County representatives urged to push investigation of Bush, Cheney By Timothy Cama / Ithaca Journal

ITHACA, NY — After almost an hour of debate, the Tompkins County Legislature passed a resolution Tuesday evening to urge the county's representatives in the state legislature to recommend that the United States Congress investigate charges against President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney to determine if they warrant impeachment.

The resolution declared that “substantial evidence has been gathered that indicates that President George W. Bush and Vice President Richard Cheney have committed high crimes and misdemeanors.”

Among the charges listed were “Misleading Congress and the nation about ties between Iraq and al-Qaeda,” and “authorizing the unlawful use of torture and extraordinary rendition.”

“There is no greater threat to our constitution than the current administration,” said Potter, largely repeating what he had said earlier.