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6/10/2008--Introduced.<br/>Impeaches President George W. Bush for high crimes and misdemeanors.<br/>Sets forth articles of impeachment stating that President Bush, in violation of his oath of office: (1) illegally spent public dollars on a secret propaganda program to manufacture a false cause for war against Iraq; (2) misused intelligence reports to deceive Congress and the public about a connection between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda and the the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; (3) mislead Congress and the public into believing that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction and posed an imminent threat to the United States; (4) illegally misspent funds to begin a war in secret prior to congressional authorization; (5) invaded Iraq in violation of U.S. law, the United Nations Charter, and international criminal law and failed to obtain a declaration of war; (6) failed to protect U.S. troops in Iraq by not providing them with body and vehicle armor and promoted false stories about the deaths and injuries of members of the U.S. military; (7) used public funds to construct permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq; (8) invaded Iraq to obtain control of its oil resources; (9) created a secret task force to guide U.S. energy and military policy in usurpation of the role of Congress in legislating such policy; (10) misused classified intelligence information and conspired to identify a covert agent of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); (11) established policies granting U.S. government contractors in Iraq immunity from prosecution; (12) recklessly misspent public dollars on private contractors in Iraq; (13) detained U.S. citizens and foreign captives indefinitely and without charge; (14) authorized torture of captives in Afghanistan and Iraq; (15) kidnapped and transported individuals to countries known to practice torture; (16) authorized the arrest and detention of at least 2,500 children as enemy combatants in violation of the Geneva Convention; (17) mislead Congress and the public about threats from Iran; (18) created secret laws through the issuance of legal opinions by the Department of Justice and violated the Posse Comitatus Act; (19) authorized warrantless electronic surveillance of U.S. citizens; (20) directed telecommunication companies to create databases of the private telephone numbers and emails of U.S. citizens; (21) used signing statements to claim the right to violate laws enacted by Congress; (22) failed to comply with congressional subpoenas and instructed former executive branch employees not to comply with such subpoenas; (23) tampered with the conduct of free and fair elections and corrupted the administration of justice; (24) conspired to violate the voting rights of U.S. citizens; (25) pursued policies calculated to destroy the Medicare program; (26) failed to prepare for the predictable disasters caused by Hurricane Katrina; (27) mislead Congress and the public in an effort to undermine efforts to address global climate change; and (28) failed to take proper steps to protect the United States against the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, obstructed investigations into such attacks, and recklessly endangered the health of first responders near the site of such attacks.<br/>

1213156800 2008-06-11 Fri Nov 07 11:17:12 -0600 2008 introduced 51103 'w':3 'bush':4 'high':11 'unit':8 'crime':12 'georg':2 'state':9 'presid':5 'impeach':1 'misdemeanor':14 60501 false official action 51103 1213207680 Wed Jun 11 15:08:00 -0500 2008 159883 On motion to refer the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 251 - 166 (Roll No. 401). K000336 1946-10-08 17563 2445 Rayburn House Office Building http://kucinich.house.gov/Contact/Starter.htm 10 202-225-5745 Dennis 'd':4 'oh':5 '-10':6 'rep':1 'denni':2,7,9 'kucinich':3,8,10 M 400227 Kucinich Dennis_J._Kucinich J. Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10] 5939 N00003572 14716 Democrat 202-225-5871 Catholic OH Dennis Kucinich 7.32638888888889 http://kucinich.house.gov/ djkucinich B001230 1962-02-11 5103 2446 Rayburn Building http://www.house.gov/formbaldwin/IMA/get_address.htm 2 202-225-6942 Tammy 'd':4 '-2':6 'wi':5 'rep':1 'tammi':2,7,9 'baldwin':3,8,10 F 400013 Baldwin Tammy_Baldwin Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2] 2313 N00004367 8655 Democrat 202-225-2906 WI Tammy Baldwin 4.96296296296296 http://tammybaldwin.house.gov/ E000288 1963-08-04 7050 1130 Longworth House Office Building http://ellison.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=87 5 202-225-4886 Keith 'd':4 '-5':6 'mn':5 'rep':1 'keith':2,7,9 'ellison':3,8,10 M 412215 Ellison Keith_Ellison Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5] 2078 N00028257 8978 Democrat 202-225-4755 MN Keith Ellison 6.05882352941176 http://ww3.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?district=58B RepKeithEllison F000030 1941-07-04 2847 1221 Longworth House Office Building http://www.farr.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=202 17 202-225-6791 Sam 'd':4 'ca':5 '-17':6 'rep':1 'sam':2,7,9 'farr':3,8,10 M 400129 Farr Sam_Farr Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17] 1479 N00007312 7285 Democrat 202-225-2861 Episcopalian CA Sam Farr 3.72727272727273 http://www.farr.house.gov/ F000116 1942-09-04 4530 2428 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 51 202-225-9073 Bob 'd':4 'ca':5 '-51':6 'bob':2,7,9 'rep':1 'filner':3,8,10 M 400133 Filner Bob_Filner Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51] 2147 N00007033 10705 Democrat 202-225-8045 Jewish CA Bob Filner 2.30769230769231 http://www.house.gov/filner/ H000627 1938-10-27 3870 2431 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/hinchey/contact/zipauth.shtml 22 202-226-0774 Maurice 'd':4 'ny':5 '-22':6 'rep':1 'mauric':2,7,9 'hinchey':3,8,10 M 400178 Hinchey Maurice_D._Hinchey D. Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22] 2533 N00001222 7428 Democrat 202-225-6335 Roman Catholic NY Maurice Hinchey 2.11111111111111 http://www.house.gov/hinchey/ J000032 1950-01-12 4369 2435 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.jacksonlee.house.gov/contact-form.shtml 18 202-225-3317 Sheila 'd':6 'tx':7 '-18':8 'lee':5,12,16 'rep':1 'sheila':2,9,13 'jackson':4,11,15 'jackson-le':3,10,14 F 400199 Jackson-Lee Sheila_Jackson-Lee Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18] 1872 N00005818 12536 Democrat 202-225-3816 Seventh Day Adventist TX Sheila Jackson-Lee 1.86046511627907 http://www.jacksonlee.house.gov/ L000551 1946-07-16 6596 2444 Rayburn House Office Building http://lee.house.gov/?sectionid=44&sectiontree=18,44 9 202-225-9817 Barbara 'd':4 '-9':6 'ca':5 'lee':3,8,10 'rep':1 'barbara':2,7,9 F 400237 Lee Barbara_Lee Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9] 2655 N00008046 8768 Democrat 202-225-2661 Baptist CA Barbara Lee 4.36363636363636 http://lee.house.gov/ RepLee M000404 1936-12-28 2549 1035 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/mcdermott/contact.shtml 7 202-225-6197 James 'd':4 '-7':6 'wa':5 'jim':9 'rep':1 'jame':2,7,10 'mcdermott':3,8,11 M 400262 McDermott Jim_McDermott A. Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7] 885 Jim N00009829 10330 Democrat 202-225-3106 Episcopalian WA Jim James McDermott 4.71428571428571 http://www.house.gov/mcdermott/ T000326 1934-07-21 2076 2232 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/towns/contact_form_zipcheck.shtml 10 202-225-1018 Edolphus 'd':4 'ed':9 'ny':5 '-10':6 'rep':1 'town':3,8,11 'edolphus':2,7,10 M 400409 Towns Edolphus_Towns Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10] 680 Ed N00001082 6485 Democrat 202-225-5936 Baptist NY Ed Edolphus Towns 1.125 http://www.house.gov/towns/ W000314 1961-01-02 5692 2241 Rayburn House Office Building http://wexler.house.gov/email.shtml 19 202-225-5974 Robert 'd':4 'fl':5 '-19':6 'rep':1 'robert':2,7,9 'wexler':3,8,10 M 400430 Wexler Robert_Wexler Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19] 2025 N00002905 8117 Democrat 202-225-3001 Jewish FL Robert Wexler 4.38888888888889 http://wexler.house.gov/ CongressmanWexler W000738 1937-11-03 4272 2263 Rayburn House Office Building http://woolsey.house.gov/contactemailform.asp 6 202-225-5163 Lynn 'd':4 '-6':6 'ca':5 'rep':1 'lynn':2,7,9 'woolsey':3,8,10 F 400436 Woolsey Lynn_C._Woolsey C. Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6] 1710 N00007458 7591 Democrat 202-225-5161 Presbyterian CA Lynn Woolsey 3.2 http://woolsey.house.gov/ action 51103 1213207680 Wed Jun 11 15:08:00 -0500 2008 159883 On motion to refer the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 251 - 166 (Roll No. 401). action 51103 1213207680 Wed Jun 11 15:08:00 -0500 2008 169486 On motion to refer the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 251 - 166 (Roll No. 401). action 51103 1213207320 Wed Jun 11 15:02:00 -0500 2008 159882 The Chair put the question de novo on the Kucinich motion to refer the resolution. action 51103 1213207260 Wed Jun 11 15:01:00 -0500 2008 159881 Consideration initiated pursuant to a previous order. action 51103 1213207260 Wed Jun 11 15:01:00 -0500 2008 165261 Consideration initiated pursuant to a previous order. (consideration: CR 6/11/2008 H5266; text of measure as introduced: CR 6/10/2008 H5192-5211) action 51103 1213156800 Wed Jun 11 00:00:00 -0500 2008 175297 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. introduced 51103 1213070400 Tue Jun 10 00:00:00 -0500 2008 159880