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...Impeach Reagan gains momentum! Heary Ratliff...
Roll Call, by Sen. William S. Cohen is in that desultory tradition. This "liberal" Republican from Maine portrays the mix between tedium and excitement that makes up a Senator's life. He is best known as one of the Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee who voted to impeach Richard Nixon in 1974. A senator since 1978, he has few accomplishments to his name...
...Americans are not brave not free. Else we'd start now to impeach Reagan for unconstitutional war in Salvador! Henry Ratliff
...served with single-minded devotion to liberal causes. He was a leader of the successful battle to abolish the House Internal Security Committee (formerly the Un-American Activities Committee). He advocated strong support for Israel, and he was the first Congressman to introduce a resolution to impeach Richard Nixon. The citation from his 1977 honorary doctorate from Villanova University, which hangs on his office wall, reads, now with some irony: "Your life's work has proved that service to God and country are not inimical...
...major blow. "The institution has been hurt," conceded House Speaker Tip O'Neill. "I'm very disappointed, discouraged and shocked," said Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd. "I'm sick," declared Congressman Robert F. Drinan, who served on the Judiciary Committee that had voted in 1974 to impeach Richard Nixon. The actions of that committee were so impressive that 48% of Americans, according to a Gallup poll at the time, said that they approved of the way Congress was performing. Assaulted by more recent charges, including President Carter's repeated claim that Congress is a captive...