NH Impeachment Resolution To Come Up For House Vote

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Hissyspit  (1000+ posts)       Tue Mar-04-08 06:59 AM
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NH Impeachment Resolution To Come Up For House Vote 
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NH impeachment resolution comes up for House vote (HB24)
--- HR24 GOES TO VOTE ----

NEWS . . . FROM CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE - MAJORITY AND MINORITY REPORTS RELEASED

New Hampshire's House Resolution 24, an effort to commence impeachment procedures in the US Congress is part of a history-making effort originating from Thomas Jefferson's Manual, Sec 603...

The New Hampshire House of Representative's "full" House Vote is scheduled tentatively in this week's New Hampshire House Session. The exact date and time is yet to be determined, but it's likely the vote will either be Wednesday, March 5th or March 12th. The House is in regular session on Wednesdays, but may add a day in the case of a full schedule.

---- HR24 REPORTS ----

HR 24, petitioning Congress to commence impeachment procedures.
MAJORITY: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE.
Rep. Pamela D Coughlin for the Majority of State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs: The majority of the committee believes that the world is in perilous and uncertain times and this House Resolution will encourage intolerance, violence and hatred around the world. Our President is the Commander in Chief. Our United States military has many troops along with many civilian contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan since the attacks on United States soil on September 11, 2001. This House Resolution will encourage terrorists to continue their attacks and hurt the morale of the United States' military forces and civilian contractors throughout the world. It will also undermine our troop's ability to pursue and accomplish their mission, which is the protection and security of the United States of America.
Vote 10-5.

MINORITY: OUGHT TO PASS.
Rep. Eleanor Glynn Kjellman for the Minority of State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs: This bill is a petition to the US House of Representatives to commence impeachment procedures. Under Section 603 of Jefferson's Manual of Parliamentary Practice, a state legislature may bring this action. Many citizens and several representatives of the NH House of various political persuasions and parties, Republicans, Libertarians, Independents and Democrats, appeared before the committee in favor of this resolution. It appears to be not only bi-partisan but also multi-partisan. This resolution does not impeach the president, but requests that the US House begin an investigation regarding the various grievances of the petitioners. It is not our prerogative in the NH House to argue the merits of the grievances, or to seek proof of their validity, indeed that is the purpose of the impeachment inquiry in the US House. Impeachment is a tool of accountability – part of the checks and balances process of our democracy - which is available to the citizens in our democracy. The people have a right to petition their representatives and we have a duty to respond and act – regardless of the timing, convenience, political expediency or other concerns which are secondary to the preservation of the democratic process. We believe the process of impeachment should be exercised to maintain accountability in the office of the Presidency.

The NH House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs Committee voted 10-5, 1 protest vote and 3 not present for ITL, or inexpedient to legislate, but continues to go forward, for the full House vote of New Hampshire's Honorable Representatives.

Read more: http://www.democracyfornewhampshire.com/node/view/5517

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zanne  (1000+ posts)      Tue Mar-04-08 07:10 AM
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1. Thanks for that, Hissyspit!
 When HR 24 passes, it does not need the New Hampshire Senate's vote in order to go on and it does not require the New Hampshire Governor's signature in order to be brought to the US Congress.

When HR24 passes the House, HR 24 will be enacted as a petition, transmitted to Congress as a directive from the State level to the U.S. Congress and finally without the gridlock of Washington DC politics,

Commence Impeachment Hearings!
From the same website.

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[Chris_]

Well dang...
I read the title and thought we were going to impeach New Hampshire.   

[Bondai]

I guess New Hampshire doesn't have any state issues that need attention, why else would these fools be wasting time and tax payers money on worthless resolutions.

[NHSparky]

Well dang...
I read the title and thought we were going to impeach New Hampshire.   

Trust me, between Lynch, most of the Senate, Legislature, and both our Congresscritters (Che-Porter and Hodes), it would be a great idea.

Then we could kick state GOP chair Fergus Cullen in his non-existent sack for not calling out these POS libtards for the idiots they are.