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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
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During his term in office, [[George W. Bush]] committed what some people believe are impeachable offenses.
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During his term in office, [[George W. Bush]] committed what some people believe are impeachable offenses. There have been several popular movements to start impeachment proceedings, but [[110th US Congress|Congress]] had generally ignored them until [[Dennis Kucinich]] formally submitted [[/2008 resolution|35 articles of impeachment in 2008]].
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==Related Pages==
 
==Related Pages==
 
* [[Bush's elevation of presidential power]]
 
* [[Bush's elevation of presidential power]]
 
* [[corruption in the Bush administration]]
 
* [[corruption in the Bush administration]]
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* [[User:Woozle/2008-06-11 email for impeachment]]
 
==The List==
 
==The List==
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* [http://www.beingism.org/evidence/pages/torture.html] conspired to commit the [[torture during GWB administration|torture of prisoners]] in violation of the "Federal Torture Act" Title 18 United States Code, [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sup_01_18_10_I_20_113C.html Section 113C], the [[wikipedia:United Nations Convention Against Torture|UN Torture Convention]] and the [[wikipedia:Geneva Conventions|Geneva Conventions]], which under [[wikipedia:Article Six of the United States Constitution|Article VI of the Constitution]] are part of the "supreme Law of the Land" (''see also: [[torture during GWB administration]]'')
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* (beingism: illegal war) declaring war without authorization, misleading Congress, lying to the American public (arguably "under oath")
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* [http://www.beingism.org/evidence/pages/detention.html] acted to strip Americans of their constitutional rights by ordering indefinite detention of citizens, without access to legal counsel, without charge and without opportunity to appear before a civil judicial officer to challenge the detention, based solely on the discretionary designation by the President of a U.S. citizen as an "enemy combatant", all in subversion of law
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* (beingism: illegal torture) conspiring to commit the [[torture during GWB administration|torture of prisoners]] in violation of the "Federal Torture Act" Title 18 United States Code, [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sup_01_18_10_I_20_113C.html Section 113C], the [[wikipedia:United Nations Convention Against Torture|UN Torture Convention]] and the [[wikipedia:Geneva Conventions|Geneva Conventions]], which under [[wikipedia:Article Six of the United States Constitution|Article VI of the Constitution]] are part of the "supreme Law of the Land" (''see also: [[torture during GWB administration]]'')
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* (beingism: illegal detention) acting to strip Americans of their constitutional rights by ordering indefinite detention of citizens, without access to legal counsel, without charge and without opportunity to appear before a civil judicial officer to challenge the detention, based solely on the discretionary designation by the President of a U.S. citizen as an "enemy combatant", all in subversion of law
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
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===Reference===
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* Sourcewatch: [[sourcewatch:Efforts to initiate the impeachment of President George W. Bush|Efforts to initiate the impeachment of President George W. Bush]]
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* '''beingism''': Charges and Evidence: Impeachment of George W. Bush
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** [http://www.beingism.org/evidence/pages/war.html illegal war]
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** [http://www.beingism.org/evidence/pages/torture.html illegal torture] and breaking of Geneva Conventions
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** [http://www.beingism.org/evidence/pages/detention.html detention]
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* '''OhMyNews''': Bush's Impeachable Offenses:
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** [http://english.ohmynews.com/ArticleView/article_view.asp?menu=A11100&no=340571&rel_no=1 Part 1] illegal war
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** [http://english.ohmynews.com/ArticleView/article_view.asp?page=&menu=A11100&no=340571&rel_no=2&character_article_code=01 Part 2]: illegal spying
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** [http://english.ohmynews.com/ArticleView/article_view.asp?page=&menu=A11100&no=340571&rel_no=3&character_article_code=01 Part 3]: leaking of classified secrets to further a political agenda (the [[Plame affair]])
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** [http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?menu=A11100&no=340571&rel_no=4 Part 4]: multiple violations of the Geneva convention and U.S. Military Code
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** [http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?menu=A11100&no=340571&rel_no=5 Part 5]: illegal use of signing statements
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* [http://www.uswarcrimes.com/ George W. Bush, War Criminal?]
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** [http://www.uswarcrimes.com/?page_id=54 Types of War Crimes] committed by the Bush administration, with at least one example of each
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===News===
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===Editorials===
 
* '''2007-07-26''' [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/25/AR2007072501881.html War Crimes and the White House]: "The Dishonor in a Tortured New 'Interpretation' of the Geneva Conventions" by P.X. Kelley and Robert F. Turner, authors with impeccable conservative credentials
 
* '''2007-07-26''' [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/25/AR2007072501881.html War Crimes and the White House]: "The Dishonor in a Tortured New 'Interpretation' of the Geneva Conventions" by P.X. Kelley and Robert F. Turner, authors with impeccable conservative credentials

Latest revision as of 23:20, 15 December 2014

Overview

During his term in office, George W. Bush committed what some people believe are impeachable offenses. There have been several popular movements to start impeachment proceedings, but Congress had generally ignored them until Dennis Kucinich formally submitted 35 articles of impeachment in 2008.

Related Pages

The List

  • (beingism: illegal war) declaring war without authorization, misleading Congress, lying to the American public (arguably "under oath")
  • (beingism: illegal torture) conspiring to commit the torture of prisoners in violation of the "Federal Torture Act" Title 18 United States Code, Section 113C, the UN Torture Convention and the Geneva Conventions, which under Article VI of the Constitution are part of the "supreme Law of the Land" (see also: torture during GWB administration)
  • (beingism: illegal detention) acting to strip Americans of their constitutional rights by ordering indefinite detention of citizens, without access to legal counsel, without charge and without opportunity to appear before a civil judicial officer to challenge the detention, based solely on the discretionary designation by the President of a U.S. citizen as an "enemy combatant", all in subversion of law

Links

Reference

News

Editorials

  • 2007-07-26 War Crimes and the White House: "The Dishonor in a Tortured New 'Interpretation' of the Geneva Conventions" by P.X. Kelley and Robert F. Turner, authors with impeccable conservative credentials
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