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From: <a href='http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=99086112&MyToken=14f01a74-94b2-4447-9bf3-4acceb3caa38'>Chrissay in rEVOLUTION Part II </a>
Date: Jul 24, 2008 3:21 PM
<br /><br />Thanks <a href='http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcHJvZmlsZS5teXNwYWNlLmNvbS9pbmRleC5jZm0/ZnVzZWFjdGlvbj11c2VyLnZpZXdwcm9maWxlJmZyaWVuZGlkPTQ3MzI4OTM1Jk15VG9rZW49MWViY2ZkZWUtZjZiMy00NDA3LTg4NjgtYjM0YWE2ODk0YThj'>Lullaby Academy</a><br />Date: Jul 24, 2008 4:16 PM<br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://rawstory.com/images/new/denniskucinich20080710b.jpg" /><br /><b><font size="4">'Imperial presidency' hearing to feature 13 witnesses</b></font><br />Nick Juliano<br /><a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcmF3c3RvcnkuY29tLy9uZXdzLzIwMDgvSW1wZXJpYWxfcHJlc2lkZW5jeV9oZWFyaW5nX3RvX2ZlYXR1cmVfMTNfMDcyNC5odG1s">Raw Story</a><br />Thursday July 24, 2008<br /><br /><br /><b>Kucinich, Barr, Bugliosi among those testifying</b><br /><br />The House Judiciary Committee has released a witness list for its hearing to examine "the imperial presidency" of George W. Bush.<br style="display:none"/><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Testifying Friday morning will be Rep. Dennis Kucinich, who has introduced several resolutions calling for President Bush's and Vice President Dick Cheney's impeachment; former Rep.<br style="display:none"/><br /><br /><br /> Bob Barr, the Libertarian presidential candidate who led the charge to impeach Bill Clinton in 1998; Vincent Bugliosi, author of the just-released book <a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmFtYXpvbi5jb20vUHJvc2VjdXRpb24tR2VvcmdlLVctQnVzaC1NdXJkZXIvZHAvMTU5MzE1NDgxWC9yZWY9cGRfYmJzX3NyXzE/aWU9VVRGOCZzPWJvb2tzJnFpZD0xMjE2OTMyOTkzJnNyPTgtMQ=="><i>The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder</a></i>; and 10 other current and former members of Congress, constitutional experts and human rights activists.<br style="display:none"/><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />The hearing, which was <a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcmF3c3RvcnkuY29tLy9uZXdzLzIwMDgvSnVkaWNpYXJ5X2hlYXJpbmdfdG9fZXhhbWluZV9CdXNoX0ltcGVyaWFsXzA3MTcuaHRtbA==">announced</a> last week, seems to be the one Judiciary Chairman John Conyers <a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmNxcG9saXRpY3MuY29tL3dtc3BhZ2UuY2ZtP3Bhcm0xPTUmZG9jSUQ9bmV3cy0wMDAwMDI5MTc5MDY=">promised</a> to Kucinich after he introduced his second impeachment resolution aimed at Bush earlier this month.<br style="display:none"/><br /><br /><br /> Any action on Kucinich's articles of impeachment still seems unlikely, but the Ohio Democrat has <a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcmF3c3RvcnkuY29tL25ld3MvMjAwOC9LdWNpbmljaF9wcmVzZW50c19sb25lX0J1c2hfaW1wZWFjaG1lbnRfYXJ0aWNsZV8wNzEwLmh0bWw=">previously said</a> he just wants to be able to present his case.<br style="display:none"/><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Late Thursday afternoon, the committee released the full witness list, broken down into two panels.<br style="display:none"/><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Panel One<br /><br /><b>The Honorable Dennis Kucinich</b>, Representative from Ohio<br /><b>The Honorable Maurice Hinchey</b>, Representative from New York<br /><b>The Honorable Walter Jones</b>, Representative from North Carolina<br /><b>The Honorable Brad Miller</b>, Representative from North Carolina<br /><br />Panel Two<br /><br /><b>The Honorable Elizabeth Holtzman</b>, Former Representative from New York<br /><b>The Honorable Bob Barr</b>, Former Representative from Georgia, 2008 Libertarian Nominee for President<br /><b>The Honorable Ross C.<br style="display:none"/><br /><br /><br /> "Rocky" Anderson</b>, Founder and President, High Roads for Human Rights<br /><b>Stephen Presser</b>, Raoul Berger Professor of Legal History, Northwestern University School of Law<br /><b>Bruce Fein</b>.., Associate Deputy Attorney General, 1981-82, Chairman, American Freedom Agenda<br /><b>Vincent Bugliosi</b>, Author and former Los Angeles County Prosecutor<br /><b>Jeremy A.<br style="display:none"/><br /><br /><br /> Rabkin</b>, Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law<br /><b>Elliott Adams</b>, President of the Board, Veterans for Peace<br /><b>Frederick A. O. Schwarz, Jr.<br style="display:none"/><br /><br /><br /></b>, Senior Counsel, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law<br /><br />Conyers (D-MI) previously laid out six areas the hearing would explore:<br /><br /> (1) improper politicization of the Justice Department and the U.S.<br style="display:none"/><br /><br /><br /> Attorneys offices, including potential misuse of authority with regard to election and voting controversies;<br /><br /> (2) misuse of executive branch authority and the adoption and implementation of the so-called unitary executive theory, including in the areas of presidential signing statements and regulatory authority;<br /><br /> (3) misuse of investigatory and detention authority with regard to U.S.<br style="display:none"/><br /><br /><br /> citizens and foreign nationals, including questions regarding the legality of the administration's surveillance, detention, interrogation, and rendition programs;<br /><br /> (4) manipulation of intelligence and misuse of war powers, including possible misrepresentations to Congress related thereto;<br /><br /> (5) improper retaliation against administration critics, including disclosing information concerning CIA operative Valerie Plame, and obstruction of justice related thereto; and<br /><br /> (6) misuse of authority in denying Congress and the American people the ability to oversee and scrutinize conduct within the administration, including through the use of various asserted privileges and immunities.<br style="display:none"/><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday on Capitol Hill.<br style="display:none"/><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>*related:</b> <a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vYmxvZy5teXNwYWNlLmNvbS9pbmRleC5jZm0/ZnVzZWFjdGlvbj1ibG9nLnZpZXcmZnJpZW5kSUQ9NDczMjg5MzUmYmxvZ0lEPTQxNzU2Mjg4OSZNeXRva2VuPTk2M0YzMTE3LTM3M0YtNDNEMy1CRURBMTU3NjEwQUUwRDVGMzgyMDQ5OTc=">Kucinich vs. The Establishment: Impeachment Hearing On Friday</a><br /><br />
