During Panel 1, Representative Kucinich (D-Ohio) presented his three bills regarding the articles of impeachment for Shrub for the consideration of the Judiciary Committee. He asked his colleagues in Congress to honor our oath to support and defend the constitution.
These hearings are currently being shown on C-Span 1 TV
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KPFA & Pacifica Radio will air Friday's hearing from 9:00AM - 1:00PM EDT streamed live at pacifica.org and kpfa.org and on the air at KPFA (Berkeley), KPFK (Los Angeles), KPFT (Houston), and others TBD.
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Panel Two
*The Honorable Elizabeth Holtzman, Former Representative from New York
*The Honorable Bob Barr, Former Representative from Georgia, 2008 Libertarian Nominee for President
*The Honorable Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson, Founder and President, High Roads for Human Rights
*Stephen Presser, Raoul Berger Professor of Legal History, Northwestern University School of Law
*Bruce Fein, Associate Deputy Attorney General, 1981-82, Chairman, American Freedom Agenda
*Vincent Bugliosi, Author and former Los Angeles County Prosecutor
*Jeremy A. Rabkin, Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law
*Elliott Adams, President of the Board, Veterans for Peace
*Frederick A. O. Schwarz, Jr., Senior Counsel, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law
Apparently the rules of Congress are designed to allow impeachable offenses to be discussed only in impeachment hearings. Apparently this didn't occur to Chairman Conyers when he decided to hold a non-impeachment impeachment hearing. As a result, his hearing may be quickly shut down, and he will have a choice of holding a real impeachment hearing, resigning, or dropping the pretense that he intends to resist Cheney and Bush in any way whatsoever.
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Here's what Conyers' staffers are telling various witnesses: Under a rule of Congress, you cannot accuse the president or vice president of any crime, or any impeachable offense, or dishonorable conduct, or lying. You can say things like "top administration officials." You can quote Bush and Cheney. You can presumably quote from news sources and the Congressional Record (which would include Kucinich's articles of impeachment). You can assert facts in a pattern that allows people to draw their own conclusion. The rule does not apply to Congressman Kucinich because he has introduced articles of impeachment. If anyone violates the rule, according to the staff of the supposed chairman of the committee, the Republicans could shut the hearing down. But they couldn't shut it down if it was an IMPEACHMENT HEARING. Nor would "executive privilege" apply in an IMPEACHMENT HEARING. Nor could any media outlet ignore an IMPEACHMENT HEARING.
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