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September 12, 2006

Impeach!!

Filed under: Impeach, SHIPS platform — rachel @ 9:12 pm

An excellent commentary about impeachment was printed in the SB today.

One point I would add, in terms of why we should encourage our representatives to pursue impeachment if a Democratic majority is achieved is: we cannot let the executive branch break laws with impunity. We need to set a precedent showing that there is accountability in government. If Democrats at the national level continue to let the Bush administration get away with lying to the American public without so much as an oversight hearing, that would show future Presidents that they could get away with just about anything as long as they have the right PR.

Anyone want to buy an impeach buttonImpeachButton or bumper sticker ImpeachSticker ?

3 Comments »

  1. If you still have the buttons and sticker I want one.

    Comment by Steven Sellner — September 13, 2006 @ 8:47 am

  2. I have lots!!
    We (PDH) had a bunch made to sell as a fundraiser… $2/button $1/sticker. Or we can make a deal if you want 10 or more. You can either buy them from me in person, or you can post money to the paypal account (see donate button in side bar) and I can mail them to you.

    Comment by rachel — September 13, 2006 @ 9:41 am

  3. Impeach Bush yourself! No Joke.
    This is much more than just a petition.

    There’s a little known and rarely used clause of the “Jefferson Manual” in the rules for the House of Representatives which sets forth the various ways in which a president can be impeached. Only the House Judiciary Committee puts together the Articles of Impeachment, but before that happens, someone has to initiate the process.

    That’s where we come in. In addition to the State-by-State method, one of the ways to get impeachment going is for individual citizens like you and me to submit a memorial. ImpeachforPeace.org, part of the movement to impeach the president, has created a new memorial based on one which was successful in impeaching a federal official in the past. You can find it on their website as a PDF.

    STOP WAITING FOR YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO ACT FOR YOU.

    You can initiate the impeachment process yourself by downloading the memorial, filling in the relevant information in the blanks (your name, state, etc.), and sending it in.

    http://ImpeachForPeace.org/ImpeachNow.html

    More information on the precedent for submitting an impeachment
    memorial, and the House Rules on this procedure, can also be found at
    the above address.

    If you have any doubts that Bush has committed crimes warranting
    impeachment, read this page: http://ImpeachForPeace.org/evidence/

    If you’re concerned that impeachment might not be the best strategy
    at this point, read the bottom of this page: http://ImpeachForPeace.org

    “I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we’re really talking about peace.”
    Bush, June 18, 2002

    “War is Peace.”
    Big Brother in George Orwell’s 1984

    Comment by Jodin — September 14, 2006 @ 2:10 am

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