? ? ? ? ? ? WHEREAS, Furthermore, the War Crimes Act of 1996 provides
? ? ?that a person who acts in breach of the Geneva Conventions has
? ? ?committed a war crime and is subject to punishment under federal
? ? ?law; similarly, Article VI of the United States Constitution
? ? ?provides that ". . . all treaties made, or which shall be made,
? ? ?under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law
? ? ?of the land . . . ."; and
? ? ? ? ? ? WHEREAS, The Bush Administration's defiance of the Geneva
? ? ?Conventions has potentially threatened the lives and well-being of
? ? ?American soldiers captured as prisoners of war in future conflicts;
? ? ?likewise, the Bush Administration's defiance of international law
? ? ?has tarnished the United States' reputation as a country founded on
? ? ?principles of human rights and diminished America's integrity and
? ? ?influence in the international community; and
? ? ? ? ? ? WHEREAS, In an effort to further manipulate public opinion
? ? ?relating to the justification for the Iraq war, the Bush
? ? ?Administration leaked classified information, knowingly revealing
? ? ?the identities of covert U.S. intelligence agents and exposing them
? ? ?to potential harm and retribution; and
? ? ? ? ? ? WHEREAS, The Bush Administration's breaches of law are not
? ? ?limited to international affairs, having similarly violated the
? ? ?public trust by suppressing scientific information and altering
? ? ?government documents relating to the causes and effects of global
? ? ?warming with the intention of deceiving the American public; and
? ? ? ? ? ? WHEREAS, President Bush's illegal actions have also
? ? ?undermined the balance of power between the branches of government;
? ? ?in clear violation of the Fourth Amendment, President Bush has
? ? ?publicly admitted to ordering the National Security Agency to
? ? ?contravene provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
? ? ?of 1978, specifically authorizing the agency to spy on American
? ? ?citizens without securing a search warrant; and
? ? ? ? ? ? WHEREAS, President Bush has also subverted congressional
? ? ?authority with regard to domestic policy by filing hundreds of
? ? ?signing statements that declare the administration's official
? ? ?legal interpretation of legislation passed by congress; in more
? ? ?than 750 instances, the president has asserted an authority to
? ? ?ignore numerous sections of the bills he has signed into law,
? ? ?including legislation relating to military rules and regulations,
? ? ?affirmative-action provisions, requirements that congress be told
? ? ?about immigration services problems, "whistle-blower" protections
? ? ?for nuclear regulatory officials, and safeguards against political
? ? ?interference in federally funded research; and
? ? ? ? ? ? WHEREAS, Moreover, President Bush has overtly undermined the
? ? ?authority of congress; the Bush Administration has undermined
? ? ?specific provisions of the Clean Air Act by changing Environmental
? ? ?Protection Agency rules to allow older power plants, refineries,
? ? ?and factories to upgrade their facilities without installing newer,
? ? ?more advanced pollution control technologies, thereby increasing
? ? ?the amount of pollution and threatening the health of all
? ? ?Americans; and
? ? ? ? ? ? WHEREAS, In order to secure passage of the Medicare
? ? ?Prescription Drug, Modernization, and Improvement Act of 2003, the
? ? ?Bush Administration knowingly misled congress regarding the cost of
? ? ?the bill by providing a $400 billion cost estimate to lawmakers
? ? ?while government documents revealed the true cost was calculated by
? ? ?administration officials to exceed $500 billion; be it
? ? ? ? ? ? RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas
? ? ?submit the charges contained herein to the United States House of
? ? ?Representatives under the authority of Section 603 of The
? ? ?Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and Rules of the United States
? ? ?House of Representatives; and, be it further
? ? ? ? ? ? RESOLVED, That the charges contained herein constitute proof
? ? ?that the president of the United States has wilfully violated his
? ? ?oath of office to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of
? ? ?the United States; and, be it further
? ? ? ? ? ? RESOLVED, That George W. Bush, if found guilty of the charges
? ? ?contained herein, should be removed from office and disqualified to
? ? ?hold any other office in the United States.
This is not a resolution that has passed, but the fact that it is even being discussed in what is arguably the "most" pro-Bush state is remarkable.
It is certain to fail without "much" discussion though.
There are currently 10 other States With Similar Resolutions on the table.
Here is the link.