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Last week I sent an e-mail to Senator Bill Nelson, Senator Mel Martinez, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senator Hillary Clinton, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, and Congressman Bill Young. I did hear back from Mel Martinez, but he is a loyalist who served under his administration and Senator Nelson. This is my coorespondence with Senator Nelson:

I’m writing to you to ask you to please get on board with Rep. Dennis Kucinich who has introduced a resolution to impeach President Bush.

I take this very seriously because we have to set very high standards for our leaders. The new Iraq Intelligence Report has backed up what the Downing Street Memo told us years ago: That the president and vice president did in fact LIE in order to start a war.

In post-Lewinski America, if the most multiply-impeachable president in our time is able to walk away from this and other high crimes, then what are future presidents at liberty to get away with? And if he is not held accountable, what is your job as a representative and my job as a citizen worth?

In the name of the over 4000 soldiers killed in Iraq, I implore you to encourage your colleagues to join Rep. Kucinich and the American people, the majority of whom support impeachment, in defending this nation and the Office of President against such wanton abuse.

Today He replied:

Thank you for informing me of your views. Many Americans would agree that certain actions taken by this Administration warrant impeachment.

While I’m also frustrated by the failures of the White House in both foreign and domestic policy, such action would be impractical. The president’s and vice president’s terms conclude next year. In the months immediately ahead, I believe the officials in Washington need to focus on working across the aisle to get results on the major challenges facing our country–not only on Iraq, but also on health care coverage and retirement security for all Americans.

I appreciate hearing your thoughts. Please do not hesitate to contact me again.

I replied back to him:

The Honorable Bill Nelson

United States Senate

Washington, D.C. 20510

“I, (Bill Nelson), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.”

Senator Nelson,

I humbly ask you to read your oath of office again because your main duty to your office is to defend the Constitution of the United States. I understand that the senate is very busy with the high cost of oil and Iraq and the other issues that our country has, but right now the laws of this country including the constitution are being violated by members of the executive branch. Right now there is flooding in the Midwest and President Bush is in Europe on his farewell tour instead of being at home being a leader of this country or at least putting on a dog and pony show that he cares about the country he leads. He did the same thing during Hurricane Katrina. Your colleague presented 35 different examples of President Bush destroying the very constitution you swore to protect. There is no provisions in this oath as to if you get around to it or if it is close to when the president is no longer in office. I believe that if President Bush didn’t lie to you and the people you represent then things like oil prices and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan may have not happened at all.

Please closely consider your decision not to peruse your duties as a member of the U.S. Senate; it is what the architects of the constitution would have wanted. They built the checks and balances into the system for our worst of times, and this is one of them. This to me makes lying about a stain on a blue dress seem like childs play, that was not an impeachable offence. What President Bush has done will set future precedence to the powers of the executive branch, and will eventually give unlimited unanswered power to one person, which will be the president. It is your sworn duty to keep this from happening and starting the impeachment process is what these men would have wanted you to do:

***Insert the names of the signatories of the U.S. Constitution***

If I get any more response I will let you know.

* Headlines for June 13, 2008
* Citing Iraq War, Renowned Attorney Vincent Bugliosi Seeks “The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder”

* Despite Opposition from His Own Party, Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich Vows to Continue Impeachment Effort Against Bush
* Rebuking Bush Admin, Justices Rule Gitmo Prisoners Can Challenge Imprisonment in US Court

Keith Olbermann and Jonathan Turley discuss the Articles of Impeachment introduced by Rep. Dennis Kucinich in the House of Representatives.

Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, pursuant to clause 2 of rule IX, I rise to give notice of my intent to raise a question of the privileges of the House.

The form of the resolution is as follows:

Resolved, That President George W. Bush be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate:

Articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives of the United States of America in the name of itself and of the people of the United States of America, in maintenance and support of its impeachment against President George W. Bush for high crimes and misdemeanors.

In his conduct while President of the United States, George W. Bush, in violation of his constitutional oath to faithfully execute the office of 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 that the laws be faithfully executed, has committed the following abuses of power.

ARTICLE I.–CREATING A SECRET PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN TO MANUFACTURE A FALSE CASE FOR WAR AGAINST IRAQ

In his conduct while President of the United States, George W. Bush, in violation of his constitutional oath to faithfully execute the office of 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 under Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution “to take care that the laws be faithfully executed”, has both personally and acting through his agents and subordinates, together with the Vice President, illegally spent public dollars on a secret propaganda program to manufacture a false cause for war against Iraq.
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From The Chicago Tribune:

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, a former Democratic presidential contender, said Monday he wants the House to consider a resolution to impeach President Bush. Speaker Nancy Pelosi consistently has said impeachment was “off the table.”

Kucinich, D-Ohio, read his proposed impeachment language in a floor speech. He contended Bush deceived the nation and violated his oath of office in leading the country into the Iraq war.

Kucinich introduced a resolution last year to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney. That resolution was killed, but only after Republicans initially voted in favor of taking up the measure to force a debate.

Kucinich was on the House floor for over 4 hours citing 35 articles of impeachment and giving documented examples backing up his articles. If anything this will go on Bush’s historical record showing that he is the worst president in US history.

You can find out more details on Kucinich’s site here:
http://kucinich.house.gov/Issues/Issue/?IssueID=3750
I urge you to write your Senators and Congressmen and ask them to support Dennis! You can write them here:
http://www.democrats.com/35-articles-of-impeachment