Rep Chris Cannon (R-UT), six other Republicans, Call For Presidential Impeachment
Posted By JM Bell on July 16, 2008
Statement from Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT):
Hon. Chris Cannon (UT) Phone (202) 225-7751 . Fax (202) 225-5629 We are at a defining moment in our history. What we do here will set the standard for what is acceptable for this and future presidents.
I believe profoundly that the behavior of this president is unacceptable because I agree with John Jay, one of our Founding Fathers, who said, “When oaths cease to be sacred, our dearest and most valuable rights become insecure.”
[Quoting President John F. Kennedy], “I think you gentlemen should recognize the responsibility of the president of the United States. His responsibility is different from what your responsibility may be. In this country, I carry out and execute the laws of the United States. I also have the obligation of implementing the orders of the courts of the United States. And I can assure you that who’s ever president of the United States, he will do the same, because if he did not, he would begin to unwind this most extraordinary constitutional system of ours. So I believe strongly in fulfilling my oath in that regard.” And that regard means if he didn’t fulfill his oath, the system would begin to unwind. It’s inexorable.
I submit that in the spirit of our Founding Fathers and John F. Kennedy, that our first duty is to provide for the security of the fundamental rights of Americans.
To properly perform that duty, we must vote to impeach the president. Thank you.
The other six Republicans:
GOP Reps. Smith, Sensenbrenner, Coble, Gallegly, Goodlatte, Chabot, and Cannon after much deliberation put the Constitution and rule of law before politics. Rep. Lamar Smith stated, “As much as one might wish to avoid this process, we must resist the temptation to close our eyes and pass by. The president’s actions must be evaluated for one simple reason: the truth counts.”
Wow! Doesn’t it feel great to know that somewhere in Washington DC there are still those who care about The Rule Of Law?
The statements above are excerpts from transcripts of the House Judiciary Committee’s impeachment hearings. December 10-11, 1998. Each congressman is a current member of the House Judiciary Committee.
The author who actually got me with this one IS HERE.
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(sarcasm alert) Finally, some principled Congressmen, applying those deep-seeded principles consistently, courageously, and with integrity. Makes me proud to be an American.
We used to hear a lot about the sacred “Constitutional duty” of Congress to pursue impeachment. Ten years ago. Now, not so much!
I think that’s pretty small of Chris, and shows his true colors, after the president endorsed him for re-election. But said endorsement didn’t carry much weight with Cannon’s voters, and I guess Chris is irked by that. He’s been totally unmasked as a RINO.
Huh, so now that he is a lame duck he finally feels like having some fun. Interesting how he would not take this stance during the campaign…
Um … Curtis? This is all from the Clinton Impeachment, see? I was pointing out the sad, pathetic hypocrisy of it all.
ahhhhhh…that’s what I get for skimming the post rather than read it. I get so excited and go and pee my pants with glee.
I is dumb and shall remove myself from the inter-web-net