Impeachment of Bush and Cheney is essential

[babylonsister]

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June 24, 2007 at 14:09:55

Impeachment of Bush and Cheney is essential

by Bob Regl

For the survival of our constitutional republic impeachment of Bush and Cheney is absolutely essential, but the Democratic leadership in Congress has made the judgement that: "impeachment is off the table." The calculation seems to be based on two points:

1) After the Republicans’ shameful Clinton impeachment fiasco the American people don’t have the stomach to go through the process again, and

2) Bad as the President and Vice President are, we can tolerate them because they’ll be gone in 18 months.

With regard to the first point: Clinton’s impeachment was a fraudulent Republican political act designed to embarrass him (and by extension, all Democrats) about a purely personal matter having no bearing on the functioning or survival of our constitutional republic (i.e. not a "high crime or misdemeanor").

By contrast, impeachments of Bush and Cheney will be based on many GENUINE high crimes and misdemeanors that threaten our survival as a free people with inalienable rights:

1) lying to the American people, Congress and the UN to gain support for their misbegotten war against Iraq,

2) violating international laws by waging a war of aggression against Iraq,

3) illegally spying on American citizens without legitimate court warrants,

4) authorizing and encouraging "rendition" and torture of those he and he alone decides are enemies or "terrorists",

5) holding prisoners indefinitely without charge and denying them the right of habeas corpus guaranteed in Article 1 of the Constitution and recognized in Common Law since the Magna Carta,

6) issuing over 700 signing statements to avoid the constitutional requirement for him to faithfully execute the laws passed by Congress,

7) using these signing statements to claim unitary executive authority - that he is not bound by the laws that apply to everyone else,

8) encouraging subordinates (e.g. Karl Rove and Alberto Gonzales) to violate the Hatch Act which forbids using government facilities for purely political purposes.

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[MissWaverly]

1. I agree time is short, but I now see no alternative

there is too much wrong, too much of 2 man rule vs democratic government

[Vincardog]

2. Did you ever think they planned it? They impeached the Clenus to build up

for the Bushalini take over?

[lyonn]

7. Yes and yes.

Clinton was far too popular. He made being President look easy. Oh how the repubs hated Clinton for how he pulled the country out of debt. Couldn't let Gore take any of that glory and take over the presidency! The repubs are awfully good at spreading lies and deception.

The repubs fear of the Democrats filling the courts with liberals was front and center. We must get control of this country, and that means veto proof, from the presidency to Congress. Time is running out. Impeachment is Ok with me. Let George and Dick defend themselves before the World, and I don't mean sound bites.

[Donnachaidh]

3. K&R!

IMPEACH s our only SANE option.

[HereSince1628]

4. It doesn't take long, really.

The case just needs to be clear. One charge is all that needs to be sent to the Senate to consider. It could all be over and done in less than a month.

The Cheney administration is emboldened and pushing ridiculous claims with nothing more than hot air to back itself. Such arrogance typically precedes a fall.

[Bobbieo]

5. Tell that to Pelosi!!!

[HereSince1628]

8. I have. And also my senators and Tammy Baldwin (no point writing to Sensenbrenner)

but so far to no avail.

[whistle]

6. Time may be short, but it takes less then 30 seconds to launch a

...battery of multi nuclear warhead missiles from the naval fleets in the Persian Gulf into targets in Iran. We now know both Bush and Cheney are insane and must be removed ASAP!

[Sam1]

9. You have missed a point -

the low approval ratings and the ongoing investigation are considered to be good for the democrats in the upcoming elections. This sort of self serving tactical thinking is sinking the Republic.