For Democracy, We Must Consider Impeachment

[babylonsister]

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/06/12/1818/

For Democracy, We Must Consider Impeachment
by Midge Miller

The United States democracy is in a struggle for its life. A growing number of writers, generals and other opinion leaders are speaking up to inform and encourage an inattentive public to understand and to make a stand to protect our nation from enemies within and without.

In his new book “Nemesis,” Chalmers Johnson talks about the momentous decision Great Britain faced after World War II. As its colonies struggled for freedom, Britain understood that it would have to choose between empire and democracy. If it resorted to tactics despotic enough to maintain empire, it would lose its own democracy. Britain chose democracy and humanity, and the British and the world are the better for that choice.

That is our choice today. As our leaders make their thirst for empire clear through one policy after another, our struggle to keep our humanity and democracy becomes the fight of our lives.

The Cheney/Bush administration lied us into an ill-conceived war that has killed far too many of our soldiers and uncounted numbers of Iraqis. The war has multiplied the number of terrorists, armed and seeking revenge.

This administration shamed us before the world and endangered our own soldiers by practicing and condoning torture. They have alienated our friends and infuriated our enemies. They have endangered our economy and damaged the environment.

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[demnan]

1. K&R

Always looking for good stuff to post on our Impeachment Google Group. Thanks!

[stellanoir]

2. No time to wait on a derelict corporately controlled Congress to decide. . .

We, the people have to demand immediate multiple resignations poste haste.

These wanker guys are so unenlightened, it's mind boggling really, as if by design.

Imperial powers are so-o-o last millennial. Sheesh.

Go figure.

[partylessinOhio]

3. We know we need to impeach. The questions are:

How many?

How do we do it?

[Clovis Sangrail]

4. impeachment?

:rofl:
I think the chances that this congress will impeach anybody are about the same as me winning the lotto.

Recent events have made it fairly clear that our politicians aren't too interested in upholding the constitution or representing their constituents.

[damntexdem]

5. No, for democracy we must IMPEACH!!!!!!

But spineless Dem pols won't push it.