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mod mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-31-06 11:44 AM
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Col Dispatch: Impeachment Talk More Than a Whisper
that right!

Impeachment talk becomes more than whisper
GOP seizes on issue to energize voter base; Democrats nervous as activists push ahead
Friday, March 31, 2006
Jack Torry
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH


WASHINGTON — It began with Santa Cruz City Council in September and was regarded as merely another quaint episode in California history.

The council called on the House Judiciary Committee to determine whether President Bush committed an impeachable offense by sending U.S. troops into Iraq.

Since then, the resolutions have continued to pass — from the New Mexico Democratic Party to four small towns in Vermont to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, who trumped everyone by demanding that Congress impeach both Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.

This little-noticed impeachment debate is taking place as the Senate Judiciary Committee today considers a censure resolution introduced by Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., a likely presidential contender in 2008. Feingold argues that Bush violated law when he authorized the interception of Americans’ communications with suspected terrorists without obtaining a warrant from a federal judge.



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http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/03/31/20060331-A3-00.html
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-31-06 11:49 AM
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1. Impeachment will GAIN strength....and when it does, Congress will be ready
with their case. They have been collecting their facts and evidence for over a year now. I am sure Fitzgerald evidence when it s revealed will tip the scales when it is added to the impeachment case.
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Zimmy44 Donating Member (46 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-31-06 05:16 PM
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2. This is why local resolutions are so important
People laugh at a town in Vermont passing an impeachment resolution, but when enough happen it turns into a real story.
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