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Thursday, November 8, 2007 -- 12:26 PM ET

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Senate Overrides Bush Veto on Water Bill

The enactment of the $23 billion water resources bill marked

the first veto override of the Bush presidency.

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Kucinich Will Introduce Privileged Resolution To Force Up

Or Down Vote On Cheney Impeachment

 

 

Washington, Nov 2 - Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)

announced today that he will be offering a privileged

resolution on the House floor next week that will bring

articles of impeachment against the Vice President, Richard

B. Cheney.

 

“The momentum is building for impeachment,” Kucinich said.

“Millions of citizens across the nation are demanding

Congress rein in the Vice President’s abuse of power.

 

“Despite this groundswell of opposition to the

unconstitutional conduct of office, Vice President Cheney

continues to violate the U.S. Constitution by insisting the

power of the executive branch is supreme.

 

“Congress must hold the Vice President accountable. The

American people need to let Members of Congress know how

they feel about this. The Vice President continues to use

his office to advocate for a continued occupation of Iraq

and prod our nation into a belligerent stance against Iran.

If the Vice President is successful, his actions will

ensure decades of disastrous consequences.”

 

The privileged resolution has priority status for

consideration on the House floor. Once introduced, the

resolution has to be brought to the floor within two

legislative days, although the House could act on it

immediately. Kucinich is expected to bring it to the House

floor on Tuesday, November 6.

 

H. Res. 333, Articles of Impeachment against the Vice

President, has 21 cosponsors. They are: Rep. Tammy Baldwin

(D-WI), Robert Brady (D-PA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Rep.

William Lacy Clay (D-MO), Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN), Rep.

Keith Ellison (D-MN), Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA), Rep. Bob Filner

(D-CA), Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX), Rep. Henry Johnson

(D-GA), Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Rep. Barbara Lee

(D-CA), Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA), Rep. James Moran (D-VA),

Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ), Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Rep.

Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Rep.

Diane Watson (D-CA), Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) and Rep.

Albert Wynn (D-MD). 6