George W. Bush Belongs In Prison

[kpete]

George W. Bush Belongs In Prison
December 1, 2008, 2:45PM

Electing Barack Obama president was the first step in redeeming American democracy. The second step must be indicting ex-president George W. Bush, giving him a fair trial, finding him guilty of many criminal acts and putting him in prison. Forget revenge. Think rule of law and justice.



I want President Obama soon after taking office to go on television and announce the formation of a special group of outstanding jurists and attorneys to make a recommendation whether or not the US Justice Department should bring criminal charges against George W. Bush. Based on earlier analyses, including work by the American Bar Association, I have no doubt they will recommend indictment.



If moral honesty and courage have any meaning, then the nation must take seriously the concept that no president can ever be allowed to be above the law. How can President Obama not strongly support this? Surely no president must be allowed to disrespect and dishonor the US Constitution. George W. Bush broke his oath of office. His behavior was treasonous. Instead of defending the Constitution he disgraced it. Instead of protecting constitutional rights, including privacy, he sullied them. He asserted his right to ignore or not enforce laws so he could break them. Respect for the office of the presidency must never be allowed to trump truth and justice.



Millions and millions of Americans and people worldwide know that George W. Bush made 9/11 the trigger for initiating an illegal war in Iraq that has killed and maimed so many thousands of people. What Vincent Bugliosi, author of "The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder" called "the most serious crime ever committed in American history." I say convict Bush of myriad counts of criminally negligent homicide related to both Iraq and the Katrina disaster and put him in prison. A former president in prison would not disgrace the presidency. It would restore honor to the office and the Constitution.


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[mike_c]

1. hear hear!

First rec!

[Dragonfli]

2. .

He will go to jail if the rule of law and the constitution become more important than political games.

Don't know if/when someone in power will decide that he and his henchmen ARE NOT above the law.

All it would take is for our leaders to honor the oaths they have already taken.

Is that asking too much?

[Aviation Pro]

6. Love that image....

...hope it becomes viral.

[Dragonfli]

7. Feel free to be part of the virus!

Infect as many as you can with it, I put everything but my sig-pic in public domain as soon as I create it!

edited to add: I have a copy already sized for cafe press in a higher res for anyone that wants to have a bumper sticker made, Just PM me for a copy with the promise you won't sell any, give them away if anything

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

3. Rehab or a mental institution, yes. It's the neocons that BELONG in prison.

They picked the weak George like they picked weak Iraq like they picked weak Palin: weak, easily manipulated and awesomely propped up as symbols of "American values and freedom".

The neocons INTENTIONALLY engage in deception, manipulation, fraud, dishonesty, and flat out LYING while proclaiming to embrace so-called "debate". They BELONG IN PRISON!!! But, no one will put those who commit MASS-FRAUD and MASS-murder and MASS-DESTRUCTION in prison. They will be allowed to return, once more because they have convinced us we can not distinguish between human evil and human weakness.

[lpbk2713]

4. I recall one of his early campaign promises was to "restore honor and dignity to the White House".

If he really wants to be a man of his word, at this point the
only way he can do that is to do hard time in a Federal prison.

[earth mom]

5. Hell Yeah & A Huge K & R!

[kentuck]

8. As far as I am concerned....

He will be in prison for the rest of his life. Any time I might be unfortunate enough to think of him, he will be behind bars in all my thoughts. Sorry George. You have cleaned up nothing. You have only left messes for other people to clean up. There is no victory in that...Only disgrace.

[specimenfred1984]

9. Here are a few more of the 1000s of reasons why:

http://torturingdemocracy.org /

http://oversight.house.gov/IraqOnTheRecord /

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/washington/20generals...

[Ohio Joe]

10. so... I just got done partying with some friends....

I'm pretty loaded right now. We were drinking an interesting mix, blueberry vodka and diet root beer in hefty glasses loaded with ice. Playing some euchre, snacking on some Jelly Belly Jellybeans. Really having a good time and I come check the computer to see whats going on only to see this...

Bwahahahahahahahahahaha It just keeps getting better and better. I've been saying for a long time now that this administration needs a fair trial and then a nice prison cell.

[madokie]

33. Maybe even put all of them in the same cell

Let 'em fight it out. You know there would be fights too.

[Winnipegosis]

11. I saw this last night and

it still ain't gonna happen. Obama won't touch this with a 10-foot, ivory tower gavel.

[machI]

12. I have this fantasy

When President Obama addresses the Nation with his Inauguration Address, he announces that Bush and Cheney are being charged with Felony crimes against the American People.

Then the Federal Marshals lead them off the stage in handcuffs on national television.

[malaise]

13. Now that is reality TV I can watch

K & R

[hootinholler]

14. Unfortunately, that should have been done by Congress.

It would send a nice message to the future, and I'm all for it, but pessimistic.

-Hoot

[sellitman]

15. This deserves multi Rec's Skinner.

We need a system that allows a rating system.

This post and thought deserves more than a few hours on the greatest page.

[MsLeopard]

16. K&R

a thousand times over, if I could. Impeach, indict, imprison. If we won't impeach, thanks to Nancy "Clean table" Pelosi, then incarcerate them after they leave office. Better yet, frog march Bush, Cheney, and the rest of the neocons straight to the Hague to be tried for war crimes they are so obviously guilty of. Throw them under the prison!

[TBUSA]

17. Barack understands the Constitution.

He understands the Oath he will take to protect and defend those principles.
Knowing this, he must prosecute anyone who has attacked the Constitution.
We need to press this issue for our Country's future.

[ThomWV]

18. I think two investigative bodies are required, one at Justice and one over it

First off I think there should be a division formed at the Department of Justice just to look at the activities of every other Department and Agency of Government during the entire Bush Administration in search of indictable wrongdoing. Then I think there needs to be an independent body to do the same thing over the Justice Department.

[spanone]

19. if cheney and junior walk, democracy goes with them.

[madokie]

34. There's just no two ways about it either

they walk we lost our democracy, simple as that.

[lebkuchen]

20. commission NO, trial YES

There must be accountability.

[Uncle Joe]

21. I agree.

I believe commissions take power away from the people and their contract; the Constitution as commissions only serve to form another layer of separation from those in power and the people.

[lebkuchen]

24. The voters realize that their faith and trust in govt. was misplaced

during the Bush years, which is why the GOP lost so much clout in the last two elections. If people power is to exist under the new administration (with 1st Amendment Zones abolished at the very least), the rule of law will be adhered to, and justice will be meted out as guaranteed by the Constitution.

If not, then the democratic party will have a problem in two to four years.

[burythehatchet]

54. Trial NO, Execution YES.

[Laelth]

22. Hear, hear! n/t k&r

The United States is a LIBERAL Country.



-Laelth

[trayfoot]

23. Certainly NO argument from me!

The sad part is that he, Cheney, Rummy, Wolfowitz, Feith, et al, will walk away from their crimes and messes "scot-free"!

[slipslidingaway]

25. Yes K&R n/t

[bertman]

26. Proudly recommended.

[wildbilln864]

27. k & freaking R! nt

[zogtheobvious]

58. Okay, noob question

I know what K and R stand for, and I know how to carry out the R portion... but how do you "kick" it? (Or is it just a slang way of saying the same thing?)

Thanks in advance!

[Terry in Austin]

61. To kick

Just post something, anything -- like "K&R"

[zogtheobvious]

65. Outstanding

Ya know this has been driving me nuts for awhile??

Thank you very much!

[wildbilln864]

66. sorry I missed your question in your post to me...

Glad someone else answered. This is such a great site IMHO.
Welcome to DU.

[Dinger]

28. I Thought From The First He Was MIHOP, Not LIHOP

I haven't changed my mind.

[spiritual_gunfighter]

48. MIHOP no doubt about it.

Put this criminal and all other accomplices in jail and throw away the key.

[Dinger]

70. He did It

And since with me, hope springs eternal, I think this will come out eventually.

[rhett o rick]

29. Pack em all into a court room, give em a speedy trial and send them to Guantanamo. nm

[OneBlueSky]

30. George W. Bush SO-O-O-O-O belongs in prison . . .

along with Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and a host of other Bushskis who ran this country into the ground over the past eight years . . . collectively, they will be remembered as the worst presidential administration in the history of the United States -- by far -- should the United States manage to survive their carnage . . .

[peace frog]

31. Abso-damn-lutely right!

But there will be elephants roosting in trees before we see it happen. The best one can hope for is a "truth commission" on torture, but that's as far as Obama will go. George W. Bush will enjoy a luxurious retirement fit for a sultan, whether or not it's deserved.

[Christa]

32. K & R nt

[stuntcat]

35. as long as he lives

I will never let him go, as long as he's alive he will need to pay for setting us back so far on changing our energy use.
As his last minute laws he's further raping the mountains by lifting protections for the people who live under them. Oh feel free to blow up thousands of miles of old mountains for a little coal, fat cats!
Lift all the protections you can from animals and habitats before you leave office! That's what "Faith Based" "Family Values" means.

Far as I'm concerned he and everyone who voted for him is directly responsible for the next century of disasters.

[bdamomma]

36. there is no way that this sick man should be let go.

it will be a stain on us all. If we let them off the hook, they will be back, they are vengeful disgusting people.

[Frisbee]

37. I'm sorry, but I must disagree...

but after a fair trial, which I have no doubt will find him guilty, he belongs on the gallows. Along side Dick Cheney as well as numerous other war criminals who served under him.

[orbitalman]

39. YES, the Gallows

[spiritual_gunfighter]

49. send him to the gallows and all the other criminals n/t

[pipi_k]

59. OMG that's way too good for them...

I'm thinking more along the lines of what happened to William Wallace in "Braveheart".


Televised during Prime Time.

[zonmoy]

56. Hanging is way too good for him.

Throw him and the rest of the neocons into the general population of whatever maximum security prison they end up in and let the other cons give them a fitting punishment.

[Frisbee]

60. I'm afraid that if you do that...

the next repuke president (hopefully a L-O-N-G time away) would pardon them. Other than that though, I agree with you that a long, miserable tormented life would be great for them.

[zonmoy]

68. If the next repuke president pardons them

Then they can be sent to the hague and if they somehow manage not to get punished there then send them to be tried by the other countries they victimized. Besides, I figure that there should be an investigation of every repuke leader with trials whenever possible so they cant rebuild for a damn long time. pity we cant use the rico act against the republican party.

[penndragon69]

38. It's the Gitmo shuffle for dIck and gEorge!

[Autumn Colors]

40. K&R (n/t)

[Solly Mack]

41. Yes, please

and not just him

[Torn_Scorned_Ignored]

42. Yes

[lenegal]

43. Bush should be tried at the Hague for war crimes

And his evil sidekick too.

[ChickMagic]

44. Awesome post

I am very cautiously optimistic that Obama, being a constitutional law professor, will understand this. If he pardons Bush a la Ford, that will be a travesty. Ford was a statesman with many great things about him, but now he's only known as the guy that pardoned Nixon. I hope Obama doesn't become the guy that pardoned Bush.

[bdamomma]

45. kick

[Bette Noir]

46. Truth.

Bush is up there with Hitler and Pol Pot. He needs to be in prison.

Heck, outing a covert operative in time of war is, by itself, treason, and carries the death penalty.

If Obama feels that, as a President himself, he has a conflict of interest, he should recommend the case to the Hague.

[deaniac21]

47. This should be the new administration's highest focus!

[yy4me]

50. I agree, start the investigations immediately. Get those going

and then start to correct all the horrors these criminals have been doing to the country for the last 8 years.

[DutchLiberal]

51. Let's hear Sean Penn say it on Maher's show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgGETrMMY9w

[Veracious]

52. George W. Bush Belongs In Prison

[specimenfred1984]

53. Too bad twice as many people are concerned with naughty jean commericials

Says a lot about American's ability to hold people accountable.

[bdamomma]

55. kick

I am kicking this to the top, cause this needs to happen.

[Piewhacket]

57. Well DUH!

Whether he belongs in prison is not the issue.
he belongs, he belongs! Geezo
Beating a dead horse there, preaching to the choir.

The issue is HOW we gonna get him there.
Along with his friends and "associates".
Work that up.

[windoe]

62. K&R If the Justice Department does not indict this administration

they are just as guilty as the executive branch. Then comes the complicit representatives that supported them...the war profiteers, the torturers....uh, oh where to draw the line? The trials could go on for years if true justice were served. Not only do people need to go to jail but all the money needs to be confiscated.

Obama would then have to answer why he did not enforce the law of the land for the rest of his presidency, to the US and the rest of the world, and I am hoping he is smart enough to know this. What worries me is how rich,ruthless and dangerous the Bush/Cheney Cartel is, and what it must take for anyone to stand up against them. Look at how much power they have had to change this country (and much of the world) in 8 years. The question is how much actual power do they have now?

[leftofthedial]

63. along with thousands, if not tens of thousands, of other repukes

[FailureToCommunicate]

64. Imagine if you witnessed your family blown to bits in Bagdad by U.S.

bombs. Would you EVER rest till you got revenge? Bush, Cheney and all have created countless new
terrorists bent on killing Americans for what we did to their country. Thanks George. Gitmo is way too good
for your bunch of war criminals. You should have to help rebuild bombed building by day and worry about
staying alive every night amid the devastation you caused in this illegal war!

[bdamomma]

67. and what makes it more disgusting

bush has secret service protection for life, how disgusting is that? that SOB needs a prison guard.

[zorahopkins]

69. In A DUNGEON

He belongs in a DUNGEON -- a VERY REMOTE Dungeon!