Pelosi urged to impeach Bush

[Algorem]

Source: Connecticut Post

MICHAEL P. MAYKO [e-mail]
Article Last Updated: 08/09/2007 04:03:30 PM EDT

STAMFORD — Two dozen people armed with placards and petitions turned out today to beseech House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to push for impeachment of President Bush.

But Pelosi, a Democratic congressman from California, avoided the demonstrators by slipping into Il Falco restaurant through a back entrance cordoned off by police.

"She doesn't like opposition," said Marilyn Bonoff of Stamford, one of those demanding that proceedings be launched to force Bush from office. "We are the people she represents. For her to dodge us is just not right."

Pelosi was in Stamford for a fund-raising luncheon benefiting U.S. Rep. Christopher Murphy, D-5. Several Democratic politicians including Mayor Dannel Malloy and state legislators from the area, attended...



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[babylonsister]

1. She's ducking her constituents? Nice going, Nancy. nt

[Yukari Yakumo]

22. This was in Connecticut, these people are hardly her constituents. {nt}

[EFerrari]

27. She is ducking us -- no townhall this month. n/t

[stimbox]

39. Message from Representative Nancy Pelosi

August 10, 2007



Stimbox
San Francisco, California 94109-3679

Dear Stimbox:

Thank you for contacting me to express your support for impeachment
proceedings against President George W. Bush. I appreciate hearing
from you.

This war has resulted in the loss of more than 3,600 American lives,
wounded more than 16,000 of our men and women in uniform, ended or
shattered countless Iraqi lives, and cost American taxpayers more than
$500 billion. Searches failed to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq
which were the President's justification for the war. President Bush's
recent commutation of Scooter Libby's prison sentence is further
demonstration of his failure to hold his Administration accountable and
to uphold the rule of law.

The American people elected Democrats to Congress to take the country
in a New Direction - ending the war in Iraq, making America safer and
more secure, raising the minimum wage, promoting energy
independence, preventing global warming, making college more
affordable, addressing the health care crisis and on making government
more accountable.

We are continuing to fight for change every day on these and other issues
to improve the lives of all Americans. There is no more important task
before us than to bring our troops home safely and soon, and we will
continue to work to do so. I believe impeachment proceedings against
the President will distract us from our mission to achieve that goal.

At the same time, through oversight and investigations we are continuing
to look into allegations of fraud, waste and government corruption
throughout the Bush Administration, and to demand changes in policies
promoted by special interests and corrupt officials. Since the beginning
of the 110th Congress, the House Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform has conducted more than 65 oversight hearings.
Please be assured that upholding Congress' constitutional responsibility
to serve as a check and balance to the Executive Branch will continue to
be among my highest priorities.

Thank you again for your interest in this issue. For more information on
this and other issues affecting our country, I invite you to visit my Web
site at www.house.gov/pelosi. I hope you will continue to communicate
with me on matters of concern to you.




Sincerely,


Nancy Pelosi
Member of Congress

[EFerrari]

40. Thanks. I need to sign up for this newsletter.

:)

[Zhade]

41. Why does she leave off the huge number of dead Iraqis?

"...his failure to hold his Administration accountable and to uphold the rule of law."

Look in the mirror, Pelosi, you just described yourself.

[babylonsister]

34. She's the head of the House and as such, we are all her constituents.

But thanks for the little geography lesson.

[AndyA]

2. It's not good when they resort to sneaking around because they don't want to see their constituents.

She's beginning to remind me of the "do as I say, not as I do" crowd more and more all the time. She keeps talking about the desires of the American people, yet she won't address our demands.

The American people want impeachment put on the table. She works for us. Something stinks.

[zabet]

3. She won't have to worry about getting re-elected if she keeps that up. n/t

[David__77]

5. She will be reelected.

Let's be realistic. There's is really zero possibility that she would be defeated. That does not negate the efforts to pressurize her and others into taking a correct stance on the war.

[zabet]

6. Maybe, maybe not.

I see more and more people being less forgiving of their elected officials.
This is definitely not the first dissappointing course of action Nancy has
taken.

[dickbearton]

9. Zero possibility, I think not...

She's another corporatist, give her the boot.

[EFerrari]

28. It's hard to say. San Francisco passed resolutions to end the war

and to impeach. :shrug:

[David__77]

31. I know...

I just cannot see it happening. The "official" segments of the city will rally around Pelosi, who is, after all, speaker and therefore confers status to the city. I wouldn't be surprised if Sheehan got 10-15% of the vote and out-polled the GOP candidate, but I cannot see better than that - though I'd like it.

What I would like in the long run is Sheehan in congress, as a Democrat from another district in the bay area. If Woolsey ever retires, I'd see Sheehan as an excellent replacement. I see her role now mainly as a means to pressurize the Democrats into taking active measures to end the war. In that, I support her as well.

[EFerrari]

33. It certainly is a big benefit to the district that Nancy is Speaker.

It's going to be wild around here, that's for sure. :crazy:

[Demeter]

4. Not a Good Sign, At All

On the other hand, it does clarify the situation...Nancy Pelosi is gonna take a fall. Hope W paid her enough for it. The audience doesn't like it when one throws a fight.

[rodeodance]

7. she is going to have to get used to ducking!! Not cool though!

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

8. As I keep saying- bought and paid for.

:shrug:

[Megahurtz]

10. You Got That Right.

http://www.wakeupfromyourslumber.com/node/85

http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0527-23.htm

Unfortunately for us Americans we are not her priority.

[LeftishBrit]

23. Just to point out that the first site is pretty dodgy

"wakeupfromyourslumber" is a decidedly dodgy site. It includes articles supporting Christopher Bollyn; backing Ron Paul as a presidential candidate (not just over other Republicans, but over Democrats); proposing that 9-11 was organized by Mossad as a 'false flag operation'; and making allegations of "Jewish anti-Christianity" in the media and entertainment. It also links to lots of other sites, some of which are reasonable progressive and anti-war sites, but also including far-right hate-sites such as What Really (Never) Happened, Serendipity, Ziopedia and The Truth Seeker. (Not to mention simply nutty sites like "Uncensored" which argues that the British foot-and-mouth outbreak is a sinister plot by Gordon Brown's government).

I wouldn't rely on anything posted there.

[0007]

11. What's wrong with Nancy? nt

[deacon]

12. She lost all her credibility-

[onehandle]

13. Ahem.

IMPEACHMENT IS NOT THE SPEAKER'S JOB!

[Peace Patriot]

14. Sorry, Onehandle, that won't work. She's the one who said, "Impeachment is off

the table." (WHAT table, Nancy?)

It is up to the voters of her district--and to the rest of us, whom the House Speaker supposedly represents--to decide what to make of that. To be forgiving, and figure she bargained it away, say, in exchange for no attack on Iran (and maybe getting rid of Rumsfeld)? Or to be unforgiving, and figure that, whatever bargain she made, since the American People were not at the table, it was a blow to democracy, the rule of the law and the U.S. Constitution? (Is there any higher "high crime or misdemeanor" than leading the country into unnecessary war, on behalf of your oil cronies?)

Anyway, the record of the Diebold II Congress is shockingly bad. If the Iraq were being stopped, instead of grossly escalated and re-funded, it would be easier to forgive this 'Democratic' Congress' other failures and crimes. And Pelosi as House Speaker IS responsible for the record of this Congress. She furthermore DOES have tremendous power on the impeachment issue. Also, I disagree that it is "not the Speaker's job" to impeach criminal presidents and vice presidents. Thomas Jefferson, James Madison & co. COUNTED ON the leaders of the House to be a bastion against presidential tyranny. It specifically IS her job!

[rateyes]

15. Ahem. Taking it off the table isn't the Speaker's job, either. nt

[onehandle]

20. There are hundreds of other Representatives with the power to put it "back on the table".

Why focus on Pelosi. She isn't literally the boss of them.

When she said that, she was working to take back the House.

Now that she's Speaker, it's up to others to start Impeachment.

Talk to your Representative tomorrow. Keep calling until they start proceedings.

[rateyes]

29. Pelosi is the one who declared...

"impeachment if off the table." She is the one who controls the agenda. If Pelosi doesn't change her mind, then impeachment will remain off the table regardless of anybody else.

[onehandle]

37. Which Representatives have asked to put it on the agenda? nt

[rateyes]

38. Dennis Kucinich, for one.

Several others.

[onehandle]

42. What percentage of Reps?

1%? Maybe 2%?

I think more need to be convinced to get action.

[rateyes]

43. What does it matter?

Pelosi TOOK IT OFF THE TABLE. She'll let the Congress vote on giving Bush a blank check for the war after saying she wouldn't, and won't let a vote occur on the floor for impeachment. H.R.333 is an impeachment bill...Pelosi won't let it see the light of day. She doesn't even want to DEBATE impeachment...she doesn't want the judiciary committee to investigate the need for it.

She took it off the table, and she can put it back on the table.

Leadership is all about LEADING.

[Tyler Durden]

30. The Speaker of the House RECOGNIZES Reps for the purpose of debate.

The Speaker of the House sets the legislative agenda.

Why do you think WE have gotten so little to the floor of the House since the rePukes took over?

[daninthemoon]

16. Unfortunately, in spite of all the criminality and profiteering

croneyism of this admin, there is very little chance of an impeachment succeeding. This is the most intractable bunch of well connected, powerful family elitists ever to run the white house. The congress needs to deny this president access to as much money and other power as possible, but impeachment is beyond their reach.

[AndyTiedye]

21. It Appears That Anything Beyond Unconditional Surrender is Beyond Their Reach

Bush** has obviously made them an offer they can't refuse.

[daninthemoon]

25. I sometimes wonder if that's why Gore and Kerry both conceded

so easily, and seem to not want any more of it.

[AndyTiedye]

36. Given What We Now Know About Lieberman…

…it was probably made clear to Gore that he would be JFK'ed.

[Festivito]

17. Can we unseat her from her current position?

And, I'm not talking about her restaurant chair.

[Hekate]

18. She graciously accepted a petition here in Santa Barbara

Nancy Pelosi came here for a fundraiser, and a friend of mine who attended carried an impeachment petition to her. The word my friend used about Pelosi's attitude was "gracious."

I'm pleased to think I might have had a hand in this by telling a mutual friend about an idea I read here at DU of signing and sending paper plates to Pelosi with the message "Put impeachment back on the table!" She went on a search for something she could fancy up, found a large "gold" plastic plate, added glitter and the message, and passed it around for signatures.

That's what was given to Nancy Pelosi.

I don't know what her behavior will be in the near future, but there's no doubt the Speaker of the House is receiving the message. Keep those cards and letters coming folks.

Hekate

[nebula]

19. She is at times 'gracious' in her speech

Not so gracious in her actions.

[Anita Garcia]

24. Do the people's work!

SEND A MESSAGE TO NANCY: "DO THE PEOPLE'S WORK!"

Monday, August 13, 2007
4:00 PM
Our Lady of the Gulf Church
228 South Beach Blvd.
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

[Vidar]

26. Maintaining her stirling reputation as a coward.

[Zuiderelle]

32. Some crazy lunatics still clinging to the impeachment fantasy would send me ducking for cover too.

yawn

[humbled_opinion]

35. LOL... although I sense some sarcasm your post is too the point

People do not rationalize the time it takes to investigate a charge find proof of the crime then run this up through the House and the Senate not that it would matter anyway because all the coward Repubs would vote in lock step party line regardless of the proof presented and Joe Lieberman would fall over backwards to help and aquit bushie....

So I think the Impeachment point is moot... in just over a year we have a new POTUS...

[Archibald Cox]

44. Pelosi urged to impeach Bush

Whether ours shall be a government of laws and not of men is now for Congress and ultimately the American people.

Join the Connecticut Impeachment Movement at www.ctimpeach.org