Politics | September 10, 2008 | 33 comments

Rep. McDermott signs on to impeachment resolution

source: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Rep._McDermott_signs_onto_impeach_impeachment_0909.html

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Congressman Jim McDermott, representing Washington's 7th district, stood up on the House floor to give his official support to efforts to impeach President Bush.

Video and transcript of his remarks appear above. The video was broadcast on C-SPAN on the morning of September 9, 2008.
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33 comments // Rep. McDermott signs on to impeachment resolution // Video

  • regjoeschmo
  • Ken1138
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      Ken1138  

    • whew. just in time for...ah...well...

      well, he's on record as having the opinion that it might be a good idea...ahm...

      uhm...hokay, sure. gratz Jim.

    • 3 years ago
  • SushiBandit
  • globewatcher
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      globewatcher  

    • vincent bugliosi makes a good point in his book, THE PROSECUTION OF GEORGE W. BUSH FOR MURDER. i will paraphrse. basically clinton had an extra marital affair and faced impeachment. can we really compare crimes against humanity to a blowjob? and if we did impeach him there would be some sense that we did something about it and we are good with that. no, prosecute, to the fullest extent of the law.

    • 3 years ago
  • CalgarC
  • CalgarC
  • Drawk
  • Bwittany
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      Bwittany  
    • Drawk:

      No shit.

      They couldn't do this a year ago?
      Wussies if you ask me.
      Dem's had the congress, they've HAD congress.
      But don't do anything till they got their Messiah Obama to give them some confidence.

      WHY are they doing this now. We'll have a new president in a couple months.
      This is dumb if you ask me.

    • 3 years ago
  • stopnoise
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      stopnoise  

    • Not with this part of American people more interested in dresses than to stop government and corporate corruption.

      http://current.com/items/89253126_welcome_but_no_boys_allowed

      Just check around and see what the majority interests are. This is not a critique to that video but only to show where the interest power shifts by numbers.
      People in America now loves to be deceived. They even support it without questioning it. Manipulation is the trend of the moment and people follow through like mad sheeps.

    • 3 years ago
  • ShadowsSister
  • mbeharry
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      mbeharry  

    • Im gonna try not to get my hopes up too much for this one. but the mere prospect of having this moron impeached really brightens my day.

    • 3 years ago
  • retired_Navy
    • retired_Navy  
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  • globewatcher
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      globewatcher  
    • retired_Navy:

      your choice, but if you want to check your own facts read vincent bugliosis book. i know, its rubbish. but if you truly are concerned you should get all sides of the story. bush didnt mess up. he is announcing to the public that everything is still going according to plan and we are on our way to victory, and these troop surges and stabilizings are just what we needed. he doesnt think he messed up, do you?

    • 3 years ago
  • deadbolt
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      deadbolt  
    • retired_Navy:

      Dear Retired_Navy,

      I promise you that if Senator Obama deceives the american public and involves our troops in an illegal war of choice I will be the first person to call for his impeachment and prosecution. We're not talking about making mistakes. Bush is guilty of much more than making mistakes, he lied to the citizens of this country about the reasons for going to war and now more than 4,000 brave american soldiers are dead, more than 100,000 seriously wounded and over 100,000 innocent Iraqis dead. There never were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The rest of the world knew it and Bush lied about it. Also, nobody ever suggested that our troops could or would be tried in a world court. They were merely honorably following the misguided orders of a deranged commander in chief, Our soldiers are not to be blamed they must only to be commended for their service.

      Bush Lied They Died!

    • 3 years ago
  • deadbolt
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      deadbolt  

    • Here in Washington State's fabulous fighting 7th District we're all very proud of Congressman McDermott. I have communicated with him regarding impeachment several times and am glad to hear he's taken action on this most pressing issue. Now we just need to get Pelosi to come around. It's time to start writing letters, I know you'll all pitch in and help.

      http://www.house.gov/pelosi/contact/contact.html

      Thank you Sir!

    • 3 years ago
  • shelchak
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      shelchak  

    • YEA!!!!! McDermott is my congressman, and I wrote to him and begged him to sign on to Kucinich's resolution. So I helped!!!!!!!! YEA -- maybe democracy does work lol

    • 3 years ago
  • stopnoise
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      stopnoise  

    • The true reality it is that we live in a failure system where parts of the States holds all the power. Nothing wrong with that until the States with a corrupted Legislative, Executive and Judiciary starts to use its power against the people as it is happening right now. The people are not organized and does not have access to a responsible Judiciary to peacefully stop the; (move violations); from this part of the States. With great part of the American population sleeping and hypnotized by TV and entertainment I do not see where this corruption will ends.

      ***Excessive noise used everywhere in this country and by the government and corporate power it is your first sign of social corruption and passive aggressive behavior. That it is your first warning that our Judiciary has been corrupted at the Federal Level.

    • 3 years ago
  • WhiteNoise
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      WhiteNoise  

    • HERE'S YOUR ANSWER !

      "Our only political party has two right wings, one called Republican, the other Democratic. But Henry Adams figured all that out back in the 1890s. 'We have a single system,' he wrote, and 'in that system the only question is the price at which the proletariat is to be bought and sold, the bread and circuses.'" : Gore Vidal - The Decline and Fall of the American Empire

      HIGHEST BIDDER TAKES ALL !

    • 3 years ago
  • MeganMcKenzie
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      MeganMcKenzie  

    • It should have happened years ago and yet it seems that democrats continue to be afraid to speak out and support this issue. Why? Weed has the lowest approval rating of any president ever. What are the democrats so afraid of? Not being wined and dined by lobbyists?

    • 3 years ago
  • onechance
  • WhiteNoise
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      WhiteNoise  

    • Impeachment is sooooo old...

      Ceci n'est pas une pipe !

      THROW DA BUMS IN PRISON & ship them in Europe for their crimes against humanity trial !

      JAIL TO THE CHIEF !

      Conyers, Pelosi, and all members of Congress who oppose the impeachment of George W. Bush are betraying the oath they all swore when they took office and should be condemned for this betrayal. Thrown the bum in jail with the whole of his executive branch to follow ! Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld, Libby, Rove, Bremer, Wolfowitz & friends for high treason & war profiting ! ... recall all laws passed after 9/11 as unconstitutional & reinstate the Fair Doctrine for media abuse too ;)

    • 3 years ago
  • donkeyfly69
  • happle81
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      happle81  

    • While I am glad to see that congressional members have had enough, by the time any impeachment vote were brought to the floor it would be too little too late. Furthermore, who do we have to fall back on, Dick Cheney, there's a relief. I say, we not waste the time on impeachment and start a grand jury. This way, when Bush hands everything over to Obama in January, Obama can say, "Thank you Pres. Bush for your 8 years of missory, the grand jury has conviened and they would like to see you and your collegues down at the court house" Tell me that wouldn't be a bad ass changing of the President.

    • 3 years ago
  • asherp
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      asherp  
    • happle81:

      well, to prevent further presidents from abusing powers as Bush has done, we need to impeach.

      also, to start a grand jury, we need to impeach.

      After impeachment, we can put him on trial.

    • 3 years ago
  • happle81
  • globewatcher
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      globewatcher  
    • happle81:

      i am not a lawyer. why do we HAVE to impeach first? is tha t not a; disciplinary action taken if wrondoing is estalished type of proceeding? would not a criminal trial after be considered double jeopardy? take him to court for murder 1. then he can face capital punishment cause hes guilty.

    • 3 years ago
  • jahbini
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      jahbini  

    • "Without accountability a democracy will fail" -- Rep Jim McDermott

      This statement needs to be put into the constitution. An official needs to be held accountable for all official actions.

      The ultimate stockholders in the USA are the populace, not the corporations, churches, or alternate fiefdoms of a modern society.

      Let your voices be heard.

    • 3 years ago
  • csmonut
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      csmonut  

    • He signed on to "consider" impeachment. Congress should stop "considering" the issue and go forward with the proceedings.

    • 3 years ago
  • celestialceiling
  • CalgarC
  • justright
  • asherp
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