Interesting opinion on impeachment Findlaw article

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Refocusing the Impeachment Movement on Administration Officials Below the President and Vice-President:

The House Judiciary Committee Should Undertake Appropriate Proceedings

Given the number of officials within the Bush Administration who may have been engaged in Constitutional high crimes or misdemeanors, and the nature of the impeachment process, there is no shortage of civil officers worthy of consideration. Where there is clear prima facie evidence of such constitutional misconduct, impeachment action should be commenced.

The way the process works is that a bill of impeachment is introduced in the House, where it is referred to the House Judiciary Committee. Acting as a grand jury, the Judiciary Committee then decides if there is sufficient evidence to warrant a full inquiry. If its members believe there is, they refer the matter to the full House for a vote, and if a majority of the House agrees, the matter is returned to the Judiciary Committee for fact-finding - compelling witnesses to testify, and compelling the production of documents. A simple majority of the Judiciary Committee can then send recommended articles of impeachment to the floor of the House, and a simple majority of the House can send them on to the Senate for trial. They are privileged, and the Senate must hold a trial.

If the movement to impeach Bush and Cheney, an outcome which simply is not going to happen, were to turn its attention to many of the other civil officers who have been involved in high crimes and misdemeanors, it might be very different. With strong prima facie evidence, the House Judiciary Committee at a minimum would have good reason to at least begin the process, and that in itself could send a powerful message. more... http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20061215.html

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1. I have been for impeachment for some time

And for what ever reason(s)there are, it's not happening, time is running short to hold these gangsters liable, we should at the very least set the tone and expose the crimes against the rule of law that would have prevented many, many,criminal acts by this maladministration in a attempt to show future elected leaders, and there subjects,they WILL, be held accountable.

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2. K&R n/t

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3. Pressure the minions at the bottom, watch them squrim...

and see how many squeal on their bosses as you move up the food chain. Brilliant.

I'd TIVO that.

[Perry Logan]

4. I'm for quick trials and mass executions.