Articles of Impeachment Against George W. Bush

By Center for Constitutional Rights and Dashka Slater

Some of the nation's foremost Constitutional scholars lay out the case exactly as it would be presented to the US Senate. Clear, concise, and powerful. IS THERE REALLY A LEGAL CASE AGAINST GEORGE W.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933633085
• ISBN13: 9781933633084
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Melville House Publishing
• Length: 143 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.7" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

read it NOW!

The Center for Constitutional Rights, a non-profit organization (founded in 1966 by civil rights attorneys working in the South) dedicated to protecting the citizen rights guaranteed by the Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, has produced a vital, easy-to-read compendium of the dereliction of George W Bush, including a trenchant four-page introduction by William Goodman, legal director of CCR. By the formulating of four articles of impeachment, Bush's crimes come quickly into full relief, even to the basest kind of awareness of the daily events we are living through, providing along the way a surprisingly broad picture of the degredation of a nation brought low by an ignorant, bullying president, complicit corporate media, and the pathetic, even terrifying, witlessness of a society near-mystically obsessed by acquisition and consumption. Other reviews here have adequately detailed the impeachment articles. Nearly fifty pages of appendices include excerpts from the Constitution on impeachment, a useful history of impeachment, the Articles of Impeachment against Andrew Johnson, Nixon and Clinton, and pertinent notes on procedure. Finally, the book offers an extremely useful one-page webliography with links to information germane to a deeper understanding of the book's thesis. Recommended to every fellow citizen. Stop consuming! Wake up! Start reading, start thinking! Take action! WE are the nation, a power greater than any thug president, and certainly a people capable of repudiating the gross bandit who seeks day by day to diminish our birthright. The time is NOW! Also recommended is Elizabeth Holtzman's excellent 'The Impeachment of George W Bush: A Practical Guide for Concerned Citizens'.

A handbook to sober reality

Refreshingly, this book is not a hot-headed attack on George Bush. It is a straightforward discussion of the facts -- things that Bush has done on the record measured against the law and the Constitution. The article that discusses the President's use of electronic surveillance, for instance, is a remarkably sober breakdown of the relevant laws and precedents to an action the President has publicly admitted to doing. It is fascinating, highly readable despite being legalistic, and with the depth and lack of hype and spin so sorely missing from most media discussion. In fact, I wish the media would read this and use it as a handbook to an informed discussion of the particular issues. The book is concise (it doesn't go off into an unprovable array of charges but seems to pick just the most solid case). It also includes a very interesting appendix explaining the rules of impeachment as well as the previous articles of impeachment brought against Andrew Johnson, Nixon and Clinton. In comparison, these charges seem perhaps the most serious. A powerful book.

Expert analysis of Constitutional Law, Impeachment and Justice

Regardless of which political party you identify with, I urge you to read this short but critical text. At 144 pages, most readers will digest this little tome in one day, undoubtedly fascinated and persuaded by its core arguments. The book conveniently chronicles the major legal blunders and human rights offenses perpetrated by the Bush Administration including: illegal indefinite detention of US and international citizens without allowing them legal counsel; condoning of torture; illegal wire-tapping and pre-emptive warfare. Arguments could also be made that the Administration is guilty of violating myriad environmental laws. I'm proud to see that this book has turned out to be legally astute, logical and comprehensive. The authors avoid ad hominem attacks on the president's character, and instead focus on his actions, his violations and some similarities to Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton. The arguments are cogently written and easy to follow even for lay readers like me who are not legal scholars. It's important to remember that impeachment is a two-part process. Put simply, the impeachment from the House is basically the investigation, accusation or pre-trial stage. No removal from office occurs at this point. Next, the Senate acts as judge and jury, examining the details and removing the accused from office if the incriminating evidence is clear and persuasive enough. (The book covers the process in more eloquent detail.) It is of paramount importance to use this governmental tool called impeachment to show our citizens and the rest of the world that we are indeed concerned and outraged by subversion of the U.S. Constitution and international law. Demanding accountability from our government leaders is the ultimate patriotic duty. We can show our support for the USA by demonstrating that we will not tolerate Bush's affront to our country's laws. Voting is the very least we can do as citizens in a representative democracy. American citizens ought to be more actively communicating to our representatives that the entire nation is willing to act as a checking and balancing network for the three branches of government. It may turn out that Congress doesn't agree with the Center for Constitutional Rights, and that the Senate will acquit the charges, leaving George W. Bush in power. Regardless of the verdict, we should still make the effort to investigate the history of accusations and evidence made against the president. If we neglect this opportunity, then we become indirect advocates of the Administration's policies. Remember that silence and inaction about presidential misconduct are tantamount to complicity. If the Democrats win the Congress back in the mid-term (2006) elections, there will be a better chance of impeaching, trying and removing the president from office. Until then, we need to research and prepare for what will prove to be a long and tiring struggle to bring a corrupt administration to justice. This is a serious boo

Critical book for critical times

I have been skeptical of this "impeachment" talk since I first it heard it publicly muttered. However, as disaster after disaster has happened under Bush's watch, I couldn't simply ignore the impeachment banter. So, it was with some reservation that I picked up this book written by the Center for Constitutional Rights. I was apprehensive about reading it not just because of the subject, but also the typical inaccesible writing style of attorneys. However, I found this book and the arguments laid out, easy to digest and after careful reading - easy to agree with. The Center for Constitutional Rights' arguments are thoughtful, pragmatic, and - I actually have to say - necessary. I can only hope that there will be some Senators with guts enough to take the stand before things get any worse.