"People Are Pushing ... Everywhere For Impeachment" Update On WA State - Senate Debate Thursday

[Hissyspit]

http://www.washblog.com/story/2007/4/11/0255/61954

WA State Impeachment Summary: Conversation with Linda Boyd
By noemie maxwell
Tue Apr 10, 2007 at 09:02:55 PM PST
Section: Washington State Topic: Impeachment

I called Linda Boyd for an update on Washington state impeachment news today. Linda's the Director of the Eastside Fellowship of Reconciliation and a lead activist on impeachment in the state. I've been seeing a lot of impeachment email going back and forth, I said. Is something going on? Actually, she answered, there is some news today. 'I'm about to send out a press release, but you can break the story: there's a debate on impeachment scheduled for the floor of the Senate on the morning of Thursday, April 19. We'll be having a huge rally on the same day.' Is the debate on the impeachment investigation bill SJM 8016? No, she answered, 8016 didn't make it out of committee in time to pass. But there is hope that we will get a vote on a Senate resolution.

As the House Rules for Impeachment in Jefferson's Manual provide, impeachment proceedings can be begun in the US House with charges transmitted from the legislature of a State (document from Eastside FOR's Impeachment page). I asked Linda if a resolution would work as well as a Senate Joint Memorial. She wasn't sure, but noted that both actions are powerful. Below, we can hear Bill Moyer of The Backbone Campaign, explaining the Jefferson Manual rules to an aide of Governor Gregoire this past March 12, as he respectfully and ceremoniously transmits a "spineless" citation to the Governor. The charge on the citation: "interfering in an effort in the Washington State Legislature to send a Joint Memorial to the US Congress requesting 'Investigation for Impeachment' of George Bush and Dick Cheney". Also see Moyer's Washblog story: Have Inslee and Murray forgotten where their power originates?.

WA Democratic Organizations that have adopted resolutions supporting SJM 8016
1st
32nd
34th
36th
37th
43rd
44t
45th

ImpeachPAC's list of State Resolutions to support impeachment.
California
Hawaii
Illinois
Minnesota
Missouri
New Mexico
Texas
Washington
Wisconsin
Vermont

Linda noted that there is strong citizen support for impeachment. When Senator Eric Oemig introduced SJM 8016 in mid February, Washington became the second state to take this step. Now, less than a month later, 10 states have impeachment resolutions in the works. Five more, Linda said, are imminently expected to be introduced. 'People are pushing up from the grassroots everywhere for impeachment. There are resolutions coming from towns, legislative districts, state parties, county Democratic organizations', she said. 'You can't say the people don't want this. I was told by a legislative aide that this subject got more emails, calls, and letters than any other issue this year.' I asked if she thought the resolution expected to be introduced on the 19th has a good chance of passing. She answered that chances look good, though she's not making a prediction.

MORE

[orpupilofnature57]

1. This is a referendum ,on the Ears of Our Elected Officials, is

it Tyranny when a citizen of a Democracy operates like a king?

[babylonsister]

2. Dammit! I wish Congress would listen; it's the right thing to do. nt

[Hissyspit]

3. .

[Kurovski]

4. K&R. (nt)

[grannylib]

5. Impeach, indict, imprison, and consign to oblivion. They should be mentioned

in the history books as little more than asterisks followed by a list of all their crimes, scandals, lies, thefts, and the names of all the American men and women who lost their lives because of Chimpy and Cheney's GREED FOR MONEY AND POWER.

[Kurovski]

7. "consign to oblivion"

A superb addition. I commend you for it, dear grannylib.

[Uncle Joe]

6. Kicked and recommended. n/t