Why Bush and Cheney Must Be Impeached - The View From The Right

[kpete]

Why Bush and Cheney Must Be Impeached
May 27, 2007
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High Crimes

Why Bush and Cheney Must Be Impeached

by Wallace Hoffman


There are two types of people-those who loyally support George Bush and Dick Cheney because they believe what they say, and those who vehemently oppose them because they see what they do. This is, of course, an oversimplification, but it nonetheless illustrates the stark contrast between the image these men project in public and the real character they reveal in private.


For example, reporter Doug Thompson of Capitol Hill Blue relates that in a meeting with President Bush and Congressional leaders in the Oval Office about renewing the USA Patriot Act, an aide pointed out, "There is a valid case that the provisions in this law undermine the Constitution." Bush allegedly screamed, "Stop throwing the Constitution in my face. It´s just a goddamned piece of paper!"


Articles of impeachment should have been filed against President George Bush on the spot for violating his oath of office to "preserve, protect and defend" the Constitution of the United States. President Bush sees the Constitution not as a sacred document that preserves the rights and freedoms of the American people through limited government, but as an obstacle to his agenda.


America is not just a geographical place on a map or a group of loyal patriots who love their country, but a set of principles which have defined us as a nation for over 230 years. These principles have been held in contempt by the Bush administration.


No one is above the law

more at:
http://www.constitutioncoalition.org/

[no_hypocrisy]

1. OK, I concede this just once. * IS a uniter after all.

I just didn't expect he would unite Americans, democrats and republicans, on this one particular issue.

[kimmerspixelated]

2. I could NOT

agree more!

[Toots]

3. No one is above the law

What people fail to realize is the Bush* Cabal is the Law. We no longer live under the Constitution. We live under Bush* and his right wing Extreme Court. They are the sole arbiters of what is Law and what is not. We are playing with their deck now and it is marked and stripped. Get used to it because there is no one going to contest it...

[Double T]

4. So what will it take to get the impeachment job of bush and cheney done?

How many in your face reasons do 'WE' need?


TEN REASONS TO IMPEACH CHENEY AND BUSH NOW

We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men: George Orwell


Vermont senators voted Friday to call for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, saying their actions have raised "serious questions of constitutionality."
http://cbs2chicago.com/national/topstories_story_110100239.html


Please join myself and millions of Americans in standing with Vermont, whose state motto is FREEDOM AND UNITY, in calling for the impeachment, on April 28th, of George W Bush and Dick Cheney for the following reasons:

1. Violating the United Nations Charter by launching an illegal "War of Aggression" against Iraq without cause, using fraud to sell the war to Congress and the public, misusing government funds to begin bombing without Congressional authorization, and subjecting our military personnel to unnecessary harm, debilitating injuries, and deaths.

2. Violating U.S. and international law by authorizing the torture of thousands of captives, resulting in dozens of deaths, and keeping prisoners hidden from the International Committee of the Red Cross.

3. Violating the Constitution by arbitrarily detaining Americans, legal residents, and non-Americans, without due process, without charge, and without access to counsel.

4. Violating the Geneva Conventions by targeting civilians, journalists, hospitals, and ambulances, and using illegal weapons, including white phosphorous, depleted uranium, and a new type of napalm.

5. Violating U.S. law and the Constitution through widespread wiretapping of the phone calls and emails of Americans without a warrant.

6. Violating the Constitution by using "signing statements" to defy hundreds of laws passed by Congress.

7. Violating U.S. and state law by obstructing honest elections in 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006.

8. Violating U.S. law by using paid propaganda and disinformation, selectively and misleadingly leaking classified information, and exposing the identity of a covert CIA operative working on sensitive WMD proliferation for political retribution.

9. Subverting the Constitution and abusing Presidential power by asserting a "Unitary Executive Theory" giving unlimited powers to the President, by obstructing efforts by Congress and the Courts to review and restrict Presidential actions, and by promoting and signing legislation negating the Bill of Rights and the Writ of Habeas Corpus.

10. Gross negligence in failing to assist New Orleans residents after Hurricane Katrina, in ignoring urgent warnings of an Al Qaeda attack prior to Sept. 11, 2001, and in increasing air pollution causing global warming.


Allen L Roland http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/2007/04/21.html

[pat_k]

6. They just need one. . .

Could be as simple as abusing signing statements to nullify acts of Congress. There are hundreds of examples, but they could cite just one as example: Nullifying McCain's anti-torture amendment, which passed the Senate 90-9.

I'd love to hear the Republican Senators twist and turn as they defend Bush's "right" to spit in their faces and render them powerless. I can't wait to hear what they come up with the defend unitary authoritarian rule for the next President (Unitary Exec. Hillary anyone?)

We could see a parade from the Hill to the WH for some serious arm-twisting. Some of these guys will be VERY motivated to see Bush and Cheney resign so they can escape the horrible fate of being forced to chose between defending the Pariah in Chief or handing the keys to Pelosi.

[ronatchig]

5. Sadly it is untrue and naive

that no one is above the law.

In fact, this is a basic underpinning of the Bush cabal. The things that puts one above the law are money and power. Connections also help a lot. This ability to subvert justice is wide spread in police departments, county, state, federal and corporate circles . As a rule only running afoul of more powerful members of the particular click puts one in danger of conviction.

The Bush supporters have delighted in his total disdain of fear of legalities.

[pat_k]

7. People are the REAL powerbrokers. Money can manipulate. . .

. . .people, but money is not the driving force. A hundred citizen lobbyists can be more powerful than a few million bucks in corporate lobbyist muscle. A hundred thousand voters can crush a multi-million dollar campaign to steal our national treasure.

We need to take care when we talk about the forces we are up against. If we buy the notion that we are powerless before "big money" the belief saps our hope and power.

Our government institutions have become so dysfunctional that it is hard to see the reality -- that We the People are the sovereigns. But no matter how dysfunctional the current forms, the reality of our sovereignty cannot be taken from us. It is ours as long as we declare it and fight for it. Our sovereignty cannot be taken from us, it can only be surrendered.

We know the reality of our power when we see it in action. And we have been seeing it in action more and more. The transformation in the past year has been amazing. We haven't won the impeachment battle, but on the scale of "first they laugh at you; then they fight you; then you win" we are halfway there. They aren't laughing anymore. They are fighting.

[indepat]

8. And all who still support/enable join the Bush Administration in holding in contempt the principles

which have defined us as a nation for over 230 years. For all those supporters/enablers, one request: please leave, just leave the shores of this nation you hold in contempt and surely must hate.

[bobthedrummer]

9. kick