Friday, August 03, 2007

Le Shorter: Cheney Impeachment Count Now 34

Thirty four members of Congress have now signed on to Dennis Kucinich's HR 333, the bill to impeach 'Darth' Cheney. But Speaker Pelosi continues to block efforts to bring the bill to the floor. Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is now a co-sponsor and the fourth member of the House Judiciary Committee to ask for articles against the Vice President. Rep. Donald Payne (D-N.J.) has signed as a co-sponsor, and is also sponsoring a bill to seek impeachment of the Attorney General for his perjury regarding the illegal domestic spying by the NSA.
Weekend Update: Two more House Judiciary Committee members have signed HR 333, Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) The committee has 23 Democrats and 17 Republican members.