[Peace-discuss] Illinois Legislators Introduce Bill for Bush Impeachment

[Chas. 'Mark' Bee]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "C. G. Estabrook" <galliher at uiuc.edu>
To: "Peace Discuss" <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 7:52 PM
Subject: [Peace-discuss] Illinois Legislators Introduce Bill for Bush 
Impeachment


> Illinois Legislators Introduce Bill for Bush Impeachment
>
> Three members of the Illinois General Assembly have introduced
> a bill that urges the General Assembly to submit charges to
> the U. S. House of Representatives to initiate impeachment
> proceedings against the President of the United States, George
> W. Bush, for willfully violating his Oath of Office to
> preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United
> States and if found guilty urges his removal from office and
> disqualification to hold any other office in the United States.
>
> The Jefferson Manual of rules for the U.S. House of
> Representatives makes clear that impeachment proceedings can
> be initiated by a state legislature submitting charges. The
> state of Illinois is on its way toward forcing on the House
> what not a single one of its members has yet had the courage
> to propose: Articles of Impeachment.
>
> The text of the Illinois bill and information on its status
> are available here: http://tinyurl.com/nhs3r
>
> The bill takes up the issues of illegal spying, torture,
> detentions without charge or trial, manipulation of pre-war
> intelligence, and the leaking of classified information.
>
> Please thank these sponsors of the bill:
>
> Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough, phone (217) 782-8120 or (708)
> 615-1747; fax (708) 615-1745
>
> Rep Sara Feigenholtz , phone (217) 782-8062 or (773) 296-4141;
> fax (217) 557-7203 or (773) 296-0993
>
> Rep. Eddie Washington phone (217) 558-1012 or (847) 623-0060,
> fax (847) 623-6078

  Do these people belong to (shudder) those warmongering democrats, by any 
chance?  Rarely do I see party affiliation completely left off of lists of this 
type.  -cmb