U.S. Rep. John Lewis calls for Bush impeachment

[stop the bleeding]

this just off the wire.

12/19/2005 U.S. Rep. John Lewis calls for Bush impeachment Associated Press- accessnorthga.com


I am assuming that he is a Democrat?


Also from what I have heard from Sen. Levin, Feingold and Byrd today - looks like they will be saying the same thing as well



Give Mommy a Kiss....

[WI_DEM]

1. Good for Lewis! Now if others would join in

[Blue_In_AK]

2. WOO-HOO!!!! They're saying it!

[helderheid]

3. bad link but great news!!

[stop the bleeding]

5. I know - it is fixed now

I dunno what happened

:shrug:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

4. John Lewis is a hero of the Civil Rights movement.

And, one of (very) few politicians with the guts to stand up to evil.

[CottonBear]

15. He was nearly killed by that club to the head. Nothing scares him now.

He has the kind of moral authority that Bu$h* could never have or achieve.

[NightOwwl]

6. Wowowowowowowow!

I just posted a thread telling Dems to use the "I" word! Yippeee!

:applause:

[ClassWarrior]

7. K&R

NGU.

[mod mom]

8. As usual a courageous member of the CBC fights for the American people.

[FearofFutility]

76. Isn't that the truth! n/t

[rd_kent]

9. and it begins!!! YES!!!!!

[politicasista]

10. kick!

Thank you Congressmen Lewis! :kick:

[azmouse]

11. Finally!!!

:bounce: :woohoo: :applause:

[Supersedeas]

49. *shakes head in anticipation*

[CottonBear]

12. John Lewis is a civil rights hero who was clubbed in the head by racist

cops on the bridge during the civil rights march in Alabama.

[Gregorian]

13. I say- RESIGN! Save us the time and energy. Resign.

It's all over but the fighting and the waiting.

Durbin is on cspan, and it's over. OVER.

[Lyle]

14. And so it begins....

....this is great. Now we need MoveOn and the others to get on board.

[Nutmegger]

16. Holy moses

Good for him! :applause:

[Mr_Spock]

17. He can't be kicked out soon enough.

Bastard.

[insane_cratic_gal]

18. Durbin invoking "good night and good luck"

He hasn't said it but he's suggesting

[Triana]

59. Bwahaha...just saw that last night - good for Durbin! (n/t)

[RobertSeattle]

19. Nothing about it at his website

http://www.house.gov/johnlewis/index.shtml

[cal04]

20. The Democratic senator from Georgia

The Democratic senator from Georgia told WAOK-AM he would sign a bill of impeachment if one was drawn up and that the House of Representatives should consider such a move.

Lewis is among several Democrats who have voiced discontent with Sunday night's television speech, where Bush asked Americans to continue to support the Iraq War. Lewis is the first major House figure to suggest impeaching Bush.

"Its a very serious charge, but he violated the law," said Lewis, a former civil rights leader. "The president should abide by the law. He deliberately, systematically violated the law. He is not King, he is president."

http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/ap_newfullstory.asp?ID=69123

[RagingInMiami]

21. But if history is any indicator

He will be mostly ignored by the MSM because he is black.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

22. A journey of a thousand miles

begins with a single step and a singular word: Impeachment.

I was personally not in favor of impeachment until this weekend.

[roseBudd]

23. Memme should be "he is not a dictator, he is a president" paired with the

audio of the dictator quote:

http://www.dubyaspeak.com/mp3/dictator.mp3

If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier... just so long as I'm the dictator.
During his first trip to Washington as President-Elect, Washington, D.C., Dec. 18, 2000

and

A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it.
White House, Jul. 26, 2001

and

It's not a dictatorship in Washington, but I tried to make it one in that instance.
-- Chilling way to describe his executive order making faith-based groups eligible for federal subsidies, New Orleans, Louisiana, Jan. 15, 2004

[Pirate Smile]

28. Feingold has already used the "he isn't King" talking point a few

times. I like it.

edit to add - I see up above that Lewis has used it also - "He is not King, he is president".

[SupplyConcerns]

33. Didn't know about those other two

Woah...

[roseBudd]

48. Need to locate audio for those other 2 n/t

[One_of_8]

24. Here is his e-mail

[email protected]

I just sent him a note of support.

[under_snow_in_NY]

25. Impeach him fine, but at what point do we as Americans

stop impeaching politicians we can't beat at the ballot box?
That's all I'm wondering. He gets impeached because of Clinton,
then John Edwards or John McCain will get impeached someday because
of Bush's impeachment. It never ends and only the MSM wins. Shameful.

[blm]

29. Bush was beat at the ballot box - at what point do Americans realize that

80% of their votes shouldn't be in the hands of TWO BROTHERS aligned with the GOP?

[under_snow_in_NY]

40. What was the total turnout of registered voters.

I don't know the exact number but I do no that it sucked. Just think if those people were given
and actual reason to come out and vote. What could of happened then. Instead we were given another
career politician who was going to change things. That was bullshit and that's why we get a 50%
turnout or whatever it was

[blm]

54. 20 million more - and Kerry happens to be the one lawmaker who has

investigated and exposed more government corruption than any lawmaker in modern history - "another career politician" you say?

I think you don't know much about REAL history if you think there's no difference.

[under_snow_in_NY]

57. I don't think you realize a career politician when you see one.

No insider to Washington want's to really change it. Sorry but they don't, they maybe want to change
it to insulate themselves from being affected by change and that's about it. You have much more
confidence in our system than I do.

[blm]

66. Kerry FOUGHT THAT SYSTEM and every ounce of power that lined up against

him to expose IranContra and BCCI - neither of which the DC powers of both parties wanted to expose. Kerry was OSTRACIZED for years while he worked to uncover BCCI.

NO ONE who understands BCCI could say what you did about Kerry.

[Stand and Fight]

30. Bullshit.

Shameful is that you would even post such mindless, thoughtless, dribble. Clinton was not deserving of impeachment. Soldiers have died because Bush lied. Him getting impeached is getting off light for the crimes he's committed. Nice talking point, but no one is buying the bullshit you're pushing.

[under_snow_in_NY]

34. I'm not pushing any bullshit. If he were to get Impeached

I'd say fine, but to ignore the fact that this will never end is naive, because it won't.
Also there many people here on this website calling for his impeachment long before Iraq.
I wasn't a member here but I checked in to get news and info. Your anger and hate is very
evident in your response by the way. I'm just trying to think rationally. I'm not trying to
sling shit.

[blm]

56. He should have been impeached for refusing to read the HartRudman Report

on Global Terror that was handed to him on Jan 30, 2001.

Gore would have read it immediately and implemented its urgent proposals ASAP.

[under_snow_in_NY]

61. Maybe you're right. I would say that no President would have

the stones to rock the boat when it came to talking about a group who is from a minority
who also poses a danger to our country. It just wouldn't have went over with this
country because we were ignorant to the threats that were endangering us at the time.

[blm]

68. It was a 2 1/2 year study that even Newt Gingrich helped to write.

They KNEW about it and would have acted because John O'Neill would have been given the responsibility he needed to implement those proposals, and Newt and Rudman would have worked the Republican side to make sure the GOPs didn't block it from happening.

[Stand and Fight]

69. I'm glad my ANGER and HATE is evident.

There's no reason to hold back those feelings regarding this president. It will never end, you say... As if that shall provide some recourse to excuse his crimes. My anger and hatred is completely justified in light of what this man and his administration have done to this country. The problem lies with you in thinking that one ought to not have these feelings. I question those who do not have them, because if you are not outraged then you're not paying fucking attention.

[SupplyConcerns]

31. Bush is invincible at the ballot box right now for one reason

Why? Theft! That needs to be exposed, and heads have to (figuratively, my friends at the NSA!) roll.

[under_snow_in_NY]

37. I just don't see it that way. Will my belief that, theft wasn't

the reason he won get me banned from here maybe. Because it seems that some of the responses
to my post were full of anger and maybe my thought is not a topic that people want to address.
But that fact you want to ignore it is no better. IF he gets impeached, there will never be
another president who serves to full terms again. There will be too much spite and hate for
it to happen.

[Al-CIAda]

78. This has to be the lamest excuse yet as to why the mass murdering

war criminal should not be impeached for his treason.

[catmandu57]

32. No he needs impeached

because he blatantly and callously disregarded the law of this country over and over and over.

[giant_robot]

43. How about if we just impeach him because he broke the law? n/t

[under_snow_in_NY]

47. Again, Impeach him, I don't give a shit if it happens.

But to think that it will stop with him is just naive. The next Dem Pres. will also be
impeached. C'mon you know that will end up happening. It will never end. Just the
primetime Cable bombthrower shows will benefit, not the American people.

[azmouse]

51. So how many laws can a President break

before we are allowed to remove him? And to allow Bush to continue to serve
because we are afraid of the next Dem President being impeached is just foolish.

[under_snow_in_NY]

53. I think that if you look back in history

many Presidents from both sides broke many laws. So I guess I'm going to wonder when we stop
electing people from one of the two major parties and continue to bitch that they suck or are
corrupt and we should have them impeached.

[azmouse]

58. I go back to the fact that Bush was never really elected.

The election was stolen. Info is finally coming out about how
easily the voting machines were hacked.
And for me, impeaching Bush has nothing to do with what happened to Clinton.
Sorry, but everything in politics today does not lead back to him.

[under_snow_in_NY]

65. So you don't think that there are people who want Bush

Impeached for revenge of what happened to Clinton. I think Clinton got the shaft as well but You
think that there are people who want somebody elses scalp because of it.

[Uncle Joe]

64. Bush was beat at the ballot box

during the coup of 2000, that is why he did everything he could to stop the votes from being counted, His cowardice showed then, and it still shows.

[FearofFutility]

77. Get impeached because of Clinton?

No, he gets impeached because of all the lies and deceit. Worst President Ever.

[Rainscents]

26. OK who's next?!?! This is good start!!!

[kenny blankenship]

27. March for impeachment? Lying AND spying is too much!

[B Calm]

35. It's about time!

[Oceansaway]

36. Touche !!

[movonne]

38. let us hope this goes somewhere...

[Karmadillo]

39. There's a Democrat with a history of knowing how to lead.

Hope this stiffens the spines of those taking one step backwards.

[SoCalDem]

41. Boxer-Lewis '08

That's a ticket I could get behind.

[Catherine Vincent]

42. Imo, Impeachment is too good for Bush.

Both he and Cheney need to resign!

[xchrom]

44. how cool is this!

[Botany]

45. Merry Christmas

And if the wiretaps turn out they were used on Kerry and others the repugs will run
from bush. Little Lord Pissypants will very lucky to finish his term.

[Justice Is Comin]

46. The cumulative investigations

will make that drumbeat louder and louder. The DSM's will now have to be publicly denied as a fraud because apparently they were leaked.

That's already a powder keg catch 22 in itself. If they try to deny the memos are accurate, it will certainly piss off the British. If he doesn't, it will prove there was no need to invade.

There is a rolling thunder that is pulling these bastards right up into the vortex. I see the call for impeachment growing each month and when all these forks in the road meet, I already predicted what I see happening...Bush will resign in humiliation.

[under_snow_in_NY]

50. I'm new here, and my dislike of the 2 parties doesn't go over well

here it seems, well it does if your bashing Repubs but not the other way.
What I want to know is how often when you make a comment do people reply
with a line about how your thoughts are bullshit and then are gone and there
is no real dialogue. Any thoughts. Also, how do you start a thread.

[yankeedem]

52. Did you happen to notice the name of this site?

Then you can figure out why we prefer "bashing" Republicans versus bashing Democrats.

[under_snow_in_NY]

55. I understand that part, what about the other part of the question?

[Catherine Vincent]

60. You can't start a thread because your profile is disabled.

[under_snow_in_NY]

62. thank you.

[Catherine Vincent]

71. I was joking.

You have to have a certain amount of posts. No one knows the number of posts you need to have though.

[Botany]

63. This is for grown ups; if you can't handle the heat don't order the ......

[Name removed]

67. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[Botany]

72. I see very little of that @ DU

posts like that get the thread locked PDQ and anybody who does that more then a few times is tomb stoned.

In just about a year @ DU I have always responded to any ? about what I posted.

"I may disagree w/ what you say but I will defend to your death your right to say it."

Also look @ this site's rules ...... we are free thinking but this is for democrats and if you don't
like democrats this may not be for you.

[MissB]

74. Ooooooh... hard to start a thread when you're under the snow

with a tombstone on top.

[Stand and Fight]

75. I've got an answer for you, bub.

First, the reason I called you on your bullshit is because it is not based on facts. The fact of the matter is that Bill Clinton's actions -- since that is what you heavily alluded to -- were not impeachable; whereas, George W. Bush's actions are beyond the pale as far as whether he is impeachable or not is concerned. The lame ass argument you make for NOT impeaching him is questionable to say the least, and it is necessary that this man and his administration be held accountable for their transgression against the people of this country and its Constitution. To try to provide cover for George W. Bush -- as I interpret your actions -- smacks of diabolic nonsense. So, how's that for "real dialogue"?

Secondly, I didn't respond because I have a life to attend to, and at that point it included getting in my car, running errands, and coming home from work.

ON EDIT: I see you got that tombstone you wanted. Congratulations. Just so you know -- this is DEMOCRATIC Underground.

[carolinalady]

70. Here is a scary thought--they impeach him then he refuses to

resign. What recourse do we have for that?

[Catherine Vincent]

73. Then it would be WAR!