3.11.2006
Articles of Impeachment by Jason K. Feldman, Esq.
Submitted by bob fertik on Sat, 2005-12-31
Articles of Impeachment
Articles of Impeachment
DRAFT, Articles of Impeachment of George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney and Donald H. Rumsfeld, by Jason K. Feldman, Esq.
Articles of Impeachment
Of
George W. Bush, President of the United States,
Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States and
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense of the United States
RESOLVED, That George W. Bush, President of the United States, Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, and Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense of the United States, are hereby impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of impeachment to be exhibited to the United States Senate:
Article I
WHEREAS, In his conduct of the office of President of the United States, George W. Bush, in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of the President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care of the laws be faithfully executed, caused the United States of America to engage in war with the sovereign nation of Iraq under false pretense, AND
WHEREAS, In his conduct of the office of Vice President of the United States, Richard B. Cheney, in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of the Vice President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/sites/afterdowningstreet.org/files/images/case_0.gifcare of the laws be faithfully executed, caused the United States of America to engage in war with the sovereign nation of Iraq under false pretense, IN THAT:
In October 2002, George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney sought and received a resolution from the United States Congress to permit the use of force against Iraq.
George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney sought and received the resolution from Congress based upon information and belief that Iraq had possession of weapons of mass destruction and had a strategic connection to the Al Qaeda terrorist network.
George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney knew or should have known that such information was false.
On March 19, 2003, George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney initiated hostilities amounting to a declaration of war against Iraq without the informed consent of Congress.
The means used to implement this course of conduct or plan included on or more of the following:
1. making, or causing to be made, false or misleading statements to the United States Congress;
2. withholding relevant and material evidence or information from the United States Congress;
3. misuse of the Central Intelligence Agency, an agency of the United States;
4. misuse of the military of the United States;
5. making, or causing to be made, false or misleading public statements for the purpose of deceiving the people of the United States into supporting hostilities against the sovereign nation of Iraq, and continuing to make such misstatements.
In all of this, George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney have acted in a manner contrary to their trust as President and Vice President of the United States, respectively, and subversive of constitutional government, to the great prejudice of the cause of law and justice and to the manifest injury of the people of United States.
WHEREFORE, George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney, by such conduct, warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office.
Article 2
WHEREAS, In his conduct of the office of President of the United States, George W. Bush, in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of the President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care of the laws be faithfully executed, authorized, or cause to be authorized, the systematic use of cruel and unusual punishment of United States detainees in Iraq; AND
WHEREAS, In his conduct of the office of Vice President of the United States, Richard B. Cheney, in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of the Vice President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care of the laws be faithfully executed, authorized, or cause to be authorized, the systematic use of cruel and unusual punishment of United States detainees in Iraq; AND
WHEREAS, In his conduct of the office of Secretary of Defense of the United States, Donald H. Rumsfeld, in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of the Secretary of Defense of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care of the laws be faithfully executed, authorized, or cause to be authorized, the systematic use of cruel and unusual punishment of United States detainees in Iraq, IN THAT:
In 2003 and 2004, detainees under American control at Abu Ghraib prison and others in Iraq have been subject to torture and other cruel and unusual punishment.
The means used to implement this course of conduct or plan included on or more of the following:
1. general authorization of the use of harsh interrogation tactics against United States detainees in Iraq;
2. failure to supervise subordinates adequately, or to establish minimal safeguards against abuse of United States detainees in Iraq;
3. the condoning, acceptance or encouragement of abuse of United States detainees in Iraq;
4. the denial of any meaningful review of any aspects of the legality of the confinement of United States detainees in Iraq, including the imposition of torture.
In all of this, George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney and Donald H. Rumsfeld have acted in a manner contrary to their trust as President of the United States, Vice President of the United States and Secretary of Defense of the United States, respectively, and subversive of constitutional government, to the great prejudice of the cause of law and justice and to the manifest injury of the people of United States.
WHEREFORE, George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney and Donald H. Rumsfeld, by such conduct, warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office.
Article 3
WHEREAS, In his conduct of the office of President of the United States, George W. Bush, in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of the President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care of the laws be faithfully executed, lied to Congress in his 2003 State of the Union address concerning the purchase of uranium yellowcake from the nation of Niger by the government of Iraq; AND
WHEREAS, In his conduct of the office of Vice President of the United States, Richard B. Cheney, in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of the Vice President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care of the laws be faithfully executed, willfully and unlawfully disseminated, or caused to be disseminated, privileged and confidential information concerning the status of Valerie Plame as a member of the Central Intelligence Agency for the purpose of covering up the lie by George W. Bush in his 2003 State of the Union Address regarding the purchase of uranium yellowcake by the government of Iraq.
WHEREFORE, George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney, by such conduct, warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office.
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