Supports Impeachment of Cheney

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Congressman Hank Johnson, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, said he is fed up with the Vice President operating as if he is above the law and joined nine co-sponsors in signing H.Res. 333, a resolution to impeach the Vice President for high crimes and misdemeanors.

"It is time to send a message to the Vice President that such arrogance cannot go without an equally serious response," said Rep. Johnson. "Recent assertions that his office is not part of the Executive Branch, and in defiance of an Executive Order relating to the handling of classified materials is outrageous. That was the last straw for me."

The resolution, introduced in April by Rep. Dennis J, Kucinich (D-OH), states that the Vice President has "purposefully manipulated the intelligence process to deceive" citizens and the Congress by fabricating a threat of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction.

"I am displeased with the operations of the Executive Branch with regard to the secrecy, the incompetence, and the lack of cooperation that is coming from the Vice President's office," said Rep. Johnson.

"This Vice President has continually operated in the shadows -- beyond the view of the American public. I intend to hold him accountable to the same high standards that we must all uphold. We all acknowledge that he is the most powerful Vice President in the history of this nation, however, he is not above or beyond the law."

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