Abuse of Power Resolution

CALLING FOR FULL INVESTIGATION INTO ABUSES OF POWER
BY PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH, RICHARD B. CHENEY AND ALBERTO GONZALEZ

WHEREAS, George W. Bush, Richard B. Cheney and Alberto Gonzalez have acted in a manner contrary to their trust as President, Vice President and Attorney General, subversive of the Constitution, to the great prejudice of the cause of law and justice, and to the manifest injury of the people of Arizona and the United States of America, by intentionally disseminating and propagating knowingly false and fabricated “evidence” regarding the threat from Iraq in order to wage a tragic, bloody war with the loss of thousands of brave American troops and Iraqi civilians, and

WHEREAS, it is clear that since September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush, Vice President Richard B. Cheney and Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez have abused their powers of office by: 1) using information they knew to be false as justification for the U.S. invasion of Iraq; 2) condoning and authorizing the torture of prisoners of war; 3) authorizing wiretaps on U.S. citizens without obtaining a warrant; 4) disclosing the name of an undercover CIA operative contrary to law in order to harm her for her husband’s opposition to the Iraq War; 5) having suspended and denied the historic Writ of Habeas Corpus by ordering the indefinite detention of so-called enemy combatants without charge and without access to legal counsel; and 6) overstepping Presidential authority by signing statements used to ignore or circumvent portions of over 750 Congressional statutes he brought into law.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Arizona Democratic Party calls upon its Arizona U.S. Senators and Representatives to vote for all resolutions and bills consistent with vigorous investigation of these charges by the Congress of the United States, including the full use of Congressional subpoena power authority to completely disclose the actions of the Administration to the American people and to take necessary action to call the Administration to account with appropriate remedies including the examination of possible grounds for impeachment.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT:
The Executive Director of the Arizona Democratic Party is hereby directed to within 7 days of the passage of this resolution convey this resolution in writing to the leadership of the U.S. House and Senate and to all Arizona U.S. Representatives and Senators and will provide the authors of this resolution verification that this was done.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT:
The State Committee of the Arizona Democratic Party encourages the Executive Director of the Party to publicize this resolution, using any and all means available.