Sunday, September 24, 2006

Do It Yourself Impeachment

From the comments section of my last post, and important action we can all take! (And honestly, I have been meaning to do this, and I will be getting the letters notarized tomorrow.)


Impeach Bush yourself! No Joke.

This is much more than just a petition.

There's a little known and rarely used clause of the "Jefferson Manual" in the rules for the House of Representatives which sets forth the various ways in which a president can be impeached. Only the House Judiciary Committee puts together the Articles of Impeachment, but before that happens, someone has to initiate the process.

That's where we come in. In addition to the State-by-State method, one of the ways to get impeachment going is for individual citizens like you and me to submit a memorial. ImpeachforPeace.org, part of the movement to impeach the president, has created a new memorial based on one which was successful in impeaching a federal official in the past. You can find it on their website as a PDF.

STOP WAITING FOR YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO ACT FOR YOU. CLICK HERE.

You can initiate the impeachment process yourself by downloading the memorial, filling in the relevant information in the blanks (your name, state, etc.), and sending it in. More information on the precedent for submitting an impeachment memorial, and the House Rules on this procedure, can also be found at
the above address.

If you have any doubts that Bush has committed crimes warranting
impeachment, read this page: http://ImpeachForPeace.org/evidence/

If you're concerned that impeachment might not be the best strategy
at this point, read the bottom of this page: http://ImpeachForPeace.org


Also, as can be found on my blog, I submitted a resolution at the North Carolina Democratic Party convention this year asking the NC House to file articles of impeachment. As soon as we get another Democrat (a friend of mine) elected to the NC House, then I will go to work on pushing this issue forward. Also, there is an impeachment rally in Charlotte on September 30th. I will be there.

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