"The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosecuting George W. Bush"The "Nixon Plan" - Flood Congress with Impeachment Resolutions
The impeachment of Richard Nixon in 1974 provides an excellent model for impeaching Bush and Cheney. Members of Congress submitted nearly 100 resolutions in 1973 and 1974 calling for impeachment or related investigations of Richard Nixon. The House Judiciary Committee voted on Articles of Impeachment but Nixon resigned before the full House could vote on them.
The National Coalition of "We The People" is urging members of Congress to follow a similar plan to impeach Bush and Cheney. Several members of the coalition flew to Washington DC in February of 2008 and met with members of Congress and their staff. There was interest from several members but they said they needed to hear from their constituents before they would act. Please contact your Representative and ask them to "flood congress with Impeachment resolutions".
Here is the most recent Action Plan from March 12th, 2008 with a 2 sided flyer for handing out at rallies.
Please help place this impeachment ad in the Congressional Roll Call magazine.
We have prepared a list of suggested impeachment resolutions that can be offered to members of Congress.
The group distributed a packet to members of Congress. Those documents are available for download here:
| Title | Contents | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Cover Sheet | List of representatives visited | |
| Cover Letter | Sample letter to Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren | |
| Nixon Flooding Plan | White Paper containing a history of the Nixon Impeachment by Barbara Ellis | |
| Why Follow Nixon Plan | One pager listing reasons to follow this plan. | |
| Reasons to Impeach | Two page list of impeachable offenses by Bush and Cheney | DOC |
| Basis for Impeachment | Bush crimes presented in the form of the Declaration of Independance | DOC |
| Is Impeachment a Waste? | Article by Ruth Conniff from The Progressive | DOC |
| Kucinish Impeachment Resolution | Text of HRes 799 submitted by Dennis Kucinich. This group is proposing smaller resolutions. | |
| Appendix I and II | Partial list of impeachment resolutions from 1973 and 1974 with sample text and cosponsors. | |
| All of the above in one convenient ZIP file. | ZIP |
Contacts
- Marcia Meyers - Oregon - 503-665-3957
- Michael Greenman - Ohio - mgreenma 'at' columbus.rr.com
- Carl McCargo
- Barbara Ellis - Oregon
Resources
- 3/3/08 - "Nixon, Cheney and Le Deluge" by David Swanson
- "The Watergate Story" special report by the Washington Post
- "Pressure for Impeachment Mounting" on Nixon, Washington Post, 10/21/73
- www.Watergate.info/impeachment/
