"If President Bush broke the law, should he be impeached?"

[hiaasenrocks]

That's the question posed in many polls across the web. And, of course, the polls always have some people voting "No."

When the right-wing Kool Aid drinkers click "no" on those polls, they aren't answering whether they think * broke the law. They are saying, "Even if he did, it's okay with me." That's what a "no" answer to that particular question really means.

And these people have the nerve to hold themselves up as the party of the "rule of law," the party that reveres the Constitution.

Bullshit.

What hypocrites.

Just had to get that off my chest.

[Tiggeroshii]

1. Those are where the "liberul media" theories come in

it's asking "if bush broke the law, should he be impeached?" Of course the president should be impeached for spying... It doesn't ask "should Bush be impeached for his spying programs?" It's obviously a ridiclous accusation given that the media has trouble giving the obvious fact Bush did indeed spy on us without a warrant and illegally

[Canuckistanian]

2. Some people are totally spaced out

And they don't care. And they're not fully informed. And they respond well to juicy rumours.

This ain't juicy enough for them. Why not?

Because they don't know what's really happening!!

[bbinacan]

3. Only if he got

a blow job.:sarcasm:

[Tiggeroshii]

5. they need that poll question on there

"Should the president be impeached if he got a blowjob?"

of course people didn't support that when it happened at all..

[TaleWgnDg]

4. Here's another distinction as to labeling rightwingers as hypocrites

.

Here's another distinction as to labeling rightwingers as hypocrites (a label that's justly deserved, btw): Clinton attempted impeachment was for something he allegedly did in his private life, not in his duties (role) as president.

However, presently, George Walker Bush is being accused of illegal and impeachable acts while performing his duty as president. That's a huge difference, HUGE!

[rumpel]

6. * Co broke so many laws, I would ask which one are you referring to.

[raysr]

7. Imprisoned!

[f-bush]

8. Good article, I'm voting to kick it

these are sentiments exactly-fuckin' phony bastards. That's what republican means in every day common language.

[tavalon]

9. Um, duh

but that's just me. Of course he should be impeached if he broke the law. Also, he broke the law. Ergo..........

This ain't rocket science. OTOH, freepers aren't rocket scientists, not even close.

[deacon]

10. If congress doesn't act - they are approving of dictatorship for the U.S.

As Gore said, they took an oath.

[upi402]

11. Republicans *own* opposite day... everyday, all day!

:hangover:

[Erika]

12. GOP impeach only for private sexual matters

Lying and misleading a nation in to a war with a third world country, killing thousands of innocents, is no big deal. It wasn't about sex.

[EST]

13. It's not a matter of choice, legally.

He broke the law, multiple laws, and there is a prescribed solution. The only way, in theory, to avoid impeachment would be resignation.
Clinton was not impeached for a blow job: he was impeached for lying about it.
(In actual fact, the whole thing was a setup, the impeachment a farce, because he intruded un the pnac/neocon plans for world domination.)

The impeachment is required, the conviction is not. That is the why of all the battle over the legality of the actions this gov't took.

[Erika]

14. I lost ALL respect for Republicans

when they went after Clinton. They believed the WH belonged to them and Clinton and the democrats be damned. They spent millions of dollars on investigations and they ended up with a blow job. The republicans are contemptible. They and their president have started a needless war and killed thousands of our military and even more innocent Iraqis.

[EST]

17. Yes-what you said.

[ninkasi]

15. If I break the law...

and admit it in in a press conference, and state that I intend to continue to break that law, how many t.v. shows would be dedicated to talking about whether I should be punished? How many polls would there be in the press, and from t.v. news? How many columns would dissect what I did, which law I broke, and what the outcome of my continuing to break that law would be?

Bush is, when all's said and done, a citizen of the United States, no more entitled to break laws than you, or me. Why does this have to be debated endlessly? Why can't he be charged, and tried, for the crimes he admitted to? I want to know if I get a differing view from my lawyer about whether it was permissible for me to break the law, that defense would be allowed in court?

[Disturbed]

16. "Clinton attempted impeachment"

Pres Clinton (was) Impeached. Most people don't understand that Impeachment is a trial. It is not "throwing a person out of a position". The only thing Impeachment can accomplish if the person is found guilty of any crimes is that the person is dismissed. The crimes do not receive any punishment other than being dismissed (fired). Charges must be brought for criminal prosecution after a person is Impeached and found guilty of a crime or crimes.

[Ohio Joe]

18. Well...

I personally don't think anyone... ANYONE, should be above the law. I'm not sure the focus should be on anything except seeing that a law-breaker is tried in a court of law before a jury of their peers and if found guilty, assigned the appropriate punishment as prescribed by law.