County: Impeach Bush, Cheney (Madison WI)

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Source: Capital Times




County: Impeach Bush, Cheney

Ben Hopper, Correspondent for The Capital Times — 8/17/2007 11:56 am

At the end of a marathon seven-hour session, the Dane County Board early today became the second county government in the nation to endorse the impeachment of President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.

About a third of the board members left the meeting before the impeachment vote was taken shortly before 2 a.m. The measure passed with 24 in favor, three against, two abstaining and the remaining 12 absent.

The issue of impeachment -- a symbolic resolution to be sent to Wisconsin's congressional representatives -- wasn't taken up until after the board endorsed a regional transportation authority plan.

By that time, shortly after midnight, few public speakers remained, although the night began with fanfare and a demonstration in support of the impeachment proposal. Although many cities and other municipalities have endorsed impeachment, Dane is only the second county -- behind New York 's Tompkins County -- to endorse such action.

Read more: http://www.madison.com/tct/news//index.php?ntid=205986

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1. A group of 60 or more gathered in front of two black coffins bearing the names of Constitution and D

A group of 60 or more gathered in front of two black coffins bearing the names of Constitution and Democracy -- part formal protest, part street theater.

"A lot of people are saying we ought to let these fellows run out the clock," said Midge Miller, whose first presidential protest began five decades ago against Lyndon Johnson. "But I say we cannot afford to give them any more time, because we do not know what they will continue to do."

The protesters, dressed in orange vests and armbands, beat drums and waved signs as County Board members Barbara Vedder, Ashok Kumar and John Hendrick all spoke in favor of the resolution.

"People have said this is not our business," said Hendrick, "but as board members we swore an oath to defend our Constitution against these kinds of attacks."

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2. pround to say-it is the land of Russ Feingold and Rep. Tammy Balwin------and

Sen. Kohl

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3. I sure don't remember townships and counties doing this to Clinton.

Bush is pretty dang bad. I bet we'd have states succeeding if we didn't have the two term limit.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

4. Add Dane County to my list of good places to vacation

[badgervan]

5. Great City

Lived there for 15 years. Proud of what they did here. I keep waiting for bushcheney to re-install the draft, so we can re-live 1968.

[EClark5483]

6. Now I really really hope

That this gets ALOT of news media attention. Gotta get the impeachment wave going somehow.

[Vidar]

7. Bravo Madison