Impeachment
As you may know, Congressman Dennis Kucinich has introduced House Resolution 333 which sets forth articles for the impeachment of Vice President Cheney on grounds of High Crimes and Misdemeanors and that these actions have compromised the national security of the United States.
The Framers of our Constitution considered the rule of law to be critical to the maintenance of order and to the safekeeping of civil liberties. As such, the Constitution stipulates that both private citizens and government officials are subject to the supremacy of law. In order to preserve this, it is necessary that a high level of transparency exist at all levels of government. When government officials are considered to be above the law, the American people lose faith in their leaders and this is simply unacceptable.
I believe the Administration's policies in Iraq have been disastrous. As your representative in Congress, I am working to achieve greater accountability and transparency of the Bush Administration's actions in Iraq. For this reason I voted for H.Res. 157, the resolution disapproving of the President's decision to deploy more than 20,000 additional U.S. combat troops to Iraq. In addition, I voted for H.R. 1591, the Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health, and Iraq Accountability Act of 2007, which was passed by the House on March 23, 2007. This bill sets August 31, 2008, as the final date for complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. This is one of the most important measures taken to ensure we bring back home our soldiers and end this tragic war.
As the Vice-President, Mr. Cheney vowed to uphold the rule of law and the supremacy of the Constitution. The fact that his ability to do so has come into question is a serious matter and as a member of the Judiciary committee as well as your member of Congress, I will do all that I can to ensure justice and the rule of law is upheld.