Friday's hearing marks the first official step in the process of holding George Bush accountable for committing the most serious crime in American history: sending brave young Americans to fight, kill, and die in Iraq on the basis of(*) lies.

The evidence of Bush's crime is overwhelming, and public support for holding Bush accountable is overwhelming. The only question is whether Congressional Democrats will use the only accountability power it has, namely impeachment.

We know the White House, the Republican Party, and the Corporate Media will fight impeachment to the death. But that is no excuse for Congressional Democrats to evade their unique and urgent responsibility. The American people will be watching.

Details and updates from David Swanson (seen preparing for hearing(*)at right):(*)

House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Executive Power and Its Constitutional Limitations

Panel One (click name links for testimony as received)
The Honorable Dennis Kucinich, Representative from Ohio
The Honorable Maurice Hinchey, Representative from New York
The Honorable Walter Jones, Representative from North Carolina
The Honorable Brad Miller, Representative from North Carolina

Panel Two (click name links for testimony as received)
The Honorable Elizabeth Holtzman, Former Representative from New York
The Honorable Bob Barr, Former Representative from Georgia, 2008 Libertarian Nominee for President
The Honorable Ross C. “Rocky” Anderson, Founder and President, High Roads for Human Rights
Stephen Presser, Raoul Berger Professor of Legal History, Northwestern University School of Law
Bruce Fein, Associate Deputy Attorney General, 1981-82, Chairman, American Freedom Agenda
Vincent Bugliosi, Author and former Los Angeles County Prosecutor
Jeremy A. Rabkin, Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law
Elliott Adams, President of the Board, Veterans for Peace
Frederick A. O. Schwarz, Jr., Senior Counsel, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law

Media Coverage:
Pacifica(*)and KPFA: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
C-Span Radio: 8-8:30 a.m. guest Dennis Kucinich
C-Span 1: 10 a.m. hearing



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would it not also be reasonable to incarcerate the entirety of those politicians who voted to go to war?

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