Rangel Introduces 'Impeach Rumsfeld' Legislation

NewsMax ^ | Dec 20, 2004 | Limbacher

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

Rep. Charles Rangel, D-NY, announced on Sunday that he's introducing legislation to impeach Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.

"I put in a bill for his resignation. It's shameful," Rangel told NBC's "News Forum" in New York. "Not only for his resignation, for his impeachment as well, because he would allow us to believe that he was shocked and he did not know exactly what we would be faced with [in Iraq]."

Rangel blamed Rumsfeld and Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz for "advising the president to get rid of Saddam Hussein."

"It's embarrassing," he complained. "Here we are, the greatest nation in the world, the most powerful political military force in the world with a Third World nation with no army and we can't be prepared when we're putting our troops in harm's way?"

Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution states: "The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."

The Harlem Democrat did not specify the nature of Rumsfeld's alleged criminal conduct.

[TomGuy]

I'm not sure that Congress has any authority over a Cabinet member. They vote to confirm the nomination, and that is it. Thereafter, if the person is confirmed, it is up to the President to retain or dismiss the Cabinet member.

[HMFIC]

They are no more stupid than the denizens of DC who reelected Ol Crackhead Barry as Mayor or the chuckleheads in Ward Six who JUST elected him to the City Council again.

DOH!

[SSG USA]

I believe that very point was raised on Fox this morning. President Bush is really the only person with the authority to actually remove him from office and he is standing by him

[Semper Paratus]

If they wouldn't impeach Reno for frying entire families then nobody should be.

[G.Mason]

Poor Charlie.

Did he get that illness from picking his nose?

Sounds like he stuck his finger so far up there he hurt hisself.

[sgtbono2002]

The Black Congressional Caucus is the KKK of the Hill.

At least the KKK admits their racial bias, who do these clowns in the CBC think they are fooling?

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

There is no need to impeach Hanoi Kerry from the US Senate

He is there illegally!

Hanoi Kerry is in violation of

US Constitution 14th Amendment Section 3

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment14/

No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President,
or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State,
who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress,
or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature,
or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States,
shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same,
or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.
But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

Violation of 18 USC 2381

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00002381----000-.html

Treason
Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States,
levies war against them or adheres to their enemies,
giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere,
is guilty of treason and shall suffer death,
or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined
under this title but not less than $10,000;
and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

Violation of 18 USC 953

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00000953----000-.html

Private correspondence with foreign governments
Any citizen of the United States, wherever he may be, who, without authority of the United States,
directly or indirectly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse
with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof,
with intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government
or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes
or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States,
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
This section shall not abridge the right of a citizen to apply,
himself or his agent, to any foreign government or the agents
thereof for redress of any injury which he may have sustained
from such government or any of its agents or subjects.

Violation of UCMJ Section 904. ART. 104.

http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/ucmj2.htm

AIDING THE ENEMY
Any person who--
(1) aids, or attempts to aid, the enemy with arms, ammunition, supplies, money, or other things; or
(2) without proper authority, knowingly harbors or [protects or gives intelligence to or
communicates or corresponds with or holds any intercourse with the enemy, either directly or indirectly;
shall suffer death or such other punishment as a court-martial or military commission may direct.

Petition to Investigate and Indict
Hanoi Kerry for acts of treason

http://patriotpetitions.us/kerry/

Timeline of Hanoi Kerry

http://www.archive-news.net/Kerry/JK_timeline.html

VVAW, FBI files and John Kerry,
What stockpirate has found

http://www.freerepublic.com/~stockpirate/

Viet Nam Vets are NOT going away
until Hanoi Kerry is removed from office!

212 LINKS to Anti Kerry sites
News reports,
Viper's Vietnam Veterans Page

http://members.aol.com/ga1449ga/links/links.html

Contact your current
senators and representatives

and main stream right wing media

and find out why Hanoi Kerry still is in the US Senate.
Demand that this traitor is removed from the US Senate now!

Don't be like the silent majority in the 60's and 70's
and turn your back on America and cave in to the anti war minority.
Speak up for America today!

Distribute these url's!

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Full details on these url's!

http://tonkin.spymac.net/hanoikerry1.html

There is a backup site
if the 1st url is unavailable.

http://stophanoikerry.150m.com

[Pearls Before Swine]

Rangel is just a nutjob.

True, but not as nutty as John Conyers or Sheila (I can't tell the moon from Mars) Jackson Lee.

[samadams2000]

Our founding fathers would have taken a treasonous man like him behind the ole woodshed.

[First_Salute]

Some Scottish misdemeanor?

[finnman69]

FU you gravel throated poverty pimping fraud. I look forward to Rangel retiring.

[Dilbert56]

"I put in a bill for his resignation. It's shameful,"

It is. Charlie, you shouldn't charge for a absurd joke - even if you are one yourself.

[marlon]

Hey Charlie while we're at it why not open an investigation into the management of the Apollo Theatre project that you and that other pimp, Percy Sutton fleeced!!!!!!!

[t-1000]

I am torn on Rumsfeld.

I like how he shook things up at the Pentegon.
He forced a lot of dead-weight out.

But I also think he maybe too much a micro-manager.
He has the guys he wants running things that are supposed to be "in-Charge".
Now Rumsfeld needs to step aside and let them do what they are good at.

He kinda falls into the class of CEO that takes over huge companies and rebuilds them.
After they are rebuildt that CEO moves on because his speciality is rebuilding, not managing them.

[Kaslin]

How do you spell moron? Answer:

Charlie Rangel

[sevry]

Rep. Charles Rangel

C'mon Chuck. How about the new draft of the new draft bill you've been working on? Time to trot it out.

I don't know but I been-tollld!

[libs_kma]

[Killborn]

The people who came up with and supported this bs should be impeached.

[RightWingConspirator]

Or nutcase Maxine Waters. Or Major (to this day sharks follow ships through these waters waiting for slaves to be thrown overboard) Owens.