City of Madison - File #: 06791

• File #: 06791
• Version: 1
• Name: 9/4 Urging Congress to begin impeachment investigations against President Bush and Vice President Cheney.
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Denied
• File created: 6/14/2007
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• On agenda: 9/4/2007
• Final action: 9/4/2007
• Title: Urging Congress to begin impeachment investigations against President Bush and Vice President Cheney.
• Sponsors: Marsha A. Rummel, Tim Gruber, Brenda K. Konkel, Robbie Webber, Michael E. Verveer

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/4/2007	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Fail
8/7/2007	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer to a future Meeting to Adopt	Pass
6/19/2007	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer to a future Meeting to Adopt	Pass
6/14/2007	1	Council Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval
6/14/2007	1	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office
6/14/2007	1	Council Office	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
No appropriation required.
Title
Urging Congress to begin impeachment investigations against President Bush and Vice President Cheney.
Body
WHEREAS, the Constitution provides for impeachment of high government officials for "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors"; and

WHEREAS, conduct that undermines the integrity of a public office or is in disregard of constitutional duties or involves abuse of power is generally regarded as grounds for impeachment; and

WHEREAS, President George W. Bush and Vice President Richard B. Cheney conspired with others to defraud the United States of America by intentionally misleading Congress and the public regarding the threat from Iraq in order to justify a war in violation of Title 18 United States Code, Section 371; and

WHEREAS, President George W. Bush violated the United Nation's Charter and the United States Constitution by launching an illegal "War of Aggression" against Iraq without cause in violation of U.N. General Assembly Resolution 3314, Article VI, paragraph 2 of the US Constitution and U.S. Federal Law 18 U.S.C. § 2441 (War Crimes Act of 1996); and

WHEREAS, President Bush has admitted to ordering the National Security Agency to conduct electronic surveillance of American civilians without seeking warrants from the Foreign Intelligence Court of Review, duly constituted by Congress in 1978, in violation of Title 50 United States Code, Section 1805; and

WHEREAS, President George W. Bush and Vice President Richard B. Cheney conspired 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 Convention, which under Article VI of the Constitution are part of "the supreme Law of the Land"; and

WHEREAS, in all of this, President Bush and Vice President Cheney have acted in a manner contrary to their trust as President and Vice President, subversive of constitutional go...