On December 8, 2006, Rep. Cynthia McKinney, who lost a bid to retain her congressional seat in last November's election, filed a bill with Articles of Impeachment against President Bush. The first article charged the President with manipulating intelligence about weapons of mass destruction in order to get us into the war with Iraq. The second article charged the President with obstructing and hindering congressional investigations. The final article charged him with approving and supporting illegal domestic spying. Because McKinney's bill was filed just before the final adjournment of the present Congress, it was certain never to see the light of day.
When she announced the filing of the bill before a press conference, McKinney accused the President of violating his Oath of Office and with being guilty of committing high crimes and misdemeanors. She stated that she was calling for the President's impeachment because '"NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW." Hold it - stop and back up the train! On March 20, 2006, this same Congresswoman assaulted a Capitol police officer by slugging him in the chest with her cell phone.
On that occasion, McKinney bypassed the metal detector at a security checkpoint in the entrance to a congressional office building, a privilege bestowed upon the 100 Senators and the 435 members of the House of Representatives.. The white Capitol police officer did not recognize McKinney, an African-American, and tried to stop her in order to check her ID. McKinney took offense that this cop had the audacity to stop her and responded by slugging the officer with her cell phone. When she claimed to be the victim of bias and racial profiling, a predominantly black grand jury refused to indict McKinney for assaulting the officer.
McKinney's press conference statement that she filed her impeachment bill against the President because "no one is above the law" is a good example of the pot calling the kettle black. When she slugged that officer, she didn't hesitate to place herself above the law. Fortunately, by defeating her bid for another term in Congress, the voters of McKinney's congressional district saw fit to send this hypocrite packing.
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