----- Original Message ----- From: Washington for Impeachment Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 11:27 AM Subject: Action: Urge your Representative to cosponsor Rep. Baldwin's Executive Branch Accountability Act of 2009 (H.Res. 417)
Please pass this far and wide. Urge your Representative to cosponsor HRes. 417 to restore Executive Branch Accountability. Thank you, Linda Boyd Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin has introduced the Executive Branch Accountability Act of 2009 (H.Res. 417), calling on President Obama to reverse the damaging and illegal actions taken by the Bush/Cheney Administration and to collaborate with Congress to proactively prevent any further abuses of executive branch power. “This measure lists steps President Obama can take to proactively prevent any further abuses of executive branch power and restore the public’s faith in our government,” Baldwin said. The Executive Branch Accountability Act of 2009 calls on President Obama to: * Affirm our nation’s commitment to uphold the Constitution; * Fully investigate Bush/Cheney administration officials’ alleged crimes and hold them accountable for any illegal acts; * Hold accountable Bush/Cheney Administration officials who showed or show contempt for the legal duty to comply with Congressional subpoenas; disclosed the identity of any covert intelligence agent; pursued politically-motivated prosecutions; * Ensure that any Bush/Cheney administration official guilty of a war crime is prosecuted under the War Crimes Act and the Anti-Torture Act; * Affirm that it is the sole legal right of Congress to declare war; * Criminalize lying to Congress and the American public about the reasons for going to war; * Restore the writ of habeas corpus as an essential principle of our democracy; * Ensure that torture and rendition are uniformly prohibited under United States law; * Responsibly close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp; * Ensure that Americans can bring claims against their government; * Immediately take affirmative steps to protect all Bush/Cheney Administration documents; * Publicly review potential abuses of the presidential pardon process; and * Further reform the use of presidential signing statements. A copy of the Executive Branch Accountability Act of 2009 as introduced can be found in this PDF. Congresswoman Baldwin explains why she feels this bill is necessary: Video. PLEASE CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND URGE THEM TO COSPONSOR! Capitol Hill Switchboard: (202) 224-3121 Call TOLL FREE: 1-800-828-0498 Find your Congress Member's phone and fax numbers. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ShadowGovernment" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ShadowGovernment -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
