Articles of Impeachment:

Bush Index

I. Upholding the Law

Domestic Law:

• Spying
• Self-Exemption from Laws
• Suspending Due Process
• Promoting War

International Law:

• Torture
• Renditions
• Illegal Weapons

II. Abuse of Office

• Obstructing Inquiry
• Signing Statements
• Failure of Accountability
  • Cheney
  • Gonzalez
  • Rice
  • Rumsfeld

III. Constitution

• Manipulating Intelligence
• Initiating War
• Suspending Due Process
• Unlawful Search & Seizure
• Corrupting FISA Courts
• Non-Cooperation
• Parallel Legal System
• Sources

Cheney Index

I. International Law

• Promoting War
• Threatening War
• Promoting Torture

II. Lying

• Manipulating Intelligence
• False Evidence

III. Abuse of Office

• Exposing Identity
• Violating the Public Trust
• Unethical Business Interest

IV. Evasion

New Grounds

Draft Articles of Impeachment against George Walker Bush, President of the United States of America,
and other officials,
for high crimes and misdemeanors.

INDEX

ARTICLE I. FAILURE TO ENSURE THE LAWS ARE FAITHFULLY EXECUTED

(1) Illegal Domestic Spying
(2) Self-Exemption from Laws upon Signing
(3) Suspension of Basic Legal Proceedings
(4) Promoting Illegal War
(5) Promoting Illegal Torture
(6) Promoting Kidnappings and Renditions for Illegal Torture
(7) Use of Illegal Weapons

ARTICLE II. ABUSE OF OFFICE AND OF EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE

(1) Obstructing Inquiry and Detection
(2) Replacing the Veto with Signing Statements
(3) Failure to Uphold Accountability
(a) Richard Cheney
(b) Alberto Gonzalez
(c) Condoleezza Rice
(d) Donald Rumsfeld

ARTICLE III. FAILURE TO PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION

(1) Manipulating Intelligence and Lying to Justify War
(2) Initiating War Without a Declaration
(3) Suspension of Due Process
(4) Unreasonable Searches and Seizures
(5) Corrupting the FISA Courts
(6) Non-Cooperation with Congress
(7) Establishment of an Unconstitutional, Parallel Legal System

BIBLIOGRAPHIC SOURCES

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