Comedian David Cross calls George W. Bush the Teflon president. No matter how badly he screws the American people, the blame always seems to fall squarely on…somebody else’s shoulders, for God’s sake, anybody else’s shoulders. By way of contrast, recall that only eight years ago the House of Representatives impeached our smoothest-talking president in 40 years for lying under oath about a blowjob. Since then, our Teflon president has conducted warrantless surveillance of his own people, misled Congress on the reasons for the Iraq war, violated laws against torture and subverted the Constitution’s separation of powers. These four articles of impeachment are the subject of a new book—Articles of Impeachment Against George W. Bush—by four experts from the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), a nonprofit think-tank dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights guaranteed to all citizens by the US Constitution. In Articles of Impeachment, the four CCR lawyers—Michael Ratner, Bill Goodman, Shane Kandidal and Maria LaHood—lay out the valid legal arguments for impeaching Bush in a clear, informative way. In an effort to spark a national dialogue on impeachment, CCR is conducting a nationwide series of impeachment “teach-ins”, whereby citizens can learn about impeaching the president and what they can do to bring it about. This Wednesday, Hallwalls will host such a teach-in, consisting of a documentary short about the book and a discussion about impeachment moderated by Bruce Jackson. Get there and learn what you can do to can Bush’s ass.

Wednesday, July 19 at 8pm. Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, 341 Delaware Ave. (854-1694). Free.