It's impeachment day 1 thanks to Rep. Dennis Kucinich!

David Swanson is liveblogging with impeachment activists on Capitol Hill. Kagro X has a diary on Kos explaining how Kucinich and Robert Wexler pressured Pelosi into having hearings, who will testify, and why no one can call Bush a "liar." Ralph Lopez has a diary at Kos with Corporate Media links - tell them to cover today's impeachment hearing!

#2: 9 a.m. Pacifica starts live coverage. David will be a guest at 9:30.

On C-SPAN's Washington Journal, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) declared George Bush guilty of "impeachable offenses" and "some people" in his Administration with "war crimes."

Nevertheless, Nadler insisted Bush should not be impeached because it would "distort the presidential campaign." Watch it:

When Scott McClellan testified before the Judiciary Committee on Friday, Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL) only got 5 minutes. But he used it brilliantly as you can see.

Wexler wants to know who told Scooter Libby to leak Plame's identity, and narrows the suspects down to Bush and Cheney. If McClellan believes Bush was innocent, then that leaves Cheney.

Could there be a more impeachable offense than willfully exposing the identity of a covert CIA operative - endangering her life, the lives of her sources, and her entire anti-WMD program - as a way to "get" her husband for telling the truth about Bush's pre-war lies?

You go, Wexler!

Hi Folks: June 18th, 2008

We are involved in public readings/performances of the Declaration of Independence which highlights the similarity between King George and the current administration of the US. Looking for as many people as possible to read/record/perform/present such presentations. Live readings are happening in NYC now through the Society for Ethical Culture: Ethical Communications Committee and Social Service Board.

When people hear it they say "Is that really what's in it?" "Isn't that happening now with our own government.?" 

Cosponsors FL19: Robert Wexler CA06: Lynn Woolsey CA09: Barbara Lee NY22: Maurice Hinchey WI02: Tammy Baldwin CA17: Sam Farr NY10: Ed Towns WA07: Jim McDermott MN05: Keith Ellison TX18: Sheila Jackson-Lee CA51: Bob Filner

Candidates CA08: Cindy Sheehan (indy v. Nancy Pelosi) CA24: Mary Pallant MA01: Bob Feuer (primary John Olver) NY08: Adam Sullivan (primary Jerry Nadler) WA06: Paul Richmond (primary Norm Dicks)

Rep. Dennis Kucinich's Articles of Impeachment, H.Res. 1258, needs Cosponsors so we can pressure Speaker Pelosi and Judiciary Chairman John Conyers into starting impeachment hearings. (We will update the list on the right as we learn of new cosponsors.)

You can play a crucial role in persuading your Representative to be a cosponsor!

1. Email your Representatives to support Kucinich's Articles of Impeachment
2. Call your Rep. at 202-224-3121
3. Call your favorite talk shows and tell everyone who supports impeachment to sign the petition at Democrats.com
4. Login and click local to meet your neighbors and plan local lobbying actions:
   • organize a "Honk To Impeach" event
   • turn out and ask questions at community events your Representative will be attending
   • pass resolutions by Democratic clubs, local governments, unions, civic and veterans' groups, etc.
   • ask community leaders to speak out 

Of course most incumbent Democrats and all Republicans have turned a deaf ear to all of our lobbying. So we're also active in House races, encouraging Democratic challengers to endorse H.Res. 1258, and we are listing them above. (We also listed independent Cindy Sheehan because Speaker Pelosi abused the unique power as Speaker by declaring impeachment "off the table," even though it's not her table, but ours!)

By a bipartisan vote of 251-166, the full House of Representatives sent Dennis Kucinich's 35 Articles of Impeachment to the Judiciary Committee.

That means Chairman John Conyers now has the power to decide whether to hold impeachment hearings - or not.

Incredibly, 24 Republicans voted with 227 Democrats; the 166 no votes came exclusively from Republicans.

Here is today's pathetic page 2 Pentagon Post article about impeachment by cub reporter Ben Pershing. The article almost completely ignores the substance of Kucinich's 35 Articles, and instead is infused with Pershing's attitude towards Kucinich, which can be described in one word: loser. 

Kucinich Forces Vote On Bush's Impeachment 

Having failed in efforts to impeach Vice President Cheney, Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-Ohio) escalated his battle against the administration this week by introducing 35 articles of impeachment against President Bush, using a parliamentary maneuver that will probably force a vote today.