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Submitted by bob fertik on Thu, 2007-09-06 21:21. About ImpeachPAC

Q. Why was ImpeachPAC closed?

A. We launched ImpeachPAC in 2005 to help elect pro-impeachment candidates to Congress in 2006.

With broad netroots support, we raised nearly $100,000 and helped fund 20 outstanding pro-impeachment candidates.

Nearly all of these candidates ran without the support of the Democratic Party because Congressional leaders like Steny Hoyer (MD) and Rahm Emanuel (IL) believed the impeachment issue would mobilize the Republican "base" more than Democrats.

We are extremely proud of the candidates we supported, and they were extremely grateful for our support. And we are delighted that one candidate, Keith Ellison (MN-05), is now in Congress, serving on the House Judiciary Committee, and supporting H.Res. 333, Articles of Impeachment for Vice President Cheney, authored by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH).

Beyond the immediate benefit to pro-impeachment candidates, we believe ImpeachPAC helped encourage progressive Democrats like Rep. Kucinich to defy House leaders and lead the fight for impeachment.

Looking ahead to the 2008 election, it is unlikely impeachment will be a campaign issue, because Bush and Cheney are leaving office. Technically it is possible to impeach them after they leave office (as Senator Specter tried to do to President Clinton after the pardon of Marc Rich), but realistically the next President and Congress will have zero interest in doing so.

So instead of raising money for pro-impeachment candidates, we will probably raise money for "aggressive progressive" Democrats who are willing to challenge "Bush Democrats" who support the occupation of Iraq, warrantless wiretapping, and other criminal Bush policies.

Our initial thoughts on this new strategy are here:
http://bushdemocrats.com

And since we can now raise money for candidates more easily through ActBlue, we decided to close ImpeachPAC.

We thank everyone who supported us for our brief but exciting two years!

For our old FAQ, click here.

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Impeachment Books

"Cowboy Republic: Six Ways the Bush Gang Has Defied the Law," by Marjorie Cohn, documents the laws and the violations, and reminds us why Jefferson warned against elected despotism.

"United States v. George W. Bush et al.," by Elizabeth de la Vega, an indictment, a presentation to a grand jury charging Bush and gang with fraud -- very well argued and documented, even entertaining.

"The Genius of Impeachment: The Founders' Cure for Royalism," by John Nichols, a masterpiece that should be required reading in every high school and college in the United States, a history and portrait of the practice of impeachment.

"Articles of Impeachment Against George W. Bush," by the Center for Constitutional Rights, a short book that lists and explains four (multi-part) articles of impeachment.

"The Impeachment of George W. Bush: A Practical Guide for Concerned Citizens," by Elizabeth Holtzman (former Congresswoman and member of the Nixon impeachment panel) and Cynthia L. Cooper, an excellent and readable book laying out five major grounds for impeachment of Bush, plus an extra section on Dick Cheney.

"The Case for Impeachment," by Dave Lindorff and Barbara Olshansky, an amazingly popular and extremely readable book that explains the context while also setting forth six articles of impeachment against Bush, plus an extra section on Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleezza Rice, and Alberto Gonzales.

"Impeach the President: The Case Against Bush and Cheney," edited by Dennis Loo and Peter Phillips, with an introduction by Howard Zinn, a wonderfully well written collection of essays organized around a list of 12 grounds for impeachment of Bush and Cheney.

"George W. Bush versus the U.S. Constitution: The Downing Street Memos and Deception, Manipulation, Torture, Retribution, and Cover-ups in the Iraq War and Illegal Domestic Spying," by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee Democratic Staff, a book that not only collects the evidence but also tells us what Congressman John Conyers, the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, is thinking (the full text, minus a new introduction by Joseph Wilson, is available here.)

"Verdict and Findings of Fact," by the International Commission of Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity Committed by the Bush Administration of the United States, a report that looks at five major international crimes and overlaps significantly with most lists of impeachable offenses (the full text is available at the link and can also be purchased for $10);

"Impeach Bush: A Funny Li'l Graphical Novel About the Worstest Pres'dent in the History of Forevar," a comic book account of Bush's impeachable offenses – the crimes really are self-evident, but pictures don't hurt.

"Pretensions to Empire: Notes on the Criminal Folly of the Bush Administration," by Lewis Lapham, a collection of essays from Harper's magazine, concluding with one called "The Case for Impeachment," which focuses on Rep. Conyers' report.

"The Twilight of Democracy: The Bush Plan for America," by Jennifer Van Bergen. Find out what the Bush Plan is and how it diverges from what the law and Constitution say.

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