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(Congressman John) Lewis (D-GA) Calls For Bush Impeachment
WXIA Atlanta ^ | 12.19.05 | AP

Posted on 12/19/2005 1:50:24 PM PST by mhking

ATLANTA (AP) -- U.S. Representative John Lewis said in a radio interview on Monday that President Bush should be impeached if he broke the law in authorizing spying on Americans.

The Democratic congressman from Georgia told WAOK-AM that he would sign a bill of impeachment if one was drawn up and that the House of Representatives should consider such a move.

Lewis is among several Democrats who have voiced discontent with Sunday night's television speech, where Bush asked Americans to continue to support the Iraq War. Lewis is the first major House figure to suggest impeaching Bush.

Lewis said --quote-- "It's a very serious charge, but he violated the law.The president should abide by the law. He deliberately, systematically violated the law. He is not King, he is president."


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: 109th; barkingmoonbat; johnlewis; johnputzlewis; loonyleft
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To: mhking
The rats are pushing to make this more thn a verbal war.
61 posted on 12/19/2005 3:01:09 PM PST by Caipirabob (Democrats.. Socialists..Commies..Traitors...Who can tell the difference?)
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To: lugsoul; Peach
lugsoul, I believe your argument may be moot. In fact if any U.S. citizens were even monitored, then a warrant would have been issued.

You are presuming two things that have no factual basis to back them up.

1) that the surveillance was used on U.S. Citizens

2) that no warrants were ever issued

Though the first is open to debate (without any evidence I do not know why someone would waste time debating the issue) the second is clearly and patently false. We know by admission of NY Times and through statements from the President and the Attorney General that warrants have been issued in conjunction with this program. We just are not privy for whom the warrants were issued, nor why.
62 posted on 12/19/2005 3:07:49 PM PST by 7mmMag@LeftCoast
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To: mhking

I think that if Lewis or anyone in his office had anything to do with the leak that he should be impeached.


63 posted on 12/19/2005 3:09:01 PM PST by tiki
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To: mhking

I would imagine that he will refile that bill in 2007 if there is a new Democrat House under "Speaker" Pelosi.


64 posted on 12/19/2005 3:09:27 PM PST by Theodore R. (Cowardice is forever!)
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To: mhking

Actually, it may be illegal in Atlanta to make fun of one with a speech impediment.


65 posted on 12/19/2005 3:11:01 PM PST by Theodore R. (Cowardice is forever!)
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To: mhking
Lewis has the IQ of a kumquat.
66 posted on 12/19/2005 3:11:09 PM PST by verity (The MSM is a National disgrace.)
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To: RedBloodedAmerican

I imagine he's totally ignorant of the FISA Act, which puts him in a group which includes most "journalists", most Congressmen, and most of the public. On ABC TV tonight they are saying "Bush spied on Americans" with absolutely no discussion of FISA or what it includes, or what Bush really said during the press conference today. ABC makes it sound as if the NSA is monitoring domestic calls between you and your grandmother, instead of international traffic involving terrorist suspects. If Bush had not been in the White House since 9/11/01, we would have been attacked several more times by the terrorists here in the U.S. The surveillance is legal, and as Bush said, members of Congress have been briefed on it repeatedly. One of them may have leaked it to the New York Aljazeera Times.


67 posted on 12/19/2005 3:16:01 PM PST by pleikumud
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To: pleikumud

Exactly! You have it! Why dont others get it? Because they are not listening to whats being said.


68 posted on 12/19/2005 3:20:20 PM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: mhking
He is not King, he is president."

Seems this was put on the talking point memo ... it's not the first time I've heard that line today

69 posted on 12/19/2005 3:24:35 PM PST by Mo1 (Republicans protect Americans from Terrorists. Democrats protect Terrorists from Americans)
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To: mhking
"It's a very serious charge..."

Yes, this charge is almost as serious as the charge that President Bush had to go pee during an all-morning UN gabfest.

70 posted on 12/19/2005 3:27:15 PM PST by WireAndWood (I'm a curbside prophet got my hand in my pocket and I'm waiting for my rocket to come, yo.)
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To: All

I guess the "Bush's war is a failure" campaign wasn't working. They needed something new divert attention away from their previous blotch.


71 posted on 12/19/2005 3:30:09 PM PST by FunkyZero
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To: lugsoul

I 100% disagree with your reading of that subsection I've been posting this afternoon. And you don't know that the DOJ hasn't gotten warrants for wire taps when US citizens are involved. In fact, I was just listening to the press conference again and the president made it quite clear that they ARE getting FISA warrants.

You must be making some point that I am not understanding at all. Because I think the posts I've made are clear as day.


72 posted on 12/19/2005 3:32:58 PM PST by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: lugsoul

Lugsoul - read this. Congress passed new legislation which permitted the wiretapping of US citizens without a warrant.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1543451/posts


73 posted on 12/19/2005 3:43:40 PM PST by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: mhking

How about we get John Lewis impeached? Along with his fellow treasonous scumbags, such as Pelosi?


74 posted on 12/19/2005 3:47:51 PM PST by Paul Ross (My idea of American policy toward the Soviet Union is simple...It is this, 'We win and they lose.')
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To: lugsoul

You may also wish to read this:

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1543516/posts?page=59#59


75 posted on 12/19/2005 3:54:45 PM PST by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: mhking

No way Bush can win the war on terrorism when the main terrorist ally is the DNC.


76 posted on 12/19/2005 4:10:48 PM PST by OldArmy52
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To: mhking

It appears a lot of MSM "Constitutional Experts" are now saying that the President has good case law supporting his authority under statute and the War Powers Act. The RATS will fizzle on this one but the call for action on who leaked this will be great.


77 posted on 12/19/2005 4:13:07 PM PST by Wasanother (Terrorist come in many forms but all are RATS.)
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To: verity; All
Wasn't it Lewis who, on the floor of the US House, told the "history" of the slave ships coming from Africa to America?? It contained something like the following:

Over 8 million (or some other unbelieveable #) died durring transport on their way here, and were thrown overboard as they died, and to THIS day, the sharks in GREAT numbers, STILL follow the along the EXACT route they took back then, still hoping for a repeat performance.

It's not an EXACT quote....but it's pretty darn close...

78 posted on 12/19/2005 4:13:41 PM PST by musicman
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To: mhking

Pity he wasn't this irate when Toon was doing it.


79 posted on 12/19/2005 4:14:29 PM PST by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: mhking

Isn't this the idiot who talked about sharks eating slaves? Call the men in white coats.


80 posted on 12/19/2005 4:16:04 PM PST by pankot
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