Arcata City Council ‘2006
New Years Resolution’
Demands Impeachment
or Resignation of Bush and Cheney.
The Arcata City Council January 4 adopted a resolution demanding
the impeachment or resignation of George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney for
violations of Constitutional and International law. The resolution charges Bush and Cheney with
the following impeachable offenses:
(1) The crime of misleading the American people and Congress
into waging an unnecessary and brutal war in Iraq,
in violation of the US Constitution and International Law;
(2) The criminal failure of the President to respond adequately
to the Hurricane Katrina disaster;
(3) The crime of ordering the secret surveillance of
American citizens by the NSA, without any court warrant; and
(4) The crime of torturing human beings, in violation of the
Geneva Conventions and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
The Resolution was written and brought before the council by
Arcata City Councilmembers Dave Meserve and Harmony
Groves. The vote was 3-2 on the council, with
Councilmember Paul Pitino joining the majority and Councilmembers Wheetley and
Machi dissenting. Tonight’s resolution
reaffirms an earlier demand for impeachment, passed by the Arcata City Council
on
In
her comments, Councilmember Groves stated that the
resolution could help encourage North Coast Congressman, Mike Thompson, to
support impeachment. She added that, ‘It is important to put the present
situation into historical context and let our elected officials know that we
demand action in regards to human torture, unfounded war, tax dollars spent
inappropriately, and a lack of swift and efficient action to deal with a major
disaster on U.S. soil.’
The resolution requests that Thompson (D-CA) join with others in Congress to introduce Articles of
Impeachment against George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney. Copies of the adopted resolution will be sent
to Congressman Thompson, Senators Feinstein and Boxer and all members of the
House Judiciary Committee.
fellow Councilmembers, Meserve stated that, ‘All elected officials swear to
âuphold, and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.’ This obligates us to act when the President
violates the Constitution. We hope that
other cities will join us in demanding the impeachment of Bush and Cheney’
RESOLUTION NO. 056-34
A 2006 NEW YEARS RESOLUTION
OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ARCATA
DEMANDING THE IMPEACHMENT OR
RESIGNATION OF
GEORGE W. BUSH AND RICHARD
B. CHENEY
Whereas, on
October 15, 2003, the Arcata City Council unanimously approved a letter to the
House Judiciary Committee, requesting an investigation into whether George W.
Bush and Richard B. Cheney committed impeachable offences in the lead-up to the
Iraq War, and
Whereas, on
Council adopted a resolution demanding the impeachment of George W. Bush and
Richard B. Cheney, and
Whereas, the
Presidential crimes of misleading the American people and Congress into waging
an unnecessary war in Iraq, in violation of the US Constitution and
International Law, have been further confirmed in the past sixteen months, and
Whereas, George
W. Bush let the citizens of the United States of America down when he and his
appointed head of FEMA failed to quickly and adequately respond to a major
disaster on US soil, Hurricane Katrina, which killed at least 1,383 people in
the gulf coast region and left over 78,000 people homeless, and
Whereas, George
W. Bush recently admitted to and defended his practice of ordering the secret
surveillance of American citizens by the NSA, without any court warrant, and
Whereas, our
nation, under commander in chief of the military George W. Bush, has conducted acts of torture against human
beings, in violation of the Geneva Conventions and the Convention against
Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and
Whereas, Richard
B. Cheney has defended the war on Iraq, the practice of warrant-less domestic
surveillance and the use of torture.
Therefore be it resolved, that the City Council of the City of Arcata
reaffirms its demand for the impeachment, or resignation, of George W. Bush and
Richard B. Cheney.
Be
It further resolved, that we request that
our Representative, Mike Thompson join with others in Congress to introduce
Articles of Impeachment against George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney, and that
copies of this resolution be sent to Representative Thompson, Senators Boxer
and Feinstein and all members of the House Judiciary Committee.