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Resolution of the Thurston County Democratic Central Committee
Calling for the Impeachment of Richard Cheney
Whereas House Resolution 799 (HRes799) has been introduced on the floor of the US House with 23 sponsors and has advanced to the Judiciary Committee, and;
Whereas HRes799 lays out some but not all of the offenses of the Vice President, namely:
- purposely manipulating intelligence to fabricate a threat of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction in order to justify an attack on Iraq
- deceiving Congress about an alleged relationship between Iraq and al-Qaida
- threatening aggression against the Republic of Iran, absent any real threat to the United States,
and;
Whereas the US Constitution provides an orderly way to stop abuse of power by executive officers in Article II, Section 4;
Therefore, be it resolved that the Thurston County Democratic Central Committee hereby instructs our elected officials Brian Baird and Adam Smith to join immediately in the effort to advance HRes799 calling for the impeachment of Richard Cheney, and;
A copy of this resolution shall be delivered to the following elected representatives:
United States Congressman Brian Baird
United States Congressman Adam Smith
United States Senators Murray and Cantwell
State Senator Fraser
State Representatives Hunt and Williams
Thurston County Commissioners
The City Councils of Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater
Howard Dean, Democratic National Committee
Dwight Pelz, Chair, Washington State Democratic Central Committee
Impeachment of Cheney