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* [[corruption in the Bush administration]] | * [[corruption in the Bush administration]] | ||
==The List== | ==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 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]]'') |
| + | * (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== | ||
| + | ===Reference=== | ||
| + | * '''beingism''': Charges and Evidence: Impeachment of George W. Bush | ||
| + | ** [http://www.beingism.org/evidence/pages/war.html illegal war] | ||
| + | ** [http://www.beingism.org/evidence/pages/torture.html illegal torture] and breaking of Geneva Conventions | ||
| + | ** [http://www.beingism.org/evidence/pages/detention.html detention] | ||
| + | * '''OhMyNews''': Bush's Impeachable Offenses: | ||
| + | ** [http://english.ohmynews.com/ArticleView/article_view.asp?menu=A11100&no=340571&rel_no=1 Part 1] illegal war | ||
| + | ** [http://english.ohmynews.com/ArticleView/article_view.asp?page=&menu=A11100&no=340571&rel_no=2&character_article_code=01 Part 2]: illegal spying | ||
| + | ** [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]]) | ||
| + | ** [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 | ||
| + | ** [http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?menu=A11100&no=340571&rel_no=5 Part 5]: illegal use of signing statements | ||
| + | ===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 | ||
Revision as of 20:48, 12 August 2007
Overview
During his term in office, George W. Bush committed what some people believe are impeachable offenses.
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
- beingism: Charges and Evidence: Impeachment of George W. Bush
- illegal war
- illegal torture and breaking of Geneva Conventions
- detention
- OhMyNews: Bush's Impeachable Offenses:
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