Here's something interesting...

[mdlbear]

Section 603 of Jefferson's Manual of the Rules of the United States House of Representatives allows federal impeachment proceedings to be initiated by joint resolution of a state legislature. What's more, such a bill is privileged: it goes ahead of all other business in the House. It seems that the Illinois General Assembly is preparing to do exactly that. It is considering a five count indictment, and one of the charges, a felony no less, is not in dispute: that the NSA was directed by the President to spy on American citizens without warrant. California has recently joined in the fun, and adds Cheney to the list.

Interesting times, indeed. (From annathepiper by way of technoshaman.)

Comments

[catalana.livejournal.com]

I do find it entertaining that Illinois, with its less-than-spectacular record against corruption, is initiating such a thing. But I live here, so I'm not surprised. *grin*

Illinois: where if you don't laugh at the politics, it'll just make you cry.

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

Living in Illinois, I have to suspect that the legislature fussing about impeaching the President is mainly intended to distract the public from the miserable job Governor Bozo and the Marching Morons of the legislature are doing here at home.