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14 Dec 07 - 04:11 PM (#2215449) Subject: BS: Congressman Wexler: Impeachment Petition From: CarolC Anyone who wants to sign Congressman Wexler's petition calling for impeachment hearings (Cheney) can do so here... http://wexlerwantshearings.com/ |
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14 Dec 07 - 04:32 PM (#2215459) Subject: RE: BS: Congressman Wexler: Impeachment Petition From: Teribus I'm sorry CarolC but I thought that you were of the opinion that impeachment proceedings had already begun against the Vice-President. |
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14 Dec 07 - 05:23 PM (#2215498) Subject: RE: BS: Congressman Wexler: Impeachment Petition From: GUEST,Hdman61 if we don't do it now we might as well take it out of the constitution. |
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14 Dec 07 - 05:28 PM (#2215500) Subject: RE: BS: Congressman Wexler: Impeachment Petition From: Becca72 Once again, online petitions are not valid in the US. Petitions require real, verifiable signatures... |
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14 Dec 07 - 05:28 PM (#2215501) Subject: RE: BS: Congressman Wexler: Impeachment Petition From: GUEST,TIA Signed it. |
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14 Dec 07 - 05:37 PM (#2215511) Subject: RE: BS: Congressman Wexler: Impeachment Petition From: katlaughing Becca, do you have a source for that? MoveOn and a few other orgs. I consider legitimate seem to feel they are valid. Of course, they do ask for a zip code, real name, etc. and they specify your congressperson, etc. to whom the petitions will be delivered. |
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14 Dec 07 - 06:01 PM (#2215531) Subject: RE: BS: Congressman Wexler: Impeachment Petition From: Becca72 Snopes.com says no go. Anyone with a little time on their hands can create a program to "sign" a petition as many times as they want. |
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14 Dec 07 - 06:02 PM (#2215533) Subject: RE: BS: Congressman Wexler: Impeachment Petition From: PoppaGator I believe that petitions for putting a candidate's name on a ballot may require "real" (i.e., ink-on-paper) signatures. That's not the type of petition under discussion here. I do not believe that a petition endorsing a congressperson's proposal would be subject to the same laws. In any event, regulation of the form of petitions is NOT federal, but varies from state to state. So, to claim that "online petitions are not valid in the US" can't be absolutely accurate. Not the first time someone makes such a claim, and certainly not "once again." (Unless, of course, one were actually able to make the claim that such petitions are specifically ruled invalid in each of the fifty states.) Anyhoo, this kind of petition does not have the same kind of strict, formal legal standing as a petition for adding a name (or a proposal) to the official ballot. I think that this kind of petition merely demonstrates how widely popular a given position may or may not be. The only votes that count in an impeachment proceeding are those of the congresspersons. Citizens do not participate directly. Each representative, however, will want to go along with the general will of his/her constituents, at least in circumstances where that public will is overwhelming and undeniable. Hence the value of the unofficial "popularity contest" petition. |
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14 Dec 07 - 06:03 PM (#2215535) Subject: RE: BS: Congressman Wexler: Impeachment Petition From: GUEST Shucks shoot. DougR |
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14 Dec 07 - 07:21 PM (#2215593) Subject: RE: BS: Congressman Wexler: Impeachment Petition From: CarolC Proceedings have begun, Teribus. That happened when Kucinich brought the bill to impeach to the floor of the house. As I said in that other thread, the only thing that remains to be seen is whether or not they continue. The hearings would be the continuation of what has already begun. |
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14 Dec 07 - 07:52 PM (#2215605) Subject: RE: BS: Congressman Wexler: Impeachment Petition From: Barry Finn Signed, & thanks Barry |
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14 Dec 07 - 09:18 PM (#2215638) Subject: RE: BS: Congressman Wexler: Impeachment Petition From: GUEST,Susu's Hubby Go ahead and sign it. It'll only take a couple of minutes out of your life that you will never reclaim. Hubby |
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14 Dec 07 - 09:43 PM (#2215655) Subject: RE: BS: Congressman Wexler: Impeachment Petition From: CarolC A more than worthwhile investment of a couple of minutes of my life. |
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14 Dec 07 - 09:49 PM (#2215664) Subject: RE: BS: Congressman Wexler: Impeachment Petition From: GUEST I'm happy for you. Let me know how it turns out. Hubby |
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14 Dec 07 - 09:51 PM (#2215666) Subject: RE: BS: Congressman Wexler: Impeachment Petition From: CarolC Ok. |