Reply #107: That is a chance I am willing to take to remove Bush and Cheney

[Jack Rabbit]

Note, it won't accomplish anything to remove only one of them. We don't really want impeachment. We want regime change.

A flaw in your premise, Will, is that something can be accomplished with the present regime remaining in power. Bush (and Cheney) have no respect to constitutional checks and balances. Impeachment and removal is the only thing either of them would respect. Even a vote of no confidence in Gonzales would most likely be met with a presumptive presidential bird flipping from our presumptive president.

The actual vote to impeach in the House would be preceded by a series of investigations that will reveal, with solid irrefutable facts, the extent of the crimes of the Bush regime. I should not take too much digging to put beyond dispute the charges of manipulating intelligence, outing a covert agent, the involvement of Bush in the attorney firings, the illegality of the NSA wiretap program, willful and callous neglect of preparedness of a category five storm in New Orleans prior to Hurricane Katrina and the relief and rescue missions afterward, willful neglect of veterans hospitals charged with caring for the wounded returning from theaters of war and the willful violation of international treaties of which the US is a party concerning the handling and treatment of combat detainees, especially pertaining to the practice of torture.

It is certain that some Republicans (and possibly Senator Lieberman) will never vote to impeach or remove Bush for any reason. What we need is about one-third of the Republicans, perhaps a little more to insure conviction in the Senate. That is as it should be. It is supposed to be difficult to impeach the president. It should only be done when one such as Bush so richly deserves it.