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HOW TO DO AN END RUN AROUND REP. SULLIVAN (OK-1) AND OTHER BUSHEVIKS
A state legislature can compel the U.S. House to begin impeachment proceedings with the help of just one Representative:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/resolutions
Some examples in other state legislatures for OK politicians to emulate:
Rep. Dave Zuckerman (Prog.-VT) dropped the third of three nearly unreported bombshells on the Bush administration. Zuckerman, along with 12 fellow lawmakers, introduced a formal resolution for the Vermont state legislature to call on the U.S. House of Representatives to impeach President George W. Bush.
With this resolution, Vermont joined the California and Illinois state legislatures, already embroiled in impeachment debates of their own.
The legal basis for these unprecedented state-level actions was discovered when, according to Steven Leser, Illinois Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough "stumbled on a little known and never utlitized rule of the U.S. House of Representatives." The rule was written in a book formerly known as Jefferson's Manual, which, according to C-SPAN, "is a book of rules of procedure and parliamentary philosophy … written by Thomas Jefferson in 1801 … [used by the House] as a supplement to its standing rules." Section LIII, sec. 603 states, "There are various methods of setting an impeachment in motion … [one of them is] by charges transmitted from the legislature of a State …"
Each of the three resolutions mentions Iraq lies, torture and illegal spying, with slight variations in tone and specifics. Assemblyman Paul Koretz's California resolution (which includes Dick Cheney) and the
Illinois resolution both include the leak of Valerie Plame's identity, while Vermont's focuses almost exclusively on Bush's most salient transgression, his illegal spying on Americans. The spying charge leads the other two resolutions' list of charges as well.
On Jan. 24 [2005], well before the Illinois legislator Karen Yarbrough stumbled over this state legislature loophole, blogger arbortender of DailyKos had unearthed the rule that another writer dubbed "Jefferson's Revenge". Fellow blogger Kagro X took the baton, and the blogs have been pushing the story and building the momentum ever since, from Vermont's various town- and countywide resolutions to the Illinois bombshell, through California's and now Vermont's state-level proposals. According to Steve Leser, Democratic state legislators in Wisconsin, New Mexico, Nevada and North Carolina are also considering either impeachment or censure proposals.
In any case, the three states already debating impeachment represent nearly 50 million Americans, or roughly 16 percent of the total U.S. population.
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Oklahomans do an end-run around their Reps
Yesterday, at our combined "Out of Iraq / Honk for Impeachment" rally in Tulsa (in front of the Bushevik Senator Inhofe's offices at the corner of Utica & 21st) we linked up with a new set of activists in Tulsa. I was glad to meet some new faces. We were 15 total, including Cecil Williams, a veteran who was interviewed for KRMG radio. The local Fox station drove by, but unsurprisingly, didn't stop.
Kate asked me about how the dissent against the 5-year-long occupation versus the support for the so-called war in Iraq would break down by state. As it happens, today, just minutes ago, an outfit bunged the answer in my mailbox, with details provided even for each electoral district in Oklahoma. The percentages, as of July 2007, are:
For OK1 (Sullivan's electoral district):
Does Your District/State Want Withdrawal from Iraq?
Percentage in favor of withdrawal: 49.05%
Percentage opposed to withdrawal: 43.95%
Is the percentage in favor of withdrawal higher than the percentage opposed?: Yes
Does greater than fifty percent of the district favor withdrawal?: No
Click here: www.justforeignpolicy.org/involved/iraqcount_yesno
For OK2 (Dan Boren's district):
Does Your District/State Want Withdrawal from Iraq?
Percentage in favor of withdrawal: 51.63%
Percentage opposed to withdrawal: 41.37%
Is the percentage in favor of withdrawal higher than the percentage opposed?: Yes
Does greater than fifty percent of the district favor withdrawal?: Yes
Click here: www.justforeignpolicy.org/involved/iraqcount_yesyes
For OK3 (Lucas's district):
Does Your District/State Want Withdrawal from Iraq?
Percentage in favor of withdrawal: 46.04%
Percentage opposed to withdrawal: 46.96%
Is the percentage in favor of withdrawal higher than the percentage opposed?: No
Does greater than fifty percent of the district favor withdrawal?: No
Take Action!
Click here: www.justforeignpolicy.org/involved/iraqcount_nono
For OK4 (Cole's district):
Does Your District/State Want Withdrawal from Iraq?
Percentage in favor of withdrawal: 48.19%
Percentage opposed to withdrawal: 44.81%
Is the percentage in favor of withdrawal higher than the percentage opposed?: Yes
Does greater than fifty percent of the district favor withdrawal?: No
Click here: www.justforeignpolicy.org/involved/iraqcount_yesno
For OK5 (Mary Fallin's district):
Does Your District/State Want Withdrawal from Iraq?
Percentage in favor of withdrawal: 49.48%
Percentage opposed to withdrawal: 43.52%
Is the percentage in favor of withdrawal higher than the percentage opposed?: Yes
Does greater than fifty percent of the district favor withdrawal?: No
Take Action!
Click here: www.justforeignpolicy.org/involved/iraqcount_yesno
OVERALL, IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA :
Does Your District/State Want Withdrawal from Iraq?
Percentage in favor of withdrawal: 48.79%
Percentage opposed to withdrawal: 44.21%
[b]Is the percentage in favor of withdrawal higher than the percentage opposed?: Yes[/b]
Does greater than fifty percent of the district favor withdrawal?: No
Take Action!
Click here: www.justforeignpolicy.org/involved/iraqcount_yesno