Fed Up Citizen to March from Faneuil Hall in Boston to Nancy Pelosi's Office in DC

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Fed Up Citizen to March from Faneuil Hall in Boston to Nancy Pelosi's Office in DC
Submitted by davidswanson on Wed, 2007-11-07 21:42. Activism

By John Nirenberg, www.marchinmyname.org

After one Bush/Cheney assault on the Constitution too many, John Nirenberg of Brattleboro, VT can no longer stand still. He will speak at Faneuil Hall in Boston where Americans originally gathered to plan their resistance to King George, at 3:00 p.m. on December 1st. Then, beginning at 10:00a.m. December 2nd Nirenberg will march from Faneuil Hall, to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s office in Washington, D.C. On the way he will urge citizens to speak out on the dire Constitutional crisis we face and why it is vital to impeach Bush and Cheney.

“We voted for change in 2006,” Nirenberg says, “but the Democrats aren’t doing what we elected them to do. The war goes on; the torture continues. Torture! Can you believe we actually discuss waterboarding, and the “legality” of beating prisoners just short of organ failure and death? What has happened to this country? And why have we let it? The Bush/Cheney administration must be held accountable for their high crimes and misdemeanors and their complete disregard for the U.S. Constitution. That’s why I’m marching from Faneuil Hall in Boston to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in Washington, D.C.”

“I hope some people will march with me - even for a mile or two - but I hope everyone will march whenever they can and go to Speaker Pelosi’s office and to House Judiciary Committee Chair John Conyers’ office to tell them it is unacceptable that no one is holding this administration accountable for its disregard of the Constitution and for its egregious law breaking.”

Nirenberg founded the non-profit March In My Name (www.marchinmyname.org ) in Brattleboro, Vermont to give voice and a physical presence to those who are unable to activate their outrage. “I’ll march in their names and tell Speaker Pelosi and House Judiciary Committee Chair John Conyers, to open hearings for the immediate impeachment of Bush and Cheney. It’s about saving our Constitution.”

He explained, “We elected the Democrats to do something about this administration. How dare Speaker Pelosi take ‘impeachment off the table?’ If Congress doesn’t hold this administration accountable and, by not doing so, gives it a virtual pardon, how could we ever again rely on Congress to enforce the Constitution in our defense against executive abuse of power? How can we ever speak of the checks and balances virtue of our system to the rest of the world? How do we explain to our children what we are supposed to be fighting for in Iraq?”

He implores his audience, “Can’t march, can’t take your next vacation or spend the holidays in Washington to insist on impeachment? Then call Speaker Pelosi’s office right now at [phone]. Tell her you’re fed up and to put impeachment ‘back on the table’ immediately.”

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[chelsea0011]

1. I hope he speaks right in front of the statue of Samuel Adams

in Boston. And good luck to him.

[underpants]

Good

A real third party would crush right now.

[mmonk]

2. A patriot's quest and call to arms.

We need more. Godspeed to him.

[roguevalley]

3. I hope he starts a revolution.

THEY HATE ME BECAUSE I'M A GIRL! --Pelosi :sarcasm: