Wisconsin Democratic Party calls for Impeachment of Bush, Cheney, & Rumsfeld

June 12, 2005

In, Wisconsin, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin adopted the following resolution at their state convention:


 * CALLING ON THE TO INITIATE IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT  AND DEFENSE SECRETARY  FOR HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS


 * ''WHEREAS, the shows that Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld began planning and executing the war on  before seeking Congressional and  approval;


 * ''WHEREAS, UN weapons inspectors showed prior to the invasion that there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq; and


 * ''WHEREAS, there is further mounting evidence that the Administration lied or misled about "mushroom clouds," "connections to ," and "war as a last resort" as they sought UN, Congressional, and public approvals;


 * ''THEREFORE, RESOLVED, the DPW asks Congress to immediately begin impeachment proceedings against President Bush, Vice President Cheney and Defense Secretary Rumsfeld.

The resolution alleges that the Bush administration "lied or misled" Congress and the American people concerning the justification for the war. The "Downing Street memo" and reports from U.N. weapons inspectors are mentioned as evidence of deception.

Newly elected state party Chairman said, "Democrats, not only in Wisconsin but throughout the U.S., have been outraged by what we believe has been a clear cover-up of why the U.S. went into Iraq," and that the resolution expresses "the sense of frustration that Democrats in Wisconsin have over fighting a war for the wrong reasons."

Charles Franklin, a professor, does not think the resolution will be successful and said that even if the  began impeachment proceedings against the president and vice president, "I don't think you can impeach the secretary of defense".

Related sources

 * http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2005_06_09.html