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Cheney Impeachment Picks Up Steam -- HR333 Now Has Three Co-Sponsors!

baltimoresun.com — Congressman Albert Wynn of Maryland joins representatives William Lacy Clay, Jr. of Missouri and Jan Schakowsky of Illinois as a co-sponsor of the articles of impeachment filed against Cheney on April 24. Wynn calls Cheney "the architect of the Administration's deception about the war". Why haven't you heard about this on the nightly news?

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  • wintermd, on 10/11/2007, -154/+10limp-wristed liberals again.
    • vsujohn2, on 10/11/2007, -8/+38Is that the only thing you are capable of saying?
      I swear that I have seen you make that comment on several other stories.
    • NoStoppingUs, on 10/11/2007, -60/+183 SPONSORS!

      OMG!!!! WATCH OUT CHENEY. THERES A REVOLUTION UNDER WAY!

      you guys are ridiculous.
    • readthis, on 10/11/2007, -6/+51@facttect wrote "Why haven't you heard about this on the nightly news?"

      Because freedom of the press, freedom of speech and recognition of your individual value to be heard is being violently attacked by media monopolies with a pyramaid command structure.

      They purposely do not deliver news that is contrary to their leaders' agendas. They use craftiness and persuasion to attack patriots including veterans of honor, army generals returned from battle, physicists, scientists and citizens of great contribution. They use personalities skilled in mud throwing and personal jabs to discredit news they do not want you to consider. They even employ spammers to bury newsworthy stories on Digg.com.

      Your tax dollars are also being used to dumb down necessary political discourse and to reduce issues of enormous consequences to naught.

      Three co-sponsors to impeach the vice president of the United States and the people don't know about it? Now that's a conspiracy!

      This blatant manipulation of the American people must not be tolerated by citizens of conscience.



    • slicedoranges, on 10/11/2007, -9/+30I never see any arguments telling us why Bush is great, just conservatives telling us how gay we are.
    • scotticus, on 10/11/2007, -11/+1@readthis: it could also be because this bill is in its infancy, and there are many, many important motions which you don't hear about until just before or just after a major vote happens.

      It could also be that news organizations don't see this going anywhere because they know there isn't enough support.

      Calm down.
    • jesusismetal, on 10/11/2007, -3/+19HR333? Cheney is half of the pair that is the devil.
    • gmillerd, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1Damn, it lost signatures since yesturday when it was a dupe on the front page.
    • mdhauke, on 10/11/2007, -9/+4If I had a nickel for every one of these "IMPEACHMENT PICKING UP STEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" posts......
    • floorman56, on 10/11/2007, -7/+4I never see any arguments telling us why Bush is great, just conservatives telling us how gay we are.


      You have to turn off -10 Diggs or higher.....This is Digg
    • cptn_cardboard, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4@readthis

      I was watching a pbs documentary on mormons a while ago, and they talked about a newspaper who wrote an article that spoke ill of the mormons so the local mormon leader came with his thugs and "messed up the place." The townsfolk were so upset that they kicked out all the mormons.

      This story has nothing to do with mormans. The townsfolk were upset because their free and open press was in jeopardy so they banished the ones who were responsible.

      I just wished society still felt this way...
    • Bamont, on 10/11/2007, -4/+1"They purposely do not deliver news that is contrary to their leaders' agendas."

      That is qutie possibly one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. I could make a LONG list of all the anti-Bush stories that the AP has written, but unfortunately, I'm not sure I have time to go over every single one.

      The reason why this kind of ***** doesn't end up on the nightly news is because until the Articles of Impeachment are picked up by the MAJORITY, nobody (except for liberal net-goers) gives a damn. Articles of impeachment do not equal impeachment, and impeachment does not equal removal from office - even though most Diggsters like to think so.
    • KhyberPass, on 10/11/2007, -3/+1But in a heartwarming study, researchers confirm that Digg dhimmis still celebrate Mothers' Day by playing with their Barbie Dolls.
    • KhyberPass, on 10/11/2007, -3/+1In other news, it is confirmed that most Digg dhimmis still celebrate mothers day by playing with their Barbie Dolls and pretending they are going to marry Ken.
    • SwordOfShannara, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0@mdhauke - you'd have about twenty cents
  • ElbridgeGerry, on 10/11/2007, -11/+27Yay! Three! That's a two-thirds majority!


    ...


    Right?
    • mrASSMAN, on 10/11/2007, -5/+7At least a 1/100th! Getting closer..
    • maxa, on 10/11/2007, -3/+35Sponsors are what happens to a bill before it gets brought to the floor. Most bills only have one or two sponsors before they are brought to the floor. It means that so far, three congresspeople are willing to fight to bring this bill to the floor so it can be voted on.

      Having three sponsors means that these congresspeople are sticking their necks out to take up this issue. It's an unusual amount of support for a bill.
    • mrASSMAN, on 10/11/2007, -4/+5Yeah that's what I was thinking.. sponsors only strengthen a bill's introduction into the congress debates, so you've got 4 people arguing their point rather than 1.
    • jmpeagle, on 10/11/2007, -1/+10you need only 1/2 of the House to Impeach but you need 2/3 of the Senate to remove from office.
    • floorman56, on 10/11/2007, -3/+2these congresspeople are sticking their necks out to take up this issue

      Why are they "sticking their necks out"? I thought this is something that most people wanted?

      If they are "sticking their necks out" Then that means there isn't support for it.
    • Bamont, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2"Having three sponsors means that these congresspeople are sticking their necks out to take up this issue. It's an unusual amount of support for a bill."

      No it's not - with as much radicalism that exists in Congress (on both sides) and the disdain most Democrats have for the Bush administration, it's no surprise.

      Again - the idea that Democrats are any more fair and balanced than their Republican counter-parts is stupid.
  • danarama, on 10/11/2007, -18/+11I am digging cheney impeachment until digg gets sued again.
  • Marijuana, on 10/11/2007, -9/+24@ushq3
    Are you that desperate for friends?
  • 1jaxstate1, on 10/11/2007, -12/+8Yawn. It'll never happen.
  • Bossy, on 10/11/2007, -9/+17I'm from Maryland and I'm proud to have a representative like him.

    It's a shame that other congresspersons are ignoring this bill. I don't care if impeachment delays Congress from doing its job, I have all the time in the world for justice to be served.
    • soot, on 10/11/2007, -6/+22If Congress approached this subject with the same zeal that they displayed during that witch hunt against Clinton, we'd be making some real progress.

      All in due time though, I suppose. I'd rather see these guys go out in shame.
    • DiggMasterJ, on 10/11/2007, -5/+6Let everyone know you want to impeach Bush! Vote your Congressman out of office if they ignore you.
    • DBNKR, on 10/11/2007, -3/+2Yeah, impeach him. Bet get to it already, damn americans. He'll be out of office soon.
      *wink*
      :-)
    • Bossy, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2@mediakev
      Pssttt.... http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22congresspersons%22&btnG=Search

      It's utter crap dealing with ignorant and stupid people like you.
  • facttech, on 10/11/2007, -5/+9FYI -- If you haven't already seen it, take a look at:

    http://www.usalone.com/cgi-bin/transparency.cgi?paper=1&qnum=pet45

    It's a list of the 25 most recent comments made by real Americans participating in an online poll/letter-writing campaign concerning the impeachment charges filed against Cheney. The participation page is at:

    http://www.usalone.com/cheney_impeachment.php

    Opinions both for and against are sought.
    • zweben, on 10/11/2007, -4/+6I just sent a message through there:

      Vice President Cheney is a man who has made it clear that he will do whatever it takes to forward his radical and reckless agenda. This includes presenting intelligence in a false light to gain support for a war that would, if introduced in an honest way, face much greater opposition. We are now in a highly unpopular occupation as a result of this lie, after a war which has now taken the lives of thousands of soldiers and countless Iraqis, including many innocent civilians, in exchange for the so far undelivered and increasingly implausible promise of a stable democracy in Iraq.

      For too long, Cheney, Bush and the rest of the current administration have been allowed to pass bill after bill, resolution after resolution and signing statement after signing statement that promise protection in exchange for civil liberties; Civil liberties that the constitution guarantees us. We are promised that these are just measures to protect us from terrorists, yet their definition of a terrorist is so vague that anyone the administration sees as a threat, American citizen or not, even a political dissenter, could be declared an enemy combatant and be sent off to a military prison indefinitely, without habeas corpus. This is an unacceptable amount of unbalanced power. It is highly frightening that it has been allowed to go this far already; These radical changes to our constitutional republic threaten our security more than any terrorist could ever dream of, by slowly moving the power away from the people and into the hands of an opaque federal government.

      The country cannot survive if we allow such essential liberties to be exchanged for protection. Benjamin Franklin once said "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Truer words have never been spoken, and I refuse to give up our civil liberties and freedoms which are the foundation of this country. We must make our leaders accountable for their misdeeds. The best place to start this is with the impeachment of Dick Cheney.

      Sound good? I'm kind of tired so hopefully I didn't make any glaring errors.
  • kruykaze, on 10/11/2007, -11/+13Why wasn't it called HR666 ?
    • TheGroje, on 10/11/2007, -6/+28Because they're not impeaching the anti-christ.

      ... Just his second in command.
  • Dislexus, on 10/11/2007, -13/+5Impeach the author for fabricating bs, living in the past, and being a whiny bitch. Better yet, go hunting with the VP.
  • KaaylaB, on 10/11/2007, -20/+3
    Further news on this and other important matters:
    INFOWARS.COM
    PRISONPLANET.COM
    JONESREPORT.COM
    911PRESSFORTRUTH.COM
    911WEKNOW.COM
    WEARECHANGE.ORG
    • mach32, on 10/11/2007, -7/+2what a dolt

      are you capriclassic with a another account?. you guy's are trying way too hard.

  • darkecho, on 10/11/2007, -13/+3Religion or no religion, $4 million is a lot for a house and spending that much for it from donations is ridiculous.
    • soot, on 10/11/2007, -10/+4lol, wut
    • zweben, on 10/11/2007, -6/+3Wrong story there.
    • Mapeki, on 10/11/2007, -3/+7That is easily the best mistake ever, way to go replying to the wrong frigging article.
  • megaman2005, on 10/11/2007, -16/+2hahahahaha....ok libs. Good luck with that.
  • bry0000000, on 10/11/2007, -10/+2It will never happen.
  • mach32, on 10/11/2007, -9/+0i'm disappointed that capriclassic hasn't yet shown up to plug alex jones and some hack 9/11 documentary film on this thread.

    stay tuned, he'll be here shortly to connect the dots for us all.
  • leonardoty, on 10/11/2007, -9/+5Like he'll be impeached.
    Either 1) They'll run out of time and he'll be out of office before anything actually happens
    or 2) He'll have another gun "accident" pointed at those opposing him.
  • delelles, on 10/11/2007, -3/+10Impeachment will be thrown by the wayside after the nuclear explosion.

    http://digg.com/world_news/Disaster_simulation_Preparing_for_a_nightmare
  • 5280becca, on 10/11/2007, -9/+5There could be 535 sponsors, it still won't happen. Buried.
    • mrASSMAN, on 10/11/2007, -4/+2You gotta have faith! In the name of science!
  • TheyThinkImNuts, on 10/11/2007, -11/+4This is stupid. We should be impeaching the three loser congressmen for wasting taxpayer resources.

    History will prove that Cheney is a patriot, but things are going to get a lot worse before the American public realizes it. The Islamic nut jobs have us by the balls because of political hacks like Wynn, Clay, and Schakowsky.

    The media hates Cheney because he won't take any crap from them. I wish more people would realize that.

    +++++
    Shields up - brace for impact !!!
  • DiggMasterJ, on 10/11/2007, -3/+9The media doesn't report it so WE have to. Put posters up in you windows, signs on your car. Let your voice be heard, WE WANT HIM OUT!
    • shackbar, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1Yeah, that's why it made Baltimore's biggest newspaper.
  • ChewyBass, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5Cheney will just take them bird hunting.
  • blacksquirrel, on 10/11/2007, -6/+6The Dick knows his time is up.
    That is why he is furiously running around the Middle East on his "IRAN WAR 07" Tour.
    He is pressuring Netanyahu and the other Fascist Likudniks in Israel to start the war for him.
    Once they start it, we will "have to defend the honor of Israel" or some other slogan-like nonsense that Rove will make up for Bush to spout out.
  • Piknik, on 10/11/2007, -4/+10GET his ass out of office. Him and the Bush administration are letting the clock run out ruining the country more every week.
    • megaman2005, on 10/11/2007, -2/+0hahah....shut the ***** up you nut case.
  • pingveno, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4Apparently the political futures people don't think Cheney will be impeached. The NewsFutures Prediction Market contract on "Dick Cheney will resign as VP before his 2nd term is up" is currently trading at X$15 out of a maximum of X$99. That's incredibly low.

    Since political futures markets are insanely good at predictions (often better than experts), I trust the markets a lot more than three lone Congressmen and digg.
    • pingveno, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1By the way, the market is located here: http://news.us.newsfutures.com/market/market.html?symbol=DICKGON2 (no, I have no connection to NewsFutures).
    • ackza, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1hey, you too can profit off the war, if your smart enough you might be able to cash in on the upcoming OIL war III.
      go to http://www.iranfromiraq.com I have some information on a mutual funds/stock index you might be interested which specialize in war profiteering, especially the preemptive strike invasion dealios
    • olenick, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1Political futures markets famously predicted Republicans keeping both houses of Congress in the last election: Forbes editor-in-chief wrote a whole article about that before the election. Like any market, they depend upon who is participating in them. Give me a link and I'll be happy to take a 15:1 bet that Cheney will be impeached or resign under the threat.
  • BruceBannon, on 10/11/2007, -7/+6Ron Paul vs Mike Gravel 2008!!!
  • TheGroje, on 10/11/2007, -2/+2Seeing the number of "get him out" responses, maybe it should be pointed out that impeachment != removing someone from office. Clinton was impeached. Completely. Only the second sitting US president to have had that honor. And he served a full two terms. Nixon, otoh, was not impeached... he dodged that bullet via resignation.

    First comes impeachment. Then comes what would most certainly be a lengthy trial by Senate. Then, it would be 2008... and we retire the side.
  • revolution1x, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8"Cheney impeachment bill gets a 4th co-sponsor"
    http://rawstory.com/news/2007/VP_Impeachment_bill_gets_another_cosponsor_0511.html
  • blacksquirrel, on 10/11/2007, -7/+0I thought "getting a blow job in the Oval Office" was the only Impeachable offense defined in the Constitution.
    Am I wrong on this one?
    • jmpeagle, on 10/11/2007, -5/+5it was lying under oath that got Clinton impeached, which is illegal. Cheney lying to the American public to go to war while morally reprehensible is not illegal as he was never under oath. You have to literally break a law to be impeached.
    • robdazomba, on 10/11/2007, -4/+5jmpeagle, Clinton lied under oath being asked questions of an unprecedented personal nature about his sex life that nobody should be asking a president, and it was only happening because we had a Republican congress out to corner the guy on anything they could find. I don't condone lying, especially under oath, but this ceaseless drumbeat from the right-wingers out there that Clinton just flat-out lied ignores the context. The context was a political witch hunt which will go down in the history books as one of the most disgraceful moments in American history. It should NOT have been happening in the first place. I was not happy with Clinton's actions, but he was doing what most of us would have done--countering one wrong with another and it's very hard to condemn the man for that.

      And you know, given the immorality and outright greed and corruption and lies we've seen from Bush and his cronies, I'd say it high time you all drop the whole Clinton thing. One Clinton lie versus a mountain of Bush lies and deceptions. I mean, seriously, WTF? Do you righties have no perspective?
    • GlenLeafJr, on 10/11/2007, -4/+4he was asked questions about his sex life because he was on trial for sexual harassment.
  • anagoge, on 10/11/2007, -3/+3How many people need to sign this in order to get Cheney impeached?
    • jmpeagle, on 10/11/2007, -2/+6218 representatives need to vote in favor to impeach
      67 Senators need to vote in favor to remove from office
    • truegodofwar, on 10/11/2007, -5/+3Not including your mom?.............42
  • kolobcreek, on 10/11/2007, -4/+2Oh wait he broke the "deception about the war" law. LOL. that is the cardinal..the most... the highest.... oh... wait. You're retarded aren't you. It's ok we place for you. Where you can be will all your friends. They games and crafts and field trips. You'll like it there.
    • robdazomba, on 10/11/2007, -4/+4Gee, when Clinton was president, lying to the American public seemed to be the top concern of you righties? I remember Rush Limbaugh ranting on and on about how Clinton ought to be impeached because he has misled the public and has morally confused the children of the nation. But now lying is okay as long as it's "legal?"

      And anyway, try war profiteering, dumbass. Cheney is still earning money from some of the companies contracted to do work in Iraq and was doing other similarly unhanded activities prior to his vice-presidency. That's not only a disgrace but it's illegal and immoral as well.
  • omnithought, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4Now that he's been found to have used that escort service, from which he likely got a blowjob, his own party must now agree that there is finally sufficient reason to impeach.
    • hdtvdust, on 10/11/2007, -5/+2Wow...I can't believe there are idiots still bithcing like little pussies erroneously about Clitnon being impeached for a blow job.

      Purgury is not a blowjob. Obstruction of justice is not a blow job.
    • KhyberPass, on 10/11/2007, -2/+2@hdtvdust

      "Purgury is not a blowjob."

      Purgury is not even a real word - LOL - what a moron!
  • CyGmuS, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1Their not gonna get him impeached.His term will run out by the time they even consider taking him to court.They are only seven years too late...
  • hdtvdust, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4Wow! THREE!
  • 1newyorkguy, on 10/11/2007, -3/+4cheney is a despicable person. aside from ruining our military and the lives of so many innocent people, he let the corporations write our energy policy. the libertarians here must like that part though, let the "free market" aka multi national corporations make decisions for us.
    • KhyberPass, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3I have a great idea. Let's let the liberal Democrats write our energy policy. That way, we will have low domestic oil production, we'll have to rely on wack job nations like Venezuela and Iran for our oil, and we'll have restricted refinery capacity and gas prices will be painfully high.
  • smek2, on 10/11/2007, -3/+4Impeachment? Never going to happen. Which is sad and even more so, if you compare for what they got Clinton—a blowjob—to what Bush, Cheney and Co. did. It's like comparing a child stealing sweets at a candystore to a full fledged bank robbery.
  • DBNKR, on 10/11/2007, -2/+2Bruce Willis, if you are reading this and agree with the impeachment - please come forth..
  • fyredragon, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4So, when does the hue and cry to drive the war profiteer Diane Feinstein out of office begin???
    • KhyberPass, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1It will be a cold day in hell, or on Digg, when the dhimmis who post here demand that Beerstein be removed from office. Pimple faced, pus oozing hypocritical wanker dhimmis.
  • caution, on 10/11/2007, -3/+2this isn't on the nightly news because it isn't significant

    three sponsors on a house bill is like a story with 1 digg

    liberals are quite the entertaining batch of idiots though, maybe you can get this covered on your Comedy Central news shows.....
    • dhollidator, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1Please learn how the legislative system works, and then come back without spewing nonsense everywhere. More intelligence, less nonsense.
  • zeebusboy, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2So long as Cheney is actively trying to get the United States and Iran in a fight you will never, ever hear about this on the nightly news.
  • grunion, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1While I don't care if he's impeached or not (and I'm not going to argue the merit of either side of that debate), why oh why is there a new digg post for each and every co-sponsor? It reminds me of The Count from Sesame Street - "One, ONE sponsor... Two, TWO sponsors. Three, THREE sponsors! Ah Ah Ah"

    I wonder if there were news stories for every co-sponsor of the FairTax bill? I think they're up to 60 or so, and it'd certainly provide more liberty than just getting rid of a vice-president, that's for sure.
  • khalifa987, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0Can I be the punisher.....Allah Akbar
  • DiggIz4Kids, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Okiefineyasureyoubetcha. Digg me down the day they even try to Impeach Cheney in Washington.
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