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The Impeachment Question
Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) September 9, 2008
Mr. Speaker:
For
the last two years I have struggled with the issue of whether the House should impeach
a sitting President. Next to declaring war, impeachment is the
gravest matter the House of Representatives must consider. I
fully understand the gut-wrenching consequences such a national debate could
precipitate. Yet, there is one fact we cannot overlook or escape. American
cannot regain its moral leadership in the world if America
cannot hold its leaders accountable for their actions at home. The
allegations that would warrant impeachment keep growing. They
have been illuminated in many recent books including “The Way of the World” by
Ron Suskind, the book by Vincent Bugliosi, and the new book by Bob Woodward, “The
War Within.”
Over
five years ago, I tried to place an asterisk in the Congressional Record next
to the statements about Iraq the President made to Congress. I was attacked for saying the President would mislead us into the war, but the American people ultimately learned the
truth.
There
seems to be no end to the allegations and we have a responsibility to
investigate their authenticity. That’s why I am signing onto a resolution to
consider impeachment of the President.
Without
accountability, a Democracy will fail.
Thank you.
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