The West Hollywood City Council adopted a resolution supporting the petition calling for the impeachment of President George W. Bush and Vice President Richard Cheney, becoming the 80th municipality to do so. 
West Hollywood Mayor John Duran; West Hollywood Councilmember Abbe Land; and Peter Thottam, Esq., Executive Director of the Los Angeles Impeachment Center. Photo by Ryan Gierach. |
The proposed resolution states that President Bush and Vice President Cheney have repeatedly violated the U.S. Constitution and other laws of the United States.
Impeachable actions cited in the Impeachment Resolution include:
* Stripping Americans of their constitutional rights;
* Ordering and authorizing the U.S. Attorney General to override judicial order for the release of detainees;
* Directing the National Security Agency to spy on Americans; and
* Misguiding Congress and the country on false intelligence in order to lead the United States into war.
“The City of West Hollywood was the first City to oppose the war in Iraq, as it was obvious that the United States was being dragged into a war under false pretenses,” said West Hollywood Mayor John Duran.
West Hollywood Mayor John Duran; West Hollywood Council member Abbe Land. Photo by Ryan Gierach. |
“Now the truth is out. Our President and Vice President misled the country and failed the American people, and for those reasons they should be impeached,” he continued.
Peter Thottam, Executive Director of the Los Angeles Impeachment Center, whose organization sponsors the impeachment petition drive, told the press, “This administration’s crimes and constitutional disregard are the worst in the history of the country.”
Acknowledging that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D – San Francisco) has declared impeachment off limits, Mr. Thottam asserted, “It is every public office holder’s responsibility to uphold and defend the United States Constitution. We ask people and other cities to join in the courageous stand taken by West Hollywood.”
The co-sponsor of the resolution, council member Abbe Land, noted that, “The U.S. Constitution provides a mechanism to hold them accountable.
West Hollywood Mayor John Duran; West Hollywood Councilmember Abbe Land. Photo by Ryan Gierach. |
“West Hollywood is proud to add its voice to the growing movement across the nation in calling for a full investigation to be undertaken by the U.S. Congress, she concluded.”
The West Hollywood City Council has opposed the policies of the Bush/Cheney administration, both foreign and domestic, and in 2004 became one of the first City's in the country to pass a resolution opposing military action in Iraq.
A resolution was also passed condemning the USA PATRIOT Act, due to its infringement upon civil liberties. Mayor Duran has been reading the list of service members killed overseas since the last council meeting at the beginning of each council meeting.
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