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San Francisco supervisors call for impeachment of President Bush
By: Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO -- City supervisors passed a resolution asking their Democratic congressional delegation to pursue the impeachment of President Bush for mishandling the war in Iraq and cutting civil liberties.

"I think the case is clear, and I think it's appropriate for us to weigh in," said Supervisor Chris Daly, who sponsored the measure.

The Board of Supervisors voted 7-3 Tuesday night in favor of the resolution, which also calls for the impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney.

San Francisco was lampooned by conservatives as an ultraliberal city out of touch with mainstream America after Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval recently said on Fox News that the United States doesn't need a military.

But Mayor Gavin Newsom took the latest vote in stride.

"It's probably going to shatter the status quo in this country when it passes," Newsom joked. "I imagine, immediately, Congress will probably convene into session and begin impeachment proceedings."

Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier voted against the resolution, saying: "I don't think that we need to be calling for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, as much as we may not like them."

The House Democratic leader, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who represents much of San Francisco, repeated Tuesday what she has told her constituents: "Win the election. Then you can change the policy of our country."