BS: A Declaration of Impeachment

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 08 Nov 06 - 05:54 PM

A delight for me, Barry. Loved hearing you sing and seeing you look so hale!

It remains to be seen whether the task is deemed worth the effort, politically. Lose one year of Bush and get a year of Cheney, barring a heart attack or hunting accident...


A

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: GUEST,Rich (bodhránai gan cookie)
Date: 08 Nov 06 - 05:44 PM

I'd just as soon leave him in office now.   With the house and possibly the senate out of his back pocket, he can't do much damage any more. More importantly, we gained lot of ground because folks are pissed at Bush. I'd just as soon we still have Bush for people to be pissed off at in 2008.


my $.02,

Rich

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Barry Finn
Date: 08 Nov 06 - 04:19 PM

Hi Amos
Nancy can't look as if she's pushing impeachment as Speaker she'd be 3rd in line to be President. So a "Push the Bush" (along with the VP) may look like a conflict of interest & self serving at the very least. BUT a push by a united front would be so fine. The Lame Ducks would be gone with their due in tow, she'd be the nations 1st female President & the whole government would be top heavy with Dem's. It would be very hard to make a case against the Dem's come the 2008 elections (as long as they took the bull by the horns & started reforming) & maybe at that time the republican party will be only a memory. I'd like to see Hillary & Obama run together in 2008 but I'd take the above scene as a better alt.

Nice metting you at the Getaway, BTW.

Barry

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 08 Nov 06 - 12:47 PM

From NewsMax.com

Some congressional leaders will push for President Bush's impeachment now that the Democrats have taken control of the House and possibly the Senate, former New York Mayor Ed Koch predicts.

"I expect that [Rep. John] Conyers as chairman [of the House Judiciary Committee], now with great freedom, will do anything he can to commence such impeachment or investigatory activity, and we'll see whether Pelosi will prevent it," Koch says.

Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in line to become the first female speaker of the House of Representatives in U.S. history, has said that impeachment proceedings against Bush are "off the table," according to a report in The Washington Post.

With the resounding Democratic victory on Tuesday, however, Conyers, D-Mich., is set to take over the chairmanship of the House Judiciary Committee.

Earlier this summer, Conyers issued a 350-page "investigative report" on the Bush administration that was widely viewed as a road map for Bush's impeachment if the Democrats took control of the House. Conyers charged that the Bush administration had violated "approximately 26 laws and regulations."

The Judiciary Committee would initiate any impeachment proceeding.

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Maybe, Old Guy, it was because FDR was pulling the country out of trouble into which it was pushed by rampant greed, and only got into a war footing when it was unavoidably pushe don him, by aggressors outside the country; and then, aimed it at the aggressors who started it.

Bush planned his war against Iraq from the first month he was in office, before 9-11, and had no similar justification, except for the butterflies in OPEC's stomach and the desire of Americanoil cartels to take certain oil shipments away from Aquitaine. And as far as rampant greed, Mister Bush has demonstrated repeatedly he is on its side, the "haves and the have-mores" as he so eloquently expressed it.

A

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Old Guy
Date: 02 Nov 06 - 12:46 AM

Hey Amos, how come they didn't impeach FDR for doing worse?

Reason: there wern't so many Liberal Crybabys back then.

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 02 Nov 06 - 12:23 AM

From the Boise, Idaho, Weekly, an excerpt from this piece .

Nice speech. But voters want Democrats to do more than talk next spring if they regain majority control. All of the Bush-era attacks on freedom and decency must go: the MCA, Detainee Treatment Act, Terrorist Surveillance Program Act legalizing spying on our phone calls and e-mail without a warrant, and the USA-Patriot Act. Concentration camps at Guantánamo, Bagram and Abu Ghraib, as well as the CIA's "secret prisons" in Eastern Europe and Central Asia and the vile program of "extraordinary renditions" (torture outsourcing) should be closed at once.

Impeach Bush. I was one of the few lefties to say it at the time: Bill Clinton deserved to be impeached. He lied under oath and he lied to the American people. George W. Bush makes Clinton look like a rank amateur. He stole two presidential elections, at least in part by hiring thugs to prevent black people from voting. He repeatedly told lies to deceive the public into fighting a disastrous, losing war. It's late and it's insufficient punishment, but if Bush doesn't merit impeachment, who does?

This year, casting your vote for a Democrat isn't enough to end the neo-fascist nightmare. The real work begins next spring, if and when Democrats assume control of Congress. It's up to us to hold them accountable--and vote them out if they let us down.

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Old Guy
Date: 31 Oct 06 - 10:19 PM

Subject: RE: BS: Mark Foley Scandal
From: Amos - PM
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 10:51 PM

ETHICS
Character Counts...
...Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi writes, "These past six years were more than just the most shameful, corrupt and incompetent period in the history of the American legislative branch. These were the years when the U.S. parliament became a historical punch line...a stable of thieves and perverts who committed crimes rolling out of bed in the morning and did their very best to turn the mighty American empire into a debt-laden, despotic backwater, a Burkina Faso with cable." The current congressional leadership has put its self-interest above the common good and has refused to clean house or pass meaningful ethics reform legislation.

Here is the ethical Matt Taibbi's recipe for horse sperm pie:

Equine Custard Cream Pie
1 ready-made pie crust
3 egg yolks
5 oz. fresh horse semen
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups whole milk
1/2 teaspoon coarse (kosher) salt
1 tablespoon butter (at room temperature)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

for the topping:
1 cup fresh or frozen (thawed) strawberries
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup milk

In a medium saucepan, beat the egg yolks.
Stir in the horse semen and sugar until well blended. Add the milk
and salt. Simmer on low heat for 5 to 7 minutes, until the custard
mixture begins to bubble and froth. Stir in the vanilla extract.
Keep in refrigerator for 2 to 4 hours to cool and Using an electric mixer,
whip the cream until the formation of stiff peaks.
With a spatula, gently fold the whipped cream into the cooled custard.
Final mixture should be semi-liquid, with the consistency of fairly runny pudding.
Pour the custard-cream mixture into the pie crust, filling almost to the top.
Using the tines of a fork, poke the surface of the custard repeatedly in order to form
tiny, meringue-like peaks. Keep in refrigerator until ready to serve.
To make the topping, mash the strawberries (raspberries may also be used) with a fork
or puree in a blender. Stir in the sugar. Add the milk gradually while stirring,
as much as the mixture will accept without becoming excessively runny.
Just before serving, pour the topping onto the pie in whatever pattern you desire.
Be sure not to cover the entire surface of the custard!
The topping is primarily a decorative accent, after all you
want your victim, assuming his palette is sufficiently well developed,
to be able to taste the horse sperm you took such pains to procure.

Good luck!

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Old Guy
Date: 31 Oct 06 - 09:46 AM

Amos:

I am just pointing out that the American Communist Party has the same ideology as yours.

They share your agenda.

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 30 Oct 06 - 02:15 PM

And from San Francisco's own Fog City Journal:

"...SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) - Mandatory sick pay, boosting the salaries of city leaders and a $450 million school bond measure are a few of the 11 ballot measures San Francisco voters are set to decide on in this year's general election.

The propositions range from policy changes to new taxes, from proposals with no fiscal impact to ordinances that could increase the cost of government by millions of dollars.
...
Proposition J would create a formal policy calling for the impeachment of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney."

Hmmmmmm

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 30 Oct 06 - 02:11 PM

..."The Bible does indeed make a clear distinction between good and evil, but the moral majority's issues are not the Bible's issues. The Bible stresses loving one's neighbor, sacrificing for others as Jesus did for us, showing compassion and mercy, forgiving, fulfilling one's responsibilities, charity to the poor, justice, truthfulness, humility.

Bush and Cheney are evil people, as are those around them. They murder, cheat, lie and steal, shamelessly and ruthlessly. They have amassed huge private fortunes through the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, at the expense of the American people, the lives of American soldiers, and of countless Iraqis and Afghanis, not to mention the great harm done by nuclear pollution, the destruction of the US reputation internationally, etc.

Now Bush and Cheney have forced through legislation that gives them absolute power and suspends the rule of law. They have utterly corrupted the Congress, and cowed the people into submissiveness through control of the media and "the war on terror".

We all must choose between good and evil. We like to think that people are a mixture, but there are those who make wicked choices consistently, and attain predatory positions of power where they do great harm. These people are evil, through and through. Perhaps they are redeemable, but it would take public repentance and an effort to undo some of the mischief and make reparations- highly unlikely, in the case of Bush and Cheney.

All public officials, including candidates for Congress, have to take an oath to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign AND DOMESTIC. Congress has a Constitutional duty to bring impeachment proceedings against blatant evildoers, Constitution-shredders, in the White House. Only 39 brave Congresspeople, out of 435, have signed on to Conyers HR 635, which would start the necessary investigation into impeachable offenses."...

From this page.


A

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 30 Oct 06 - 11:16 AM

From the Salem, Oregon StatesmanM/i>

"Soon, George Bush will have caused as many U.S. deaths as were suffered on 9/11. Such tragic loss might be necessary in a just, defensive war -- which the Iraq war is not.

The Bush administration used 9/11 so they could attack Iraq, create a puppet state and control Middle East politics and oil. Completely misunderstanding the nature of the region, their blunders have had the exact opposite effect: made the oil supply more unstable, created more terrorists, made Shiite Iran dominant and markedly increased the danger for the U.S. and the world.

I'm proud of our brave troops, doing a magnificent job under extremely difficult circumstances. However, this lieutenant colonel, USMC (retired) bitterly resents the 23,000 casualties, taken by my comrades-in-arms because of Bush's unnecessary rush to war.

The president preaches democracy to others but constantly curtails it with illegal king-like powers, undermining the constitution with warrantless searches, due-process restrictions, approving torture and rendition, destroying habeas corpus, etc.

How much more can real patriots take? Impeach the president. Vote out the congressional members who support war or freedom restrictions. Defend the Constitution. Save our checks and balances. Remember, one more Bush-nominated Supreme Court Justice and our democratic republic is lost.

-- Josh Reese, Salem"

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"How many more need to die before Bush is satisfied?

October 30, 2006

Mr. Bush, as president, is directly or indirectly responsible for thousands of deaths in Iraq, many of them U.S. soldiers. History will probably record him as being the worst president in the country's history.

How many more people will need to die before his pride and arrogance are satisfied?

-- Charles Faulk, Salem"


A

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 30 Oct 06 - 12:20 AM

Guy:

Go shoot yourself, buddy. Your hateful twisting is getting old, as are your Joe-McCarthy style tactics.

A

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Old Guy
Date: 29 Oct 06 - 09:47 PM

These Guys are singin' right along with Amos:

Youth Unite and Fight! - Young Communist League, USA - Who We Are!
                
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Author: YCL
        
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"Capitalism cannot reform itself; it is doomed to self-destruction.
No universal selfishness can bring social good to all."
—Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois African American scholar, activist and Communist

CAPITALISM
What do you call a system that promotes selfishness, exploitation, racism and police brutality, sexism, and homophobia? A system that wages unjust wars for profit, that robs young people of jobs and education, devastates our communities with drugs and poverty and destroys our environment?

What do you call a system that puts people out on the streets, lets children go hungry and leaves the sick and elderly without care? A system that allows a small minority to become obscenely wealthy and powerful, while the majority of people live in poverty and powerlessness?

Do you call it inhumane? Unjust? Crazy? You can call it that, or you can just call it capitalism.

Most young people think there's something wrong with "the system." There is. What's wrong is the system of capitalism itself. Under capitalism, the wealth produced by working people goes into the pockets of a small minority—the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

SOCIALISM
What do you call a system that promotes community, economic justice and equality, peace among nations, and outlaws racism, sexism, and homophobia?

What do you call a system that houses the homeless, feeds the hungry, takes care of the sick and elderly, rebuilds our cities and schools, provides jobs and education to all and puts the power of the government into the hands of the multi-racial working class?

Do you call it humane? Just? Rational? You can call it that, or you can just call it socialism.

We can build a system where the wealth produced by the people is owned by the people and services the people. That system is called socialism.

WHO WE ARE
The Young Communist League, USA is a multi-racial, working-class organization made up of youth who believe we can build a better world. We come from a variety of backgrounds, just like the young people of our country: we are employed and unemployed workers, we are high school and college students, we are Black, white, Latino, Asian, and Native American, we are gay and straight, we are women and men.

We struggle together for a socialist USA, for jobs for youth, against racism and oppression, for peace, for women's rights, for the right to an education for all, and more. We struggle for immediate reforms and at the same time we fight for a more fundamental revolution.

The ruling class has always tried to "divide and conquer." As communists, we understand that the real enemy is not each other—it's capitalism.

The capitalist class exploits working people and promotes division and confusion. The enemy is not unions, it is not immigrants, nor any other scapegoat. It's the corporations and banks that close factories, cut wages and benefits, and force people, especially youth, to work for minimum and sub-minimum wages or join the military in order to get an education or an income.

The enemy is not overseas. It is not the people of Iraq, Cuba, Venezuela, or China. The enemy is the ruling class right here at home. The ruling class profits from imperialist military interventions, while the sons and daughters of the workers of each country do all of the killing and the dying.



TIME FOR SOME ACTION!
The YCL knows how to fight. We are out in the streets marching, protesting and knocking on doors. We are working in our communities and building winning coalitions. We know that young people need to be united with the working class and the labor movement, and with the movements for racial and gender equality.

The YCL is a school of struggle, where we organize and educate each other to fight for our rights, to understand our world and how to change it. The YCL has solutions. The capitalists say that our solutions won't work, but that's because they bene•t from the existing arrangement of our world.

It is possible to solve the crisis facing young people. Together, we can:

    * Provide free, quality education and good jobs to all.
    * Outlaw racism, sexism and homophobia and promote understanding and peace.
    * Rebuild our communities. Provide recreation, sports and cultural opportunities for all.
    * End the drug and violence epidemic that is destroying our generation.
    * Tax the super-rich and corporations and shift the military's massive budget to social programs that benefit the people.
    * End all wars and acts of aggression. Build peace and international solidarity!



We struggle for socialism because it offers young people a future. Under capitalism it is possible to win small victories, but only under socialism will they be lasting. Socialism has real solutions to the problems of capitalism. But it won't come by itself. It will come through the struggles of the people and those who consciously work for it.

The united strength of working people of all races, of women and men, of gays and lesbians, of seniors, of youth and students, can solve the crisis of capitalism. It's time for some action!

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 23 Oct 06 - 10:52 AM

Local effort to impeach Bush continues
By Jennifer Huberdeau, North Adams Transcript
10/23/2006 06:28:33 AM EDT
Monday, October 23
NORTH ADAMS (VT) — The effort by two local men to put a resolution calling for the impeachment of President George W. Bush on the City Council agenda Tuesday night, Oct. 24, has failed, but Eric Buddington and Peter May aren't giving up.
They said yesterday that they plan to present the resolution during the open forum session at the end of the meeting, which begins at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall.

"We had thought for a couple of days that (Councilor) Richard Alcombright was going to put it on the agenda," Buddington said Friday night. "It appears that now he is not. He was going to put it on the agenda, even though he didn't support it. But he later said it didn't make sense for him to put something on the agenda if he didn't support it."

Buddington said both he and May will speak during open forum, knowing they will be limited to 2 minutes apiece, if recognized by Council President Gailanne M. Cariddi. Both men want Bush impeached on the grounds that he led the nation into war on false pretenses, has violated the Geneva Convention by allowing the torture of prisoners and has illegally allowed the wiretapping of American citizens by government agencies.

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 23 Oct 06 - 12:08 AM

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has pledged not to pursue impeachment of President George W. Bush if Democrats win the November election.

"Impeachment is off the table," said Pelosi in an interview aired Sunday on CBS "60 Minutes."

Asked if that was a pledge, Pelosi said it was.

"Yes, it is a pledge," she said. "Of course it is."

Pelosi called impeachment "a waste of time," and suggested Republicans -- who have controlled the House for 12 years -- would make political hay out of it if Democrats tried to impeach Bush.

"Wouldn't they just love it if we came in and our record as Democrats coming forth after 12 years is to talk about George Bush and Dick Cheney? This election is about them. This is a referendum on them. Making them lame ducks is good enough for me."

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Don Firth
Date: 22 Oct 06 - 02:58 PM

"If Clinton's mind had been on "the subject at hand" while speaking to Arafat on-the-phone; the Republicans would not be cleaning up Clinton's mess."

Okay, GUEST, here's how the Republicans are cleaning up "Clinton's mess."   Fasten your seat belt.

Don Firth

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 21 Oct 06 - 04:59 PM

A thoughtful interview by David Swanson with Dennis Loo, who wrote a handbook on Impeachment.

A

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 21 Oct 06 - 04:47 PM

See also Musical Bush Bashing.

Now it's a music thread!


A

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 21 Oct 06 - 04:43 PM

Between the Lines' Scott Harris
Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006 at 5:38 AM

[e-mail]   BETWEEN THE LINES c/o WPKN Radio 89.5 FM Bridgeport, Connecticut

...Violations of US Constitution~Interview with Elizabeth Holtzman, former congresswoman, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris

Former Watergate Era Congresswoman Advocates Impeachment of Bush for Violations of U.S. Constitution

Interview with Elizabeth Holtzman, former congresswoman, conducted by Scott Harris

As the prospects dimmed for continued Republican control of Congress in November's election, President Bush signed into law the controversial Military Commissions Act of 2006, affecting the treatment of U.S. held terrorist suspects in Guantanamo Naval base in Cuba and elsewhere. In comments made before signing the bill on Oct. 17, President Bush dedicated the legislation to the memory of the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11th.

The bill permits the exclusion of a defendant from his trial if classified evidence is being presented, and the admission of hearsay and coerced statements as evidence. The law prohibits a detainee from filing a habeas corpus petition challenging the legality of their detention in federal court. Another feature of the bill retroactively provides immunity from prosecution for U.S. personnel who engaged in harsh interrogation tactics from September 2001 to December 2005, while giving the president unilateral power to decide what constitutes a violation of Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions outlawing torture and cruel treatment.

The law also expands the definition of "unlawful enemy combatant" to include anyone who directly or indirectly supports hostilities against the United States and gives the president the power to declare U.S. citizens enemy combatants, subject to indefinite detention. The law is already being challenged for what critics maintain are serious violations of the U.S Constitution. Between the Lines' Scott Harris spoke with former four-term New York congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman, who served on the House judiciary Committee during impeachment proceedings against President Richard Nixon. She explains why she opposes the Military Commissions Act and why she believes the president should be impeached.

Former four-term New York congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman erved on the House Judiciary Committee during impeachment proceedings against President Richard Nixon. She is the author of "The Impeachment of George W. Bush: A Handbook for Concerned Citizens," published by Nation books. Related links:


Center for Constitutional Rights at
http://www.ccr-ny.org

National Lawyers Guild
http://www.nlg.org

Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org

Amnesty International
http://www.amnesty.org

People for the American Way at [phone] or visit their website at
http://www.pfaw.org

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Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 03:17 PM

From Richmond:

Loud, angry voices greet Bush
Hundreds of demonstrators turn up near Science Museum to vent anger at president

BY MARK BOWES
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER Oct 20, 2006



They came to protest President Bush, Sen. George Allen, the Iraqi war, the National Security Agency surveillance program and most everything else conservative and Republican.

They were mostly young and mostly white, and at times very vocal and very profane.

For several hours yesterday, a few hundred people gathered across the street from the Science Museum of Virginia to voice their displeasure in words and signs with Bush.

"Bush and Allen sitting in a tree, K-I-L-L-I-N-G!" the crowd chanted at one point as they awaited the presidential motorcade.

Raunchy signs -- many using language not permitted in a daily newspaper -- were as plentiful as the slogans.

When one man tried persuading protesters to be civil and tone down the hostility, he was shouted down with a crude anti-Bush chant.

Several took a more tactful approach, such as a well-dressed man in a corduroy sport jacket who quietly held a sign describing Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld as a war criminal.

"I'm a swing voter," said the man, Kerry Riley, who lives nearby. "I voted for Ronald Reagan and [am] proud of many Republican people in office, but not the likes of Dick Cheney, President Bush and Donald Rumsfeld and Karl Rove. I think they keep real bad company."

The Virginia Anti-War Network helped organize the protest, which drew 150 to 400 people at various stages, according to organizers and police estimates.

The purpose, said network spokesman Garrie Rouse, was "to get the message out that there are people that are opposed to Bush, the administration and what he represents. That's the main thing...."

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 10:23 AM

From Wisconsin:

Impeachement Resolution Meeting
WSAW Staff


Wisconsin Rapids will hold a town meeting to discuss a referendum that calls for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. Both Wisconsin Rapids and Pittsville voters will have the question on their November ballots.
The meeting will be Thursday (10/19) at the McMillan Memorial Library in Wisconsin Rapids, starting at 6:30 p.m. It's sponsored by the "Wood County Impeachment Coalition" and the "Wisconsin Impeachment & Bring Our Troops Home Referendum" groups.

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Barry Finn
Date: 17 Oct 06 - 02:46 AM

Urbane Guerrilla, I thought as much, it really shows. Now you just need to get over it, get on with a life & you'll see things more clearly.
Good luck

Barry

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 17 Oct 06 - 02:32 AM

From the Wisconsin State Journal:

...Few other states allow such homegrown referendum efforts. Last April, voters in 24 of 32 Wisconsin communities - including Madison, Baraboo, Mount Horeb, Evansville and La Crosse - supported anti-war referendums.

The referendum is a local tool, and state election authorities do not keep track of which municipalities have scheduled war-related questions. But at least 13 communities are known to have such ballot questions. In addition to Ozaukee County, those include Boscobel, Fox Point, Lake Delton, Middleton, Milwaukee, Pittsville, Racine, South Milwaukee, the town of Springdale, Viroqua and Wauwatosa.

Referendums in Wisconsin Rapids and Pittsville call for an impeachment investigation of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. An anti- war referendum had been scheduled in Glendale, but a court decision last week resulted in the vote being postponed until April.


From CBS News coverage of the Virginia senatorial campaign:

Webb on Monday called John Warner a friend and said he believes his positions hold more in common with John Warner's than Allen's.

Webb noted that John Warner recently offered a sober assessment of the situation in Iraq and said the Bush administration may need to consider a "change of course" if the Iraqi government cannot stabilize the situation in the next few months. Webb has consistently criticized Bush's decision to invade Iraq and his handling of the war and subsequent occupation.

Webb also cited John Warner's support for embryonic stem-cell research, which Allen has opposed.

But Allen's spokesman noted that John Warner and Allen recently have staked out similar positions on Iraq.

"George Allen made it clear that he and Sen. Warner absolutely agree on Iraq," Wadhams said.

Webb and Mark Warner fielded questions Monday at a town hall forum in Greenspring Village, a well-heeled retirement community of nearly 2,000 near Springfield that is its own voting precinct and routinely has among the highest voter turnout in the state. Last year, Democrat Tim Kaine carried the precinct by about 20 points, similar to his margin of victory in the rest of Fairfax County.

Most of the questions from the audience of nearly 300 were about Iraq. When one resident asked whether Webb would vote to impeach Bush, Webb responded that he would do "everything in my power to bring accountability to what has happened on a variety of fronts in this administration." When the resident pointed out that Webb had not answered the question, Webb simply smiled in response.

ANd from a whimsy piece by David Wallichinsky:

People who come of age when the president is a Democrat are more likely to identify with the Democratic Party for the rest of their lives, and people who come of age when a Republican is in the White House are more likely to become life-long Republicans. The only major exception was during the Nixon years, when support for the Democrats increased...the only exception, that is, until now. The Pew survey shows that the Americans who are currently most likely to support the Democrats are those in the youngest age group, those who reached the age of 20 during the presidency of George W. Bush. In other words, George W. Bush is the greatest recruiting tool the Democratic Party has ever had. No wonder the Democrats don't want to impeach him.
So the question is: Is George W. Bush really a Democratic mole who has infiltrated deep inside the ranks of the Republican Party in order to destroy that party from within? If this is the case, he is doing a great job.

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 16 Oct 06 - 10:18 AM

From the Oakland (CA) Tribune:

"Berkeley residents won't just vote on taxes next month,they also will weigh in on impeaching the president and vice president, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and tightening an already restrictive landmarks preservation ordinance.
Of the 17 local measures on the Alameda County ballot Nov. 7, Berkeley has more than one-third. Berkeley measures E, F G, H, I and J all need a simple majority to pass. Here is what they would do, if passed:

Measure H would make Berkeley the first city in the nation to petition the House of Representatives to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.

"Berkeley is a place where things begin," said Mayor Tom Bates when the measure was approved for the ballot. "It was the first place in the nation that called for divestment from South Africa. It was the first city in the nation to have curb cuts for disabled people. We were the first city in the nation to have dog parks and the first city in the nation to really protest the Vietnam War." ...

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Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 16 Oct 06 - 10:16 AM

From The Olympian:

"It's time to talk about impeachment. With his latest push to make torture legal, and retroactively excuse the criminal acts of persons in his administration, President Bush has proven once again that his continuation in office is destructive to all that is truly American.

He and his agents lied us into an ill-conceived and completely unnecessary war in Iraq. He authorized illegal wire-tapping of American citizens, and illegal and immoral detention and torture of thousands in many places around the world. He treats core American values, the concepts of "the rule of law" and "checks and balances," as luxuries to be dispensed with as soon as times get tough. This most secretive administration has consistently and aggressively pushed to make the executive branch unilaterally dominant.

Beyond criminal behavior is the issue of incompetence. Examples are numerous, from the failure to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden and adequately maintain support for Afghanistan, the complete lack of foresight and planning for the aftermath of the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime, to the utter incompetence shown before and after hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This administration has demonstrated that they are not up to the task of governing.

We need to change directions. President Bush's refusal to hold any of his staff accountable means we must hold him accountable. It is the responsibility of our legislators and all of us as citizens to take back control of our national government.

If we truly believe in the Constitution, we can't wait for 2008."

Ken Brown, Olympia

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: GUEST,Urbane Guerrilla
Date: 16 Oct 06 - 01:19 AM

Barry, that sort of challenge is one I can easily answer: I spent nine years in my country's service in the Naval Security Group and have two awards Navy Expeditionary Medal to show for it, one for service in support of the unsuccessful Iranian hostage rescue mission -- we thought we were going to war that morning; the other for secretive spooky doings off the coast of a then-hostile nation.

You?

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 16 Oct 06 - 12:24 AM

From http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/10/15/18320547.php

In Impeach the President: The Case Against Bush and Cheney, edited by Dennis Loo and Peter Phillips, left-wing professors, journalists, and activists present a 300-page, 12-count indictment.

It is for the most part a sound indictment. A conservative American constitutionalist who loves his country can find little in the case for impeachment to take exception to.

Despite the strength of the case for impeachment, I do not think it will happen, because Bush has convinced Americans that his crimes against truth, the U.S. Constitution, and the Geneva Conventions are necessary measures in the "war against terrorists." As long as Americans understand 9/11 as an attack on America by "Islamo-fascism," the executive branch will have wide latitude in usurping liberty.

Seymour Hersh in his book Chain of Command asks,

"How did eight or nine neoconservatives redirect the government and rearrange long-standing American priorities and policies with so much ease? How did they overcome the bureaucracy, intimidate the press, mislead the Congress, and dominate the military? Is our democracy that fragile?"

"How indeed?" ask the editors of Impeach the President. Their answer seems to be that the Democrats have been intimidated and "truth and facts have been barricaded off from reaching most of the American people." The editors have faith in the American people to do the right thing if only they can find out the truth.

It is refreshing to see that the Left, unlike the neoconservatives, believes in the American system. However, as Claes Ryn indicates in his book America the Virtuous, it would appear that the American system has been eroded over the decades by the rise of the new Jacobin ideology known as neoconservatism.

In columns available on Antiwar.com on Oct. 12, Leon Hadar and William S. Lind point out that the Democrats are as neoconized as the neoconized Republicans. There is no difference.

At a recent conference hosted by the journal The National Interest, it was the Democrat Will Marshall, president and founder of the Progressive Policy Institute, who sounded like Richard Perle and William Kristol, not the Republican Stefan Halper, who served in the Reagan administration. Halper presented a devastating critique of Bush's neocon foreign policy.

The problem is not that the Democrats are intimidated. The problem is that the Democrats are part of the problem. The editors of Impeach the President indirectly acknowledge this fact when they report that Congress "looked the other way" when Bush acknowledged that he lied to cover up his felony of illegally spying on U.S. citizens and declared the real criminal to be the NSA official who blew the whistle. Democrats, no less than Republicans, have permitted the Bush regime to violate the separation of powers and the rule of law. A branch of government that no longer defends its power is a branch of government that no longer believes in its power. Just as the Reichstag faded away for Hitler, the U.S. Congress has faded away for the Bush administration.

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 13 Oct 06 - 08:06 PM

Viewpoints: Impeach Bush? Maybe Not.

by James J. Devine

People clamoring for the impeachment of President George W. Bush over his myriad failures, poor judgment and declining credibility would do well to consider some of the alternatives to a Bush presidency.

In 1947 the rules for the current Presidential Order of Succession were established. Below is the list of who would take over as President in the event that Bush should be unable to hold office:

• Vice President Richard Cheney

• Speaker of the House John Dennis Hastert

• President pro tempore of the Senate Ted Stevens

• Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

• Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

• Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld

• Attorney General Alberto Gonzales

• Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne

• Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns

• Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez

• Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao

• Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt

• Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson

• Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters

• Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman

• Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings

• Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson

• Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff

Bush's immediate successor, Vice President Richard Cheney appears largely responsible for spreading misinformation that led to the ill-fated American invasion of Iraq and the treasonous exposure of an undercover CIA agent.

Third on the list, House Speaker Dennis Hastert is under fire in connection with a possible cover-up of former Rep. Mark Foley's inappropriate conduct with congressional pages. Hastert's office was notified before 2005 about Foley's inappropriate behavior, according to Kirk Fordham, a former aide to Foley who resigned last week as chief of staff to Rep. Tom Reynolds, chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 10 Oct 06 - 04:46 PM

YEah, and they eat little babies, too... :D


A

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Donuel
Date: 10 Oct 06 - 04:41 PM

Impeaching a populist democratic president is fine.
However if you try to impeach a right wing president, gunfire will be the predominant and indiscriminant means by which right wingers will cast their vote against Impeachment supporters.

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 10 Oct 06 - 09:20 AM

Ugh, UG. Looking in a mirror?

A

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Barry Finn
Date: 10 Oct 06 - 03:14 AM

Urbane Guerrilla, are you a vet & could you explain who the shitheads are & who are the lazy asses? You not making yourself clear enough. I can tell where you're coming from but maybe with your type of verbal assassinations you can go elsewhere.

Barry

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: GUEST,Urbane Guerrilla
Date: 10 Oct 06 - 03:01 AM

Phooey. Veterans For Peace is more correctly called Veterans for Losing the War With the Shitheads Immediately.

If you won't fight against anti-democrats (which is NOT what the Republican Party is, whatever its several failings) who assume they can outlast the democratic states of the world, who the hell WILL you fight, and why are you such a lazy ass?

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 09 Oct 06 - 01:35 PM

Dennis Morrisseau
Lieutenant Morrisseau's Rebellion
Running AT Congress (in VT)
[phone] [e-mail]
www.2LTMorrisseau.com
www.impeachbush.tv/editorials/dmorso_050819.html
PO Box 177, W. Pawlet, VT 05775



www.2LTmorrisseau.com

The Lieutenant is a candidate for Congress in Vermont running under this ballot line: Impeach Bush Now. He has called for impeachment of both Bush & Cheney. He is recruiting other "decent and able Citizens" to run for Congress with him, without regard to political party. The goal is to remove all present incumbents from Congress, again without regard to party. He call's this effort "Lieutenant Morrisseau's Rebellion".

(From Op-Ed NEws)

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 09 Oct 06 - 01:33 PM

The Genius of John Nichols (excerpt:

"With "The Genius of Impeachment: The Founders' Cure for Royalism," John Nichols has produced a masterpiece that should be required reading in every high school and college in the United States. Unlike several recently published books, this is not an argument for impeaching Bush, not a list of charges, not a rough draft of articles of impeachment. Rather, "Genius" is a history and portrait of the practice of impeachment, a practice that has been used far longer, far more often, and with far greater importance than most of us imagine.

Nichols makes an overwhelming case that the regular use of impeachment is necessary for the survival of our constitutional government, that impeachment proceedings usually have beneficial consequences even if unsuccessful, that promotion of impeachment is not nearly as politically risky as is failure to do so when it is merited, that a move to impeach Bush in the U.S. House would be greeted with enthusiastic public support, and that failure to impeach Bush would contribute to an ongoing dangerous expansion of executive power from which our system of government might not recover.

Did you know that articles of impeachment have been filed against nine U.S. presidents? Did you know that in seven cases, Republicans or Whigs were either the chief sponsors or major supporters of impeachment? Did you know that Republicans, in a minority, concerned about the rule of law and the presidential seizure of wartime powers, launched a major effort to impeach President Truman, an effort that ended only when the Supreme Court took up the same concerns and ruled against Truman (and Congress and the President obeyed the Supreme Court)? Did you know this effort benefited the Republicans in the next election?

Did you know that Republicans who put the Constitution above a Republican president cast the votes that sealed President Nixon's fate? Of course, they did so only after the Democrats had acted.

While Nichols covers the history of impeachment from the 1300s on, including recent efforts to impeach Prime Minister Tony Blair, obsessed with the present as I am, I want to pull out a few of Nichols' remarks on the recent history of the Democratic Party in the United States. These will not mean as much in isolation; you really must read the book. "

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Don Firth
Date: 06 Oct 06 - 06:49 PM

From the upper left-hand corner of the country:

The Seattle Times
Friday, October 06, 2006

Administration foes step out statewide
By Tan Vinh
Seattle Times staff reporter

(with 8 photos - click links above photo on right)

Scores of anti-war activists, environmentalists and high-school students marched from the University of Washington campus to Capitol Hill and then to downtown Seattle Thursday, berating President Bush for everything from his management of the Iraq war to the handling of Hurricane Katrina.

Across the state, more than 250 related demonstrations were held, including rallies in Bellingham, Everett, Tacoma, Olympia, Wenatchee and Spokane, said organizers of the National Day of Mass Resistance. They said protests also were held as far away as Switzerland and Nepal.

The rest of the story HERE

Don Firth

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 06 Oct 06 - 02:43 PM

NewsFlash Home | More Oregon News

Protesters march through downtown Portland
10/5/2006, 4:07 p.m. PT
The Associated Press   

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — At least seven people were detained during a protest march through downtown Portland streets Thursday afternoon, one of several such rallies nationwide against the Bush administration.

Police, some afoot and others on bicycles and horses, monitored the marchers, who had a permit. Some officers were in riot gear.

The crowd numbered 700 to 800, most of college age. The throng made several stops, including the federal courthouse and the offices of The Oregonian newspaper.

The protesters who were detained apparently did not follow police instruction to get out of the street.

Protesters chanted "Impeach Bush" and carried signs, including one that read: "We Can't Wait for 2008."

There were reports of similar rallies in New York and Chicago. The Portland chapter of the group sponsoring the rally called itself the "World Can't Wait PDX."

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 06 Oct 06 - 11:03 AM

From Shortnews.com:

"Thousands Participate in Mass Anti-Bush Demonstrations

More then 200 cities participated today in a nationwide protest of President Bush. From Seattle to New York protesters executed their rights to free speech and called the Bush Administration's policies a crime-- and called for his impeachment.   

Thousands flooded Chicago with an estimated 800+ chanting "Impeach Bush" and "We Cant Wait for 2008" in Oregon. Dozens walked out of class at UNC. A variety of protest organizers had much to say.   

"We are turning the corner in bringing forward a mass movement of resistance to drive out the Bush regime." said one. Others were just happy to participate. "That's how we got our civil rights; if we didn't protest we wouldn't be Americans."

"

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 06 Oct 06 - 09:56 AM

October 6, 2006 at 03:00:17

UNTIL WE STAND UP TO IMPEACH BUSH WE WILL NEVER REGAIN POWER

by thepen

http://www.opednews.com

ACTION PAGE: http://www.peaceteam.net/pnum306.php

With all the talk lately about "woulda, shoulda, coulda", it's time to again remind our members of Congress that they have ALSO failed in the oversight of our runaway dictator under the guise of president.

Yet again this week, in signing the new Homeland Security spending bill, Bush felt obliged to attach a signing statement with what has now become a stock disclaimer reserving the right to interpret it "in a manner consistent with the president's Constitutional authority to supervise the unitary executive branch." THERE IS NO SUCH AUTHORITY!!!

The administration's own legal counsel now admits that these signing statements are INTENDED as an illegal line item veto, a stealth and profoundly unconstitutional seizure of power, an utterly blatant disregard of the authority of Congress to make law. And yet the president is not still confronted by the Congress he so belittles.

To confront the president. THAT is the first thing that must happen. And that is why it is so important that we get as much exposure for the new Lie/Die TV spots of the Peace Team, calling the Bush administration out on their Iraq lies. First we must confront. And only then will the rest of our friends and neighbors see for themselves just how far Bush has gone to abuse the power intended by the founders.

By getting as many of the Lie/Die spots on the air as possible, and now 12 members of the Peace Team have already produced their own versions, we can get the word out that there ARE candidates with courage, who WILL stand up to the Bush administration. Only by standing up now and not backing down can we win the votes of those who also are troubled by the Bush lies, but who need to see our strength before trusting us with the necessary corrective power. ...

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 06 Oct 06 - 09:34 AM

From the Times:

...While foreign investors were putting up most of the $1.5 trillion the federal government has borrowed since 2001, they were also snapping up hundreds of billions of dollars in private sector securities, transactions that have been a big source of the easy money that allowed Americans to borrow heavily against their homes.

The result, as The Wall Street Journal reported last week, is that for the first time in at least 90 years, the United States is now paying noticeably more to foreign creditors than it receives from its investments abroad. That is a momentous shift. It means that a growing share of America's future collective income will flow abroad, leading to a lower standard of living in the United States than would otherwise have been achieved. Americans deserve better than this financial mess.

---

Bankruptcy...intellectual, ethical, emotional, political AND fiscal.. seems to be the common denominator of this Administration's track record.

A

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 06 Oct 06 - 09:02 AM

AP reports:

...Hundreds of people called the Bush administration's policies a crime and held up yellow police tape in front of the White House on Thursday amid a nationwide day of protest against the president.

The 500 demonstrators were among many who gathered for similar events in more than 200 cities to protest Bush on issues ranging from global warming to the war in Iraq.

"We are turning the corner in bringing forward a mass movement of resistance to drive out the Bush regime," said organizer Travis Morales with the activist group World Can't Wait.

Some dressed in costume, including a hooded prisoner in an orange jumpsuit, a devilish rendition of President Bush and two grim reapers. One man wore a red cheerleader outfit with "Radical" emblazoned on the jersey.

The demonstrators held up yellow police tape along a three-block stretch in front of the White House.

Thousands of protesters clogged New York City's streets as they marched from the United Nations headquarters. Some people lay down in the middle of the street, while others carried signs saying "Expose 9/11" and "This war should be over." They also handed out fliers reading, "Drive out the Bush regime."

Lydia Sugarman, 82, of Manhattan, said she believed in the power of demonstrating.

"That's how we got our civil rights," she said. "If we didn't protest we wouldn't be Americans."

...

World Can't Wait was founded in 2005 and has organized several marches since then, including a nationwide protest coinciding with Bush's State of the Union address in January, according to the group's Web site. Supporters listed on the site include Edward Asner, Ed Begley Jr. and Jane Fonda and activists such as the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Rev. Al Sharpton and Cindy Sheehan.

...

The march through Seattle's streets was peaceful as protesters chanted, waved signs and wore costumes mocking administration officials. One woman dressed as a pageant queen with a sash that read, "I Miss America."

In Portland, Ore., at least 10 people were detained because they did not follow police instruction to get out of the street during a protest march through downtown.
...
An estimated 800 people, mostly college age, chanted "Impeach Bush" and carried signs, including one that read: "We Can't Wait for 2008."

Hundreds marched in Los Angeles, carrying caskets draped in U.S. flags to a federal courthouse, where protesters held a mock marriage of church and state.

In Asheville, N.C., dozens of University of North Carolina students walked out of classes. In Chicago, thousands of people flooded Michigan Avenue waving anti-Bush signs.

...

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 05 Oct 06 - 11:24 PM

And about 100 more under the rubric, "You might be a Republican if...."


A

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: katlaughing
Date: 05 Oct 06 - 01:37 PM

Another good reason to impeach: Iraq for Sale

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 05 Oct 06 - 01:15 PM

From Keene, New Hampshire:

Alleged constitutional abuses discussed at Keene school meeting

By MARTHA ALLEN, Enterprise Correspondent



KEENE VALLEY — Discussion of alleged abuses of the United States Constitution by the Bush administration grew intense Tuesday evening in the Keene Central School auditorium, where about 50 people gathered for a public informational meeting.

Some people in the audience compared the talk to a high-school civics class.

The meeting was hosted by the Ad-hoc Committee of Concerned Citizens of Keene: Lorraine Duvall, Baird Edmonds, Barbara Kaufman, Martha Lee Owen, Adrienne Ratigan and Monique Weston.

The AHCCC approached the Keene town board during its regular August meeting to ask board members to pass two resolutions asking the U.S. House of Representatives to investigate abuses of the rule of law by the current administration. The resolutions addressed "civil liberties and the separation of powers" and "war and terrorism."

The board declined to vote on the resolutions at that time, but agreed to hold a public informational meeting and suggested that meanwhile the AHCCC might work to put the resolutions before the voters on the ballot in November.

Lorraine Duvall, AHCCC chair, told participants at the informational meeting that the group has learned that it is illegal in New York state for citizens to put issues before the public on a ballot, although this has been done at the local level in other states, including Vermont and California. Eight Vermont towns and eight California towns have held meetings to protest constitutional abuse by the Bush Administration, as have the New York towns of Plattsburgh, Woodstock and New Paltz, she said.

The plan now, she explained, is to get as many Keene voters'
signatures as possible to present to the Keene town board at its monthly meeting Oct. 10, asking its members again to pass the two resolutions. By her reckoning, 300 signatures would represent a majority of Keene voters.

Board member Marcy Neville spoke from the audience.

"The resolutions are asking for an investigation. People (in Keene) are asking for us to vote on their behalf," she said. "I did
take an oath to support the Constitution of the United States, and I think that our Constitution is being flushed down the toilet."

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 03 Oct 06 - 10:39 AM

Tuesday, October 3, 2006
New Paltz board: Impeach Bush



NEW PALTZ — Impeach Bush? Yes, says the New Paltz town board.

The board voted 5-0 last week in favor of a resolution calling for the impeachment of the president. Grounds for impeachment listed in the resolution were taken from a list of 13 legal violations compiled by groups who also support Bush's impeachment.

"I'd say it's an unfortunate time in our history that we have to do this," Councilman Jim Bacon said.

While a majority vote in the U.S. House of Representatives is required to initiate a trial and a two-thirds vote by members present in the U.S. Senate is necessary for a president's removal from office, town resident Bob Hughes said the resolution sends a message to those at the state and federal levels.

"It becomes collective with the growing number of resolutions," he said. "It brings nationwide attention to the legal actions possible."

Hughes had presented the resolution to the board.

Sixteen state political action committees and 24 cities and towns across the United States have approved the resolution.

In New York, the Town of Woodstock, the City of Plattsburgh and Village of New Paltz have all passed similar resolutions.

(From the Pughkeepsie, New York, Journal)

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Barry Finn
Date: 03 Oct 06 - 03:24 AM

A few things on that vote. I watched it & it was pretty much a party line vote, the dems were over run by reps, 35 to 65. Of course there were a few out to lunch dems like Joe Liberation D-Conn that towed the Bush line.
And MoveOn.org is doing much the same as the Longhouse Coalition on trying to keep the public aware of who is worth backing in the coming elections, hopefully these & other groups can start pooling or sharing their resources & potential & come as one under a big umbrella, in the end we all want the same thing, the above & more.

Barry

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 02 Oct 06 - 04:20 AM

A BROOMSTICK REVOLUTION

The Bush junta has stolen two presidential elections, and now has dismantled the most basic rights of citizens under the guise of "fighting the war on terror". Our country, our heritage, our Constitution has been taken over by ruthless people, who care only about power and money.



The shameful "Military Tribunal" bills passed by Congress last week shows that its members, of both parties, are utterly craven and corrupt. The Democrats could have organized a Senate filibuster of the bills that Gitmo-ize us all, but they didn't even try. Both parties are in league with the "devil in the White House", to quote Hugo Chavez.



We need a clean sweep in Congress this November, getting rid of all the incumbents who are not actively opposing the tyranny being imposed upon us. We need to vote in true Representatives of "we the people", who will make it the first order of business to impeach Bush and Cheney.



This is our very last chance to remain a free people.



The Longhouse Coalition is collecting all candidates for Congress, of whatever party, who will serve the people rather than the super-rich. Our members are Democrats, Independents, Greens. We are up and running. We will not split the "left", as we are reserving seats for good incumbents and candidates. With Creator's help, we'll replace this rotten Congress of pandering politicians with a group of people who are dedicated to peace, freedom, and the wellbeing of "we the people".



The Solidarity Movement in Poland was able to replace the oppressive Communist regime with a people's government, that was put into office peacefully and legally, through the electoral process.



Our situation is identical. A core group of 6 internet activists have been planning the Longhouse Coalition for a year, and worked tirelessly to put it into effect. The bandwagon is rolling! Many people are now working together to recruit candidates, both on the ballot and write-ins. Our numbers are growing rapidly.



To learn details, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/longhouse_coalition_info/

The files there contain our platform, an introduction to our strategy, list of member candidates- all of whom have endorsed the platform-, a list of seats we have reserved for candidates who have not yet joined, and other important information



Some highlights of the platform:

1) IMPEACH BUSH AND CHENEY

2) Peace- leave Iraq and Afghanistan, support UN peacekeeping forces, uphold international peace treaties like the Geneva Conventions and the Nonproliferation Treaty, defund the military.

3) Environment- join the Kyoto treaty, switch to clean, renewable energy, clean up pollutants, get rid of toxics.

4) Land- return a portion (30-45%) of National Forests to Native Americans to redress a historic wrong, change the tax structure to favor small farmers over agribusiness.

5) "Moral issues" - prochoice- make birth control more available, legalize all natural substances.



This is a battle for life, for survival of a habitable planet. We can no longer ignore global warming and the threat of nuclear war. It's a spiritual battle, has to be if we are to avoid the literal Armageddon, nuclear holocaust, with which the warmongering plutocrats keep threatening us. The organizers of the Longhouse Coalition are in constant prayer to our Creator.



We are thankful that Creator has blessed us with a Constitution that safeguards human rights and dignity, and enables us to live in peace. We are using the tools given us by the Founding Fathers- the right of any citizen to run for Congress, and the right of the people to impeach members of the Executive Branch who commit high crimes and misdemeanors. What we are doing is peaceful, legal and democratic.



Where does the name come from? The Longhouse was the meeting place of the Iroquois Federation, where they made their laws. Ben Franklin attended many of their meetings, and brought the principles of Iroquois government to the Constitional Convention. The emphasis on human equality and protection of basic people's rights in our Constitution come from the original Longhouse, or Haudenosaunee. In fact, "we the people" is a Native American, not a Europen concept- England and European countries were still ruled by kings and aristocrats in 1776. Thus our Congress is a direct descendant of the Longhouse.



To learn more, email us at [e-mail] with your questions, comments, assistance.



http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eastbayimpeach

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: katlaughing
Date: 30 Sep 06 - 11:41 PM

September 29, 2006

A video has surfaced from Iraq that appears to show troops abandoning a civilian truck convoy during an attack by insurgents. This has the Virginia National Guard under scrutiny.

The video begins with a supply convoy taking a trip north of Baghdad. Preston Wheeler a Haliburton driver was shooting the video. It was a routine mission until the convoy took a wrong turn and was attacked by insurgents.

Wheeler's truck was disabled and he saw his military escorts leave the scene. Then insurgents killed one of the other drivers in cold blood. Three drivers were killed that day.

Wheeler said he felt abandoned and waited 40 minutes before rescued.

"Why didn't the gun truck behind me stop? If the gun truck in front of me stopped and secure that area, then guys would not be executed if the military had followed their protocol, which they call it," said Wheeler.

But a formal investigation by the U.S. military found the soldiers did follow their training by not stopping until they could safely counter-attack.

"They didn't leave the scene. They pulled up out of the kill zone and established a security defensive line so that they could continue to fire and protect the convoy." sad Lt Colonel Michelle Martin, spokesperson for the Multi-National Force-Iraq .

The investigation also concluded that the military's action saved the lives of two contractors including Wheeler.

The Virginia Guard officials confirmed that its 1173rd Transportation Company was on active federal status at the time and under a higher command. That company is based in Martinsville and Rocky Mount, Virginia.

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: katlaughing
Date: 30 Sep 06 - 11:38 PM

I've posted this to another thread, but i think it is appropriate in this one, too:

In Case I Disappear
By William Rivers Pitt
t r u t h o u t | Perspective

Friday 29 September 2006

I have been told a thousand times at least, in the years I have
spent reporting on the astonishing and repugnant abuses, lies and
failures of the Bush administration, to watch my back. "Be careful,"
people always tell me. "These people are capable of anything. Stay
off small planes, make sure you aren't being followed." A running
joke between my mother and me is that she has a "safe room" set up
for me in her cabin in the woods, in the event I have to flee
because of something I wrote or said.

I always laughed and shook my head whenever I heard this stuff.
Extreme paranoia wrapped in the tinfoil of conspiracy, I thought.
This is still America, and these Bush fools will soon pass into
history, I thought. I am a citizen, and the First Amendment hasn't
yet been red-lined, I thought.

Matters are different now.

It seems, perhaps, that the people who warned me were not so
paranoid. It seems, perhaps, that I was not paranoid enough.
Legislation passed by the Republican House and Senate, legislation
now marching up to the Republican White House for signature, has
shattered a number of bedrock legal protections for suspects,
prisoners, and pretty much anyone else George W. Bush deems to be an
enemy.

So much of this legislation is wretched on the surface. Habeas
corpus has been suspended for detainees suspected of terrorism or of
aiding terrorism, so the Magna Carta-era rule that a person can face
his accusers is now gone. Once a suspect has been thrown into
prison, he does not have the right to a trial by his peers Suspects
cannot even stand in representation of themselves, another ancient
protection, but must accept a military lawyer as their defender.

Illegally-obtained evidence can be used against suspects, whether
that illegal evidence was gathered abroad or right here at home. To
my way of thinking, this pretty much eradicates our security in
persons, houses, papers, and effects, as stated in the Fourth
Amendment, against illegal searches and seizures.

Speaking of collecting evidence, the torture of suspects and
detainees has been broadly protected by this new legislation. While
it tries to delineate what is and is not acceptable treatment of
detainees, in the end, it gives George W. Bush the final word on
what constitutes torture. US officials who use cruel, inhumane or
degrading treatment to extract information from detainees are now
shielded from prosecution.

It was two Supreme Court decisions, Hamdi v. Rumsfeld and Hamdan v.
Rumsfeld, that compelled the creation of this legislation. The Hamdi
decision held that a prisoner has the right of habeas corpus, and
can challenge his detention before an impartial judge. The Hamdan
decision held that the military commissions set up to try detainees
violated both the Uniform Code of Military Justice and the Geneva
Conventions

In short, the Supreme Court wiped out virtually every legal argument
the Bush administration put forth to defend its extraordinary and
dangerous behavior. The passage of this legislation came after a
scramble by Republicans to paper over the torture and murder of a
number of detainees. As columnist Molly Ivins wrote on
Wednesday, "Of the over 700 prisoners sent to Gitmo, only 10 have
ever been formally charged with anything. Among other things, this
bill is a CYA for torture of the innocent that has already taken
place."

It seems almost certain that, at some point, the Supreme Court will
hear a case to challenge the legality of this legislation, but even
this is questionable. If a detainee is not allowed access to a fair
trial or to the evidence against him, how can he bring a legal
challenge to a court? The legislation, in anticipation of court
challenges like Hamdi and Hamdan, even includes severe restrictions
on judicial review over the legislation itself.

The Republicans in Congress have managed, at the behest of Mr. Bush,
to draft a bill that all but erases the judicial branch of the
government. Time will tell whether this aspect, along with all the
others, will withstand legal challenges. If such a challenge comes,
it will take time, and meanwhile there is this bill. All of the
above is deplorable on its face, indefensible in a nation that
prides itself on Constitutional rights, protections and the rule of
law.

Underneath all this, however, is where the paranoia sets in.

Underneath all this is the definition of "enemy combatant" that has
been established by this legislation. An "enemy combatant" is now no
longer just someone captured "during an armed conflict" against our
forces. Thanks to this legislation, George W. Bush is now able to
designate as an "enemy combatant" anyone who has "purposefully and
materially supported hostilities against the United States."

Consider that language a moment. "Purposefully and materially
supported hostilities against the United States" is in the eye of
the beholder, and this administration has proven itself to be
astonishingly impatient with criticism of any kind. The broad powers
given to Bush by this legislation allow him to capture, indefinitely
detain, and refuse a hearing to any American citizen who speaks out
against Iraq or any other part of the so-called "War on Terror."

If you write a letter to the editor attacking Bush, you could be
deemed as purposefully and materially supporting hostilities against
the United States. If you organize or join a public demonstration
against Iraq, or against the administration, the same designation
could befall you. One dark-comedy aspect of the legislation is that
senators or House members who publicly disagree with Bush, criticize
him, or organize investigations into his dealings could be placed
under the same designation. In effect, Congress just gave Bush the
power to lock them up.

By writing this essay, I could be deemed an "enemy combatant." It's
that simple, and very soon, it will be the law. I always laughed
when people told me to be careful. I'm not laughing anymore.

In case I disappear, remember this. America is an idea, a dream, and
that is all. We have borders and armies and citizens and commerce
and industry, but all this merely makes us like every other nation
on this Earth. What separates us is the idea, the simple idea, that
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are our organizing
principles. We can think as we please, speak as we please, write as
we please, worship as we please, go where we please. We are
protected from the kinds of tyranny that inspired our creation as a
nation in the first place.

That was the idea. That was the dream. It may all be over now, but
once upon a time, it existed. No good idea ever truly dies. The
dream was here, and so was I, and so were you.

Subject: RE: BS: A Declaration of Impeachment
From: Amos
Date: 30 Sep 06 - 09:15 PM

From the Charlotte Observer:

8:31 pm | War rally at park peaceful
MARCIE YOUNG
[e-mail]
An afternoon rally held one week after police clashed with anti-war protesters uptown remained peaceful Saturday at Charlotte's Freedom Park.

Event organizers, including members of the Green Party and the Action Center for Justice, feared a repeat of last week's Human Rights Fest, where Charlotte-Mecklenburg police arrested six protesters at Trade and Tryon streets.

Police say last week's rally got out of control when protesters refused to follow orders, swore at officers and placed a burning newspaper near an officer's feet. Protesters say officers violated their First Amendment rights. At least one man was hit with a stun gun and another protester, David Crane, said he suffered a broken rib and punctured lung.

Organizers said Saturday's rally, which called for the impeachment of President Bush, attracted at least 50 more participants than last week's event, including some of those arrested.