54% of Americans Want Congress To Begin Impeachment Of Dick Cheney

[Richard Tafoya]

ARG Poll:
http://www.americanresearchgroup.com/


Question: Do you favor or oppose the US House of Representatives beginning impeachment proceedings against Vice President Dick Cheney?
7/5/07

All Adults
Favor - 54%
Oppose - 40%
Undecided - 6%

Voters
Favor - 50%
Oppose - 44%
Undecided - 6%


Democrats
Favor - 76%
Oppose - 24%
Undecided - 0%


Republicans
Favor - 17%
Oppose - 83%
Undecided - 0%


Independents
Favor - 51%
Oppose - 29%
Undecided - 20%

Based on 1,100 completed telephone interviews among a random sample of adults nationwide July 3-5, 2007. The theoretical margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points, 95% of the time. Of the total sample, 933 interviews were completed among registered voters.

[pinky]

That's right. Cheney first.

[scandalous]

Bush , Cheney and the rest need to be impeached and not pardoned. I guess that's just not possible since everyone in major power positions cover for each other. Kucinich is sponsoring an impeach Cheney bill -so let's see what happens.

[oxymoron]

I think Cheney is the worst Vice-President in history. I think he deceived the American people. I think he is anti-democratic. I think he is living in a past era. But on what basis should he be impeached?

The Republicans certain trivialized impeachment with Clinton. But is not helpful to perpetuate the same mistake.

[DoubleEdgeSword]

Just clearing the way to impeach Bush, oxymoron. Can't get rid of Bush and have Cheney in charge, and can't sit around waiting for a heart attack.

[pinky]

I would think there could be viable charges against him regarding Valerie Plame, as well as profiteering from Halliburton's status as a no-bid contractor in Iraq, where Cheney has been instrumental in determining policy. Or how about obstruction of justice by refusing to submit to Constitutionally-mandated Congressional oversight? Depending on how involved he's been in determining the treatment of terror suspects, violations of international treaties to which the US is a signer.

Anybody have any more?

[lions1mew]

Actually Pinky I think that covers the major ones.

[tiger_rascal]

Whats the point? By the time any impeachments happen their terms will be up. :rolleyes: Just like with Clinton, didnt his "impeachment" come close to the end of his term?

[pinky]

Clinton's impeachment trial started with about 2 years left in his term, and ended about 6 weeks later. There's less time than that left in Bush's term (thank God!).

But wouldn't an even shorter time be better?

[tiger_rascal]

By the time they impeach anybody, Hillary will already be president.

[pinky]

The point is, if someone were to introduce articles of impeachment this week, and the House voted yes, they could put Cheney on trial by about October or November, and give us all a Christmas present. It might be too late to get rid of Bonzo, but at least he'll know he can't get away with anything for the last year.