> "Robert G. Seeberger" wrote: > By: Burnam H.C.R. No. 154 > HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION > WHEREAS, The elemental source for > initiating congressional impeachment proceedings is > found in The Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and > Rules of the United States House of Representatives; > Section 603 of Jefferson's Manual of Parliamentary > Practice authorizes federal impeachment proceedings > to be initiated by joint resolution of a state or > territorial legislature as a matter of privilege... <snip> > ...WHEREAS, Invoking this authority, the > people of the state of Texas charge that President > George W. Bush has violated the United States >Constitution and other federal law and abused the > power of his office to the extreme detriment of the > country and the interests of its citizens, actions > that constitute high crimes and misdemeanors; and > WHEREAS, President Bush conspired with > others to defraud the United States of America by > intentionally misleading the congress and the nation > regarding an Iraqi threat to the American people to > justify a war... <snip> > ...WHEREAS, Moreover, the Bush Administration > has undermined specific provisions of the Clean Air > Act by changing Environmental Protection Agency > rules to allow older power plants, refineries, and > factories to upgrade their facilities without > installing newer, more advanced pollution control > technologies, thereby increasing the amount of > pollution and threatening the health of all...
The Supreme Court just slapped *that* down! <grim smile of vindication> > ...WHEREAS, In order to secure passage of > the Medicare Prescription Drug, Modernization, and > Improvement Act of 2003, the Bush Administration > knowingly misled congress regarding the cost of the > bill by providing a $400 billion cost estimate to > lawmakers while government documents revealed the > true cost was calculated by administration officials > to exceed $500 billion.. Not to mention _forbiding_ government to negotiate for lower prices! Golly, I wonder who put that little proviso in the bill? > This is not a resolution that has passed here, but > the fact that it is > even being discussed in what is arguably the *most* > pro-Bush state is remarkable. Hey, even Texans can smell when they remove the clothespins from their noses... <ducks and runs away laughing> Debbi 'All Puffed Up With Vanity We See What We Want To See - To The Beautiful And The Wise, The Mirror Always Lies' Maru (playing _Presto_ in my car, obviously) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. http://games.yahoo.com/games/front _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
