Dec 25, 2007 6:43 pm US/Eastern
Florida's Wexler Calls For Cheney's Impeachment
WASHINGTON (CBS4) ―
Rep. Robert Wexler, Boca Raton Democrat, has launched a website, Wexlerwantshearings.com, calling for impeachment hearings against Vice President Dick Cheney.
On his website, Rep. Wexler claims that Cheney manipulated intelligence to boost the case for war against Iraq and was involved in revealing the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame.
Within two days of posting, Wexler claims he obtained over 50,000 signatures and is aiming for 250,000.
Wexler acknowledged it's a ''huge uphill battle,'' because House leadership has not been interested.
Diane Lawrence of Kendall and a member of the South Florida Impeachment Coalition told CBS4's Gary Nelson ''I have grandchildren and children, and I want them to have a constitution."
Simon Rose of a group called Democracy for America Miami-Dade said, "There's nothing radical about what we're doing here. Impeachment is in the Constitution."
Wexler, a veteran member of the House Judiciary Committee, hopes to deliver the signatures to the committee in January when Congress returns to Washington.
His 19th congressional district, which is heavily Democratic, stretches along the South Florida coast and includes parts of Palm Beach and Broward counties.
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