Following is an email from Rep. Sam Farr, D-CA-17th, regarding the vote to impeach vice President Dick Cheney:
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November 8, 2007
Today I cast a vote in effect to impeach Vice President Cheney. Knowing of your deep concern over the direction of the country and your past correspondence to me in favor of impeachment, I wanted to let you know that the House of Representatives today voted to act on the impeachment question regarding the Vice President.
As you may be aware, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) introduced H.Res. 333 calling for impeachment proceedings against Vice President Cheney. I am a cosponsor of that resolution.
Impeachment proceedings may be commenced in the House of Representatives by a Member declaring a charge of impeachment on his or her own initiative, by a Member presenting a memorial listing charges under oath, or by a Member depositing a resolution in the hopper, which is then referred to the appropriate committee.
Today, November 6, Rep. Kucinich declared a charge of impeachment against Vice President Cheney and made his case for impeachment in H.Res. 799. There was an effort to table the Kucinich resolution but it failed 162-251; I voted against tabling and with Mr. Kucinich. In the end, this matter was sent to the Judiciary Committee for further action under the strictures of the Constitution.
I feel strongly that Vice President Cheney has mislead the President and the country and done so with deliberate intent. His actions in my opinion have not been those of an upright public servant. He has been instrumental in dragging the United States into a war that has no clear exit strategy and has damaged this nation’s standing among the world community.
Though this impeachment effort still has a way to go, we have taken the first step. I will continue to work to restore integrity in our government and bring transparency to our federal policies. I appreciate your input to this debate and your dedication to good government.