reid fails. In fact, the entire legislature is complicit in admin law breaking. Republicans, and Democrats. The issue of the Constitution, and it's worthiness of defense, cuts across all party lines. To claim it is not worth defending in the absence of success, is a violation of all the oaths members of Congress take.

Perhaps, defending the Constitution will move the people, where attacks against the criminals who defile it won't. Good governance is at peril. Instead of good people standing by and letting it happen, they are bad people. Good or bad, they are all standing by.

Please give us the comment box or list of impeachent, I will sign in for impeachment of Dick Cheney. He is the responsible HEAD of Bush Administration, he has to go before term is over. Obama said he disagreed impeachment of Cheney, because he needs Republicans help(cash and polls) for the Primary Election. Obama is not honest person, he shouldn't and couldn't lead our Country. Cheney has to go, then Hillary Clinton will be the next President and lead our Country to the right direction.

"If the impeachment provision in the Constitution of the United States will not reach the offenses charged here, then perhaps that 18th-century Constitution should be abandoned to a 20th-century paper shredder.

Has the President committed offenses, and planned, and directed, and acquiesced in a course of conduct which the Constitution will not tolerate? That's the question. We know that. We know the question. We should now forthwith proceed to answer the question. It is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision."

Barbara Jordon, July 25, 1974 House Judicary Committee

Very well selected quote, cyberman. We can't just impeach these people because they are scum -they have to be caught breaking the law.

I am sick of these cowardly democrats in congress. Bush and Cheney will continue to rape us while the Democrats look on. Three cheers to the few, like Kucinich that actually have some courage.As to those who voted against the bill to defund Cheney, a pox on you.

Forget Cheney, how about impeaching Bush....I am so swick of both parties All is see in this is democratic party posturing because they do not have the guts to impeach the president...lets be straight up about this...Bill Clinton faced impeachment because he engaged in act6 of to put it correctly "oral Sodomy" yet we cant impeach Bush, the president who has sodomized everything our country stands for...wow Am i confused.....

I now live in a country where i have very few of the rights American soldiers fought and died for, where soon traveling will be like trying to travel in the old solviet union, where we really belive might makes rtight and screw everything else...

Forget Cheney, how about impeaching Bush....I am so swick of both parties All is see in this is democratic party posturing because they do not have the guts to impeach the president...lets be straight up about this...Bill Clinton faced impeachment because he engaged in act6 of to put it correctly "oral Sodomy" yet we cant impeach Bush, the president who has sodomized everything our country stands for...wow Am i confused.....

I now live in a country where i have very few of the rights American soldiers fought and died for, where soon traveling will be like trying to travel in the old soviet union ( oh excuse me it already there), where we really believe might makes right and where good men do nothing...

as I said I am confused

Forget Cheney, how about impeaching Bush....I am so swick of both parties All is see in this is democratic party posturing because they do not have the guts to impeach the president...lets be straight up about this...Bill Clinton faced impeachment because he engaged in act6 of to put it correctly "oral Sodomy" yet we cant impeach Bush, the president who has sodomized everything our country stands for...wow Am i confused.....

I now live in a country where i have very few of the rights American soldiers fought and died for, where soon traveling will be like trying to travel in the old soviet union ( oh excuse me it already there), where we really believe might makes right and where good men do nothing...

as I said I am confused

Forget Cheney, how about impeaching Bush....I am so sick of both parties All is see in this is democratic party posturing because they do not have the guts to impeach the president...lets be straight up about this...Bill Clinton faced impeachment because he engaged in act of to put it correctly "oral Sodomy" yet we cant impeach Bush, the president who has sodomized everything our country stands for...wow Am i confused.....

I now live in a country where i have very few of the rights American soldiers fought and died for, where soon traveling will be like trying to travel in the old soviet union ( oh excuse me it already there), where we really believe might makes right and where good men do nothing...

as I said I am confused

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