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Hawaii received $2,284,000 million of federal stimulus funds for the 11the Congressional district, $40,903,941 million for the 15th Congressional district, $1,651,811 for the “00” Congressional district, and $799,656 in the 99th congressional district creating a combined “3.4” jobs or $13,423,355 per job, according to the federal government’s transparency web site for stimulus funds, http://www.Recovery.gov/.However, Hawaii has just two congressional districts, 1 and 2. Those districts received $592,211,484 million and $174,075,308 respectively, according to the federal web site, creating combined total of 1,541.5 jobs. See the full report on Hawaii here: http://www.recovery.gov/Transparency/StateSummaries/Pages/statesummary.aspx?StateCode=HI Media inquires to the governor’s office, the state budget...

The Washington Times is reporting that The Obama administration on Tuesday had Obama's National Security Council (NSC) take control of congressional briefings on the Fort Hood killings and asked Democratic leaders to delay a probe, as top Republicans said intelligence shortcomings blamed for failing to prevent the 9/11 attacks are re-emerging. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, said that the NSC had taken over the briefings "due to the high visibility of the issues surrounding the tragic event at Fort Hood," and that Democratic leaders agreed to postpone any congressional action on the shootings. "This...

Article II, Section 4 of the United States Constitution tells us that “The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” In the history of the United States there have been only three Presidential impeachment proceedings: Following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his successor, Andrew Johnson, served some two years, seven months, and six days before the first articles of impeachment were lodged against him. Richard Nixon served four years, three months, and ten days before the Washington...

Editors Note: In December ‘08 a retired CIA officer commissioned an investigator to look into the Barack Obama birth certificate and eligibility issue. On July 21, 2009 westernjournalism.com obtained a copy of the investigator’s report. Here is an unedited version of the report. June 10, 2009 Report, updated July 18, 2009 The Territorial Public Health Statistics Act in the 1955 Revised Laws of Hawaii I think that I now understand the legal background to the question of where Obama was born. Let’s begin with the statement that Dr. Chiyome Fukino, the Director of the Hawaii Department of Health released on...

Most American’s were ready for Obama to go before his term started. Now after nine month’s in office, the first affirmative action POTUS declares that he is ‘ready to go’. I don’t know where he’s planning to go, but I suspect that it’s not anywhere that the rest of America would care to venture. Let’s review Obama’s performance as CEO of the United States.According to the Associated Press, the Federal Budget deficit has surged to an all-time high of $1.42 trillion as tax revenues plunged while the Obama Administration was spending massive amounts on the way to its undeclared destination....

When the grassroots come together for events like Western CPAC, it usually brings together a great deal of energy as well as a wide idea of ideas, some better than others.  One of the worst — and worst defended — ideas at WCPAC comes from Floyd Brown, whose ImpeachObamaCampaign.com is one of the sponsors for this event.  In his speech this morning, Brown misstates history, draws ridiculous parallels to the Nazi era, and takes the wrong lessons from the Clinton impeachment, which at least had the virtue of coming from an actual impeachable offense.

Calls for impeachment of Obama are unrealistic. Things could change in the future, although that's doubtful. It's time for a reality check. First consideration, per Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution: -- The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other High crimes and misdemeanors. Then we must consider the following: -- Impeachment requires a majority vote in the House of Representatives. -- Conviction and removal from office requires a two thirds majority vote in the Senate. Current breakdowns: House: --...

THE END GAME © 2009 jbjd Just because none of us knows whether Barack Obama is a Natural Born Citizen does not mean, he is not a Natural Born Citizen; but if a state Attorney General supports charges of election fraud against the Democratic Party for swearing he is a Natural Born Citizen without ascertaining whether this is true, this does mean, he should be facing Articles of Impeachment. Question: In states that require the candidate for POTUS whose name is printed on the general election ballot to be Constitutionally eligible for the job, if a state Attorney General finds...

by Randy Wyles thelastcrusade.org 24 September 2009 This is about as rich as a fresh, steaming cow patty on a cold winter morning; ACORN employees are caught, on five different occasions in five different cities, giving two undercover filmmakers - who they believe are a pimp and a prostitute - “tax advice” regarding how to cheat the government…and ACORN is going to sue the two undercover filmmakers who captured the employees illicit “tax advice” sessions?Yeah, it wreaks, but we all know it’s standard operating procedure for a group that specializes in breaking the law. It’s the tactic known as...

An ACORN affiliate has just submitted applications for over $6 million in government funding, despite the controversial videos of the organization’s workers aiding a child prostitution “promoter.” Employees with the Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now (ACORN) in Washington D.C., Baltimore and Brooklyn told uncover investigators posing as a pimp and a prostitute how they could circumvent the law. ACORN has already fired four of the workers. But it claims the tapes have been “doctored” and “edited.” A third video implicating the ACORN workers was released today. Meanwhile, the ACORN Institute, one of many ACORN affiliates, has applied for...

BORN IN THE USA? Shocker! Judge orders trial on eligibility issue Arguments planned Jan. 11 for major Obama challenge The left cries it's a forgery but cry is all it can do. Let's see... the embossed seal os a forgery, the court stamp is a forgery, the attending Doctor's signature is a forgery, the Supervisor of Obstetics id a forgery and the recorder's signature is a forgery and nattrally the footpront won't match Barack H. Obama's because it's a forgery from a Ken Doll. So this is why Mr. Obama and his crew blew a million bucks trying to hide...

The Constitution, a document President Obama has apparently not familiarized himself with, as it is the guiding light for America, is being turned down, as if on a dimmer switch, by B. Hussein Obama. Yes, the President of the United States of America has worked around the Constitution, defied the Constitution and flat out chosen to challenge Congress and the American people by being a criminal.

South Carolina Republican lawmakers are on the verge of calling a special legislative session that could impeach and remove embattled GOP Gov. Mark Sanford by the end of the year, The Washington Times has learned. GOP lawmakers will use a regularly scheduled annual retreat this weekend to discuss the fate of the governor, whose extramarital affair with an Argentine woman sparked an international scandal earlier this summer. Mr. Sanford has rejected calls to step down voluntarily, included one issued Wednesday by his own Republican lieutenant governor. House Republicans in the state will discuss how and when to initiate impeachment proceedings...

Back when most Americans lived on farms, one common problem was a farm dog that sucked eggs. That is, the dog would sneak into the hen house and eat the eggs there. Of course, such a dog was literally taking food off the family's table. Not only would the family be robbed of the eggs, but the care and food given to the laying hens would have gone to waste. Of course, the eggs eaten by the dog could not be sold at the market for much needed cash. What could they do with such a dog? Well, they could...

It may be TOO LATE! There are now some constitutional/legislative “theologians” who say that even IF the DemocRAT votes COULD be found to impeach him, that Obama is legally UNIMPEACHABLE, if in fact he is not a natural-born American. They say that, because then he would never have been eligible to hold the office in the first place, and so is NOT the President, and thus CANNOT be impeached! The articles simply would NOT APPLY to him. If so, HOW would he be removed from the White House? Perhaps via an ordinary EVICTION process? Don't let the media bury this...

There are now some constitutional/legislative "theologians" who say that even IF the DemocRAT votes COULD be found to impeach him, that Obama is legally UNIMPEACHABLE, if in fact he is not a native-born American. They say that, because then he would never have been eligible to hold the office in the first place, and so is NOT the President, and thus CANNOT be impeached! The articles simply would NOT APPLY to him. If so, HOW would he be removed from the White House? Perhaps via an ordinary EVICTION process?

Even while US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pursues her five-day visit to India, an event has occurred in the USA that could conceivably snowball into a major controversy to cut short President Obama’s tenure. Article 2, Section 1 of the US Constitution states: “No person except a US born citizen… shall be eligible to the office of President.” During the last US campaign a controversy arose about Obama’s birthplace. Critics were unsure if he was born in the USA or Kenya. Obama’s campaign committee released a Hawaiian birth certificate on 13 June, 2008. Sceptics alleged that it had signs...

I'm wondering how long it will be before the word "impeachment" starts being bantered about? The list of reasons to expel Obama keeps getting longer and stronger, and this is only five months into his reign. Everyone knows about his inexperience. His rhetorical abilities made people overlook this weakness. Even his eligibility to have become president is becoming an issue. He places personal and party ideologies over what is best for America. I thought when appointing justices, it was supposed to be "the best person for the job" and "justice is blind." Affirmative-action policies and "empathy" aren't part of the...

I'm wondering how long it will be before the word "impeachment" starts being bantered about? The list of reasons to expel Obama keeps getting longer and stronger, and this is only five months into his reign. Everyone knows about his inexperience. His rhetorical abilities made people overlook this weakness. Even his eligibility to have become president is becoming an issue. He places personal and party ideologies over what is best for America. I thought when appointing justices, it was supposed to be "the best person for the job" and "justice is blind." Affirmative-action policies and "empathy" aren't part of the...

It has been documented that Barack Obama has committed various impeachable offenses. But one single violation of the law stands alone as the one that could bring about his downfall. The key is if and when liberals rediscover their conscience.

The House on Friday impeached a federal judge imprisoned for lying about sexual assaults of two women in the first such vote since impeaching former President Bill Clinton a decade ago. The impeachment of U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent of Texas sets up a trial in the Senate. Kent is the first federal judge impeached in 20 years. The House approved four articles of impeachment against Kent accusing him of sexually assaulting two female employees and lying to judicial investigators and Justice Department officials. All four articles passed unanimously.

Under normal conditions Barack Obama would be facing impeachment hearings in the U.S. Congress. But these are not normal conditions. As Obama embarks on a course of action that involves committing unlawful acts, his co-conspirators in the Congress and in the Supreme Court remain mum. But make no mistake about it, the President has committed impeachable offenses.

With the government-imposed terms of bankruptcy for GM and Chrysler, Barack Obama has violated the 5th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution--a serious impeachable offense. Bond holders and investors were deprived of due process of law and were not justly compensated for their investment. Instead, the UAW was given .68 cents on the dollar, although they never invested a dime in the companies, and the investors only received .28 cents on the dollar for their multi-millions they pumped into the 2 automakers.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid became the latest Democrat to stray into rhetorical trouble Tuesday, botching statements on three subjects in one news conference - including the fragile health of the chamber's most senior members. The Nevada Democrat reported that one of them, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., was absent because he was receiving a new round of treatment for his brain cancer. Asked if the cancer was in remission, Reid replied, "As far as I know, it is, yes." Kennedy's office refused to confirm Reid's comments or make any statement in response, the public silence a classic...

A leading bankruptcy attorney representing hedge funds and money managers told ABC News Saturday that Steve Rattner, the leader of the Obama administration's Auto Industry Task Force, threatened one of the firms, an investment bank, that if it continued to oppose the administration's Chrysler bankruptcy plan, the White House would use the White House press corps to destroy its reputation. The White House said the story was false. "The charge is completely untrue," said White House deputy press secretary Bill Burton, "and there's obviously no evidence to suggest that this happened in any way." Thomas Lauria, Global Practice Head of...

Some Democrats in Congress are having a tough time convincing President Obama, as well as their colleagues, to form an independent "truth" commission to probe the evolution of interrogation tactics under the Bush administration. So lawmakers who oppose those techniques are looking for the next best thing -- the impeachment of one of the authors of the so-called "torture memos." Jay Bybee, one of the lawyers who wrote the opinions justifying the tactics, is now a federal judge in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. That should change, some Democrats say. "I think someone who writes a how-to memo on...

Do their crimes rise to the level of treason, high crimes and misdemeanors? Do we dare utter the "I" word? Does the future hold ..... gasp ..... impeachment for Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid for the unconscionable, treasonous actions each of them has taken in the last few months to "fix" a crisis that they and their partners in crime and the previous administration and congress, created? Is there an international cabal of money changers and power brokers that are calling the shots and Obama, Pelosi and Reid are just willing accomplices? Is there an international plan to...

I am just wondering, can anyone tell me why are we not impeaching Obama now, before he does anymore damage? I am no expert but what is needed to impeach a president. Can anyone here explain what is needed?

WASHINGTON William Jefferson Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, beat the rap yesterday. After a 13-month national mud bath over Clinton's adulterous affair with a lovestruck White House intern, the second presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history ended in acquittal. "Thank God this is over," said Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). To no one's surprise, the verdict wasn't close. Clinton had a comfortable cushion of 22 votes against the perjury charge and 17 votes on obstruction of justice. In a hushed chamber at 12:36 p.m., Chief Justice William Rehnquist formally declared Clinton was in the clear that his lies...

It’s been exactly ten years since the end of the Senate impeachment trial of William Jefferson Clinton. On Feb. 12, 1999, the Republican bid to prematurely terminate Clinton’s second term ended with an even party-line vote -- far short of the two-thirds majority required to force out of office the 42nd President of the United States. I can still hear in my mind’s ear the voice of then-Chief Justice of the United States, William H. Rehnquist, saying the words: “Senators, how say you?” on that fateful day. The next day, The Washington Post’s front page offered stories like: “Alone, President...

One thing the Republicans can attempt to do is try to start impeachment proceedings on "Little Tommie Daschle". The new RNC Chairman Michael Steele should take this football and run with it. If the new Democratic Congress and Administration is going to hoodwink the American public out of almost a trillion dollars towards "recovery", the Republicans should come out fighting. One gift handed the Republicans is the Tax Fraud by "Little Tommie Daschle". Could be a point of Freeper Activism -- just bringing up mention of the Daschle Tax Fraud during Tax filing season. Bringing the word "Impeachment" to the...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Senate voted to remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office Thursday, marking the first time in the state's long history of political corruption that a chief executive has been impeached and convicted. The 59-0 vote followed several hours of public deliberation in which senator after senator stood up to blast Blagojevich, whose tenure lasted six years. And it came after a four-day impeachment trial on allegations that Blagojevich abused his power and sold his office for personal and political benefit. The conviction on a sweeping article of impeachment means the governor was immediately removed from office....

One of the most colorful Governors in U.S. history, at least since Huey Long, Gov. Rod Blagojevich of Illinois, was just removed from office by a unanimous vote, 59 – 0 in the Illinois Senate. The vote was followed by another vote to prevent the Governor from ever holding Public Office again. Can they do that? On January 29, 2009, the colorful Governor who has held the fickle attention of the American public for the last few weeks, goes home to his wife and family without a job, a car, or any idea of the source of his next paycheck....

The vote was unanimous. Rod is no longer the Governor of Illinois.

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich arrived at the state Capitol Thursday to deliver a "passionate" speech at his impeachment trial that could be a last-ditch attempt to keep his job just hours before a possible vote to remove him from office. Upon his arrival, Blagojevich said he's not giving up hope and that he's going to keep fighting. Blagojevich was working past midnight Wednesday on his "passionate" speech that will explain why he decided to appear at the trial, his public relations firm said Thursday. "He at least wants to have his final say," spokesman Lucio Guerrero told reporters Thursday before...

Illinois Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich now promises he will appear before the Illinois Senate today and give his own closing argument. I can hardly wait. This man has become a caricature of himself; no cartoonist can capture the essence of his weirdness as well as Blago himself. This should be good.

Illinoise Governor Rod Blagojevich claims that the Illinois Senate Rules of Impeachment 8(b) and 15(f) essentially deny him the right to due process in the upcoming Illinois Senate impeachment trial. Is he correct? Does he have a constitutional right to challenge the accusations against him and call witnesses for his defense? Is he incorrect? Is he simply an employee of the State of Illinois and therefore subject to being fired for cause? The Illinois Senate contends that the impeachment trial is not a criminal proceeding. What say you?Rule 15(f) It is never in order to request a subpoena for the...

<p>Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Monday called the state Senate's impeachment proceedings against him a "kangaroo court," telling FOX News' Geraldo Rivera that "What's happening to me is unimaginable."</p> <p>Blagojevich called on Illinois lawmakers to allow him to call witnesses to clear him of any wrongdoing.</p>

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Senate has convened a historic impeachment trial that will determine whether Gov. Rod Blagojevich is removed from office. ... Blagojevich is refusing to take part in the trial. He says its rules are so biased that he can't present a defense. ..

So the Blago Show is beginning! Man, is this some kind of stellar entertainment, or what? Meanwhile, his Impeachment Trial apparently begins today. He won't be there, though. Blago is on the Blitz! Blago was on the morning shows; compares himself to MLK & Ghandi and he's scheduled for the tv show "The View" sometime today. Also, tonight he's scheduled for the "Larry King Show". Hey, he's innocent until proven guilty. Will the tapes be released soon? Only time will tell. Meanwhile, that guy is entertaining. What poems will he be reciting?

With Gov. Rod Blagojevich's Senate impeachment trial looming at month's end, his legal team abruptly announced Friday that it would boycott the proceedings, likening them to a political lynching. Though the decision raised the possibility that the governor won't have an attorney as the proceedings begin, Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) said he still planned to start the trial Jan. 26 as scheduled. "He can get another lawyer. He's a lawyer himself," Cullerton said. "If he chooses to not have a lawyer, that's up to him." After wrestling over strategy for the last few days, lawyers Edward Genson, Sam Adam...

The days are dwindling down to a precious few. The clock is ticking. Like sands through the hourglass, so are the . . . DAYS TO IMPEACH! Bush Derangement Syndrome (BDS) DEMANDS that the Dems IMPEACH BUSH NOW!!! But they haven't. And they won't. And whom do the DUmmies blame for this abject failure of nerve? Oh, yes, the usual suspects: Pelosi, Reid, even Obambi. But the man who has been revealed--and thus reviled--for the political grandstander he always has been is the erstwhile Champion of Chimpeachment, none other than Rep. John Conyers (D-Troit). Yes, one and the same!...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Driven by anger and politics, the Illinois House has voted to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The unprecedented action sets the stage for a Senate trial on whether he should be thrown out of office for corruption and abuse of power. The governor seemed to acknowledge the inevitable when he issued a statement Thursday night that looked past the House vote and predicted a different outcome in the subsequent Senate trial. His statement criticized the hearings leading up to the House vote as unfair and biased. A House committee has been studying the possibility of impeachment since shortly...

Burris To Be Grilled At Gov's Impeachment HearingRepublicans Promise Tough Questions On Why Burris Accepted Senate Appointment Jan 8, 2009 5:02 am US/Central SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) - As he continues his quest for a spot in the U.S. Senate, Roland Burris on Thursday is facing lawmakers who are considering impeaching Gov. Rod Blagojevich. As CBS 2's Joanie Lum reports, Illinois Republicans are promising tough questions for Burris on why he accepted a position offered by Blagojevich and whether he promised the governor anything in return. On Wednesday, Burris met with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and No. 2 Democrat...

'Live' IL legislative committee impeachment hearing of Illinois' Governor Rod Blagojevich. (1300 / CST)

<p>Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Friday that if what he's done as Illinois governor is an impeachable offense, he's living on the "wrong planet" and is in the "wrong place."</p> <p>Speaking to a WLS-TV reporter outside a Chicago law office, the governor said he was hired to fight for the people of Illinois and that's what he's been doing.</p>

President-elect Barack Obama's transition office said in a report released Tuesday that its staff had no inappropriate communications with the office of Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who is at the center of a corruption probe. The five-page report identified incoming White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel as the only aide who had direct contact with Mr. Blagojevich. Mr. Emanuel "had one or two" telephone conversations with the governor between Nov. 6 and Nov. 8 to discuss his own resignation from the U.S. House as well as potential nominees to fill the Illinois Senate seat being vacated by Mr....

In a letter earlier this week, the committee of 21 lawmakers conducting the impeachment hearing had asked Patrick J. Fitzgerald, the United States attorney who charged Mr. Blagojevich with conspiracy to commit fraud and bribery, for his guidance on how it should proceed. The legislators also requested a four-page litany of specific information, including the identities of all the witnesses who may have been granted immunity in the case, or who are cooperating with prosecutors. In a politely worded response, Mr. Fitzgerald wrote that he had carefully considered his office’s legal obligations and the special sensitivities involved, concluding that “producing...

Governor Rod Blagojevich has announced that he is going to “fight until I take my last breath,” in an effort to avoid impeachment by the Illinois legislature. But his first defense tactic came not from the Governor himself, but from his high-priced pit bull (excuse me, defense counsel). Criminal defense expert Ed Genson has attacked the Members of the Illinois House for even thinking about using the tapes made by federal agents on which the Governor, in foul-mouthed tirades, demanded bribes be paid to him or his wife, in return for his appointment of Barack Obama’s replacement in the US...

It was 10 years ago today that the U.S. House voted to impeach President Bill Clinton and send the case on for a trial in the U.S. Senate. Then-U.S. Rep. Rod Blagojevich was just finishing his first term in Congress and voted "no" on all four impeachment counts - two counts of perjury, one count of obstruction of justice, and one count of abuse of power - against the two-term Democratic president. Now that Blagojevich, a two-term Democratic governor, finds himself the subject of impeachment proceedings for alleged abuse of power, his comments have newfound meaning and offer a possible...