Impeachment
of George W. Bush President of the United States of America
Berkeley Peace and Justice Resolution - January 12, 2004
WHEREAS, the City Council
has found that state, national and international governmental bodies
have failed to control war and in fact, have in many cases, been responsible
for war and the conditions of war (Berkeley Municipal Code Section 3.68.010.B);
WHEREAS, Initiatives are needed to reverse the drift toward war and
to remove the causes of war (Berkeley Municipal Code Section 3.68.010.G);
and
WHEREAS, Individual citizens, unless organized, are virtually powerless
in confronting and influencing larger government bodies (Berkeley Municipal
Code Section 3.68.010.I); and
WHEREAS, the United States Constitution states that “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” (Article II, Section
4); and
WHEREAS, President George W. Bush and Vice-President Richard B. Cheney
allegedly participated in activities to deceive the people of the United
States, the United States Congress, the United Nations, and the international
community in order to justify illegal acts of war by the United States
President Bush and Vice-President Cheney both claimed to have evidence
of an imminent attack by Iraq against the United States and its allies
using weapons of mass destruction. No such evidence has been provided
or discovered.
President Bush and Vice-President Cheney on numerous occasions have
allegedly claimed to have evidence that Saddam Hussein was cooperating
with the Al Qaida terrorists, and that Iraq was involved in the September
11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. No such evidence has
been provided or discovered.
President Bush and Vice-President Cheney both allegedly claimed to have
proof that the Iraqi government had purchased processed uranium ore
from Nigeria for the purposes of developing nuclear weapons. It has
been proven that this purchase was extremely unlikely.
NOTE: for a more extensive list of alleged offenses and documentation,
please see attached National Lawyers Guild documents and F. Boyle/R.
WHEREAS, President Bush and Vice-President Cheney have allegedly violated
the rights of United States citizens as guaranteed by the First, Fourth,
Sixth and Eighth Amendments of the United States Constitution by indefinitely
incarcerating them as “enemy combatants” without access
to legal counsel or due process; and
WHEREAS, President Bush and Vice-President Cheney have allegedly violated
human rights of non-citizens both inside and outside the United States
by ordering their indefinite detention and labeling them illegal combatants;
and
WHEREAS, the involvement of the United States and its allies in a preemptive
war has potential direct effects on the City of Berkeley in the following
ways:
Immeasurable grief and loss to Berkeley families whose member(s) are
killed or injured while serving in the armed services.
Diminished funding for Berkeley schools, which are already suffering
from insufficient resources.
Diminished funding for health services for the citizens of Berkeley
with the added burden of care for any injured in the war.
Diminished funding for libraries, civil facilities, social programs
and other aspects of our citizenry’s well being.
WHEREAS, Vice-President Cheney allegedly continues to receive significant
monetary compensation from United States firms who have been granted
huge no-bid United States government contracts in the so-called reconstruction
of Iraq; and
WHEREAS, Resolutions on impeachment have been passed by city councils
in Santa Cruz and Arcata, organizations such as the National Lawyers
Guild and Gray Panthers, and labor representatives at a national union
conference held at the ILWU Hall in San Francisco, CA (see attached
documents).
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Berkeley
calls upon the City Manager to send a letter to our Honorable Representative
Barbara Lee requesting that she submit a resolution to the House Judiciary
Committee requesting an investigation as to whether impeachable offenses
were committed by George W. Bush, holder of the title United States
President, and Richard B. Cheney, holder of the title United States
Vice-President.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Berkeley requests
that copies of this Resolution be sent to Senators Barbara Boxer and
Diane Feinstein, and Representatives Nancy Pelosi and John Conyers. |