McDermott signs on to Cheney Impeachment Bill
By dinazina
Fri Jun 29, 2007 at 05:58:48 PM PST
Section: Stories In Progress
Topic: Impeachment

Awfully quiet day on Washblog, my friends, considering this tidbit:
Seattle Times:
McDermott joins call for Cheney's removal
By David Postman, Seattle Times chief political reporter
In a speech on the House floor Thursday, Rep. Jim McDermott said Vice President Dick Cheney should resign or face impeachment.
McDermott had not been among members of Congress calling for impeachment of Cheney or President Bush. He said he will now sign on as a co-sponsor to H.R. 333, Rep. Dennis Kucinich's resolution -- introduced in April -- calling for Cheney's impeachment.
"For months I have believed that impeachment was a dire course of action," McDermott said. "Over these same months, I have seen the vice president repeatedly drive our nation into increasingly dire situations, in Iraq, in Iran, and within our own country as he tramples over the Constitution like it is a doormat."
Continued below:
McDermott said he is now convinced that impeachment is necessary because, he said, Cheney has repeatedly held himself above the law.
"Since the president permits this flagrant disregard for the Constitution, it is up to the Congress to act and defend the American people," he said.
McDermott had advice for Cheney, too, if the vice president wants to resign:
"Call it a medical condition. Call it a political condition. Call it what it is -- the departure of a person who forgot that he works for the American people."
Hey guys, now we can stop nagging him...for that.
I just received another urgent request for contributions to help with the Mcdermott vs Boehner lawsuit legal expenses, totalling in the hundreds of thousands of $$$$$$$$$. I was going to contribute anyway, now I'll double it.
You can donate here:
Jim McDermott Legal Defense Trust
Jim's Seattle office contact info in case you want to give him a message - I did. The staffer said reactions were mostly positive so far.