Dateline: Oregon

Old Friends DFA to Present Impeachment Resolution to City Commissioners and Mayor Potter Next Wednesday at 9:30 AM

Submitted by Ginny Ross - DFO on Fri, 05/05/2006 - 9:21pm.

Those supporting impeaching President Bush and Vice President Cheney are invited to attend Wednesday’s (May 10) City Council meeting at 9:30 a.m. That’s when a Resolution to Impeach both men will be presented to City Commissioners and Mayor Potter by the DFA's Old Friends Coffeehouse MeetUp group.

A similar resolution by the group is pending before Multnomah County’s Commissioners.

At least twelve cities—including San Francisco— have passed such resolutions in the last few months. Three state legislatures—California, Vermont, and Illinois—will be voting on impeachment resolutions. Under Congressional rules, an impeachment resolution passed by a governmental body such as a state legislature can be sent to the U.S. House of Representatives for immediate action.

U.S. Rep. David Wu is among 36 House members who, in the last few weeks, have become co-sponsors of Rep. John Conyers’ bill—HR 635—which starts the impeachment process. That action followed revelations Bush and Cheney:

• disobeyed the Fourth Amendment in authorizing warrantless wiretapping for the last two years

• outed Valerie Plame’s intelligence team investigating Iran's nuclear program

• lied to Congress and the American public to attack and occupy Iraq.

Last week, the Boston Globe reported Bush has nullified at least 750 bills passed by Congress after he signed them, through secret signing statements.

Four Democrats challenging Rep. Greg Walden in Oregon’s Second District—Chuck Butcher, Dan Davis, Scott Silver, and Carol Voisin—have promised that if elected, they’ll make impeachment the first order of business when the new Congress convenes in January.

Thanks, Ginny!

Resolutions from local governing bodies are still crucial in building momentum toward impeachment. If you think you've got a shot in your area -- and really, even if you think it'll fall flat, but you're still willing to try, just to make the news, find out how easy it can be for you to get a resolution considered by your local government, here.