New Mexico Dem Party Is Calling For Bush Impeachment

[kpete]

New Mexico Democrats call for Bush impeachment

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - The New Mexico Democratic Party is calling for President Bush's removal from office.

Party Chairman John Wertheim said Tuesday that delegates to Saturday's state party convention supported a call for the president's impeachment largely because of "perceived abuses of power and corruption in the Bush administration."

He listed as examples of abuses of power, warrantless wiretapping of U.S. citizens, the misstatement of facts preceding the invasion of Iraq, and the scandal surrounding the indictment of Vice President Dick Cheney's former top aide in connection with the leak of the identity of a covert CIA operative.

"Everyone understands President Bush is not going to be impeached," Wertheim said. "But these abuses of power and corruption in the administration are deeply serious matters and there should be more talk about this abuse of power."

The one-sentence amendment, added from the floor to the platform's section on political and election reform, reads: "Resolved, that the Democratic Party of New Mexico supports the impeachment of President George Bush and his lawful removal from office."

http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/41145.html

[Pacifist Patriot]

1. Good to see!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. Cheers and huzzahs to New Mexico!!!!!

Thanks for standing up and defending the Constitution.

[Zimmy44]

3. What about other states?

Let's see other Dem party state orgs do the same!

[Ron Green]

4. Geez, is Bill Richardson signing on to this?

I'd be very surprised (but pleased) if he's calling for impeachment of the shrub.

[texpatriot2004]

5. Wonderful. Glad to hear it. Thank you NM Dems nm

[sundancekid]

6. needs a fifth - let's get to greatest page - bee4 other states come along

[mzmolly]

7. Great!

:hi:

[ladjf]

8. Good. Let's hope this movement spreads to all the other states.

[WI_DEM]

9. Is this being done with Richadson's approval?

if so he rises in my estimation especially since he is contemplating a '08 run.

[DemCam]

10. Nope...was an amendment from the floor.

So far, our Senate and Congressional candidate have distanced themselves. Haven't seen specifically what Richardson or spokesperson has said but you can bet he ain't in favor of this. This was passed as an amendment from the floor as well as three others. Then a guy proposed that we replace the entire platform that had come out of committee with his own set of resolutions. That move completely disgusted many delegates who were in the house. As a result, the delegation voted to accept the platform as amended and that was the end of that.

The vote was way one-sided in favor and gave the newspaper a chance to headline this one amendment and give the blow-hard Republican chair a chance to denounce Dems as radical lefties who don't represent mainstream America. I do not believe for one minute that most in the delgation, even those who voted for it, take this amendment seriously.

[KAT119]

11. Go New Mexico Dems!!! Keep it going till Critical Mass/Majority=SOON!!

[EFerrari]

12. This is great! Thanks, NM Dems!

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