Small-town council calls for removing Bush, Cheney

Associated Press

ARCATA, Calif. - This small coastal city is dipping its little toe into
national politics once again.

For the second time, the Arcata City Council passed a resolution demanding
the impeachment or resignation of President George W. Bush and Vice
President ***** Cheney, citing violations of international and constitutional
law.

The resolution passed Wednesday with a split vote, 3-2.

The resolution lists allegedly impeachable offenses, such as misleading the
American people and Congress into waging war in Iraq, failing to respond
adequately to the Hurricane Katrina disaster, torturing human beings in
violation of the Geneva Convention and ordering the secret surveillance of
American citizens.

All elected officials are sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution, said
Councilman Dave Meserve, co-sponsor of the resolution.

"This obligates us to act when the president violates the Constitution," he
said.

White House spokesman

Ken Lisaius said Bush understands that there are people who oppose his
policies, but "recognizes he has a responsibility and the constitutional
authority to protect our country and that's what he will continue to do."

Arcata's leaders passed a similar resolution in 2004. The year before that,
the council stopped short of calling for Bush's ouster, instead voting to
ask for an investigation of the president.

Santa Cruz was the first local government in the country to pass a
resolution calling for Bush's impeachment over his handling of the war in
Iraq in September 2003.

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