Majority Favor Cheney Impeachment

A majority of Americans think Congress should begin impeachment proceedings against Vice President Dick Cheney. The call for impeachment against President George W. Bush is a near tie, with 45 percent favoring impeachment and 46 percent against. One interesting point is that the so-called main-stream media have yet to report on the findings. But who can blame them? The first report only went out 13 hours ago.

From AFP via Yahoo! News:

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Nearly half of the US public wants President George W. Bush to face impeachment, and even more favor that fate for Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a poll out Friday.

The survey by the American Research Group found that 45 percent support the US House of Representatives beginning impeachment proceedings against Bush, with 46 percent opposed, and a 54-40 split in favor when it comes to Cheney.

The study by the private New Hampshire-based ARG canvassed 1,100 Americans by telephone July 3-5 and had an error margin of plus or minus three percentage points. The findings are available on ARG's Internet site.

The White House declined to comment on the poll, the latest bad news for a president who has seen his public opinion standings dragged to record lows by the unpopular war in Iraq.

The US Constitution says

Conviction by the Senate, which requires a two-thirds majority, means removal from office.