Impeachment: The Why and the How.

[marmar]

Impeachment: Why and How
Submitted by davidswanson on Mon, 2006-07-24 13:41. Impeachment
By David Swanson

WHY

Many previous presidents and vice presidents have committed one or two of the following crimes. Never before has any approached this total level of assault on the Constitution. If we do not impeach now, we never can again, and the legislative branch will not maintain power over the executive or judicial. We will be unable to end the war, stop global warming, fund education, challenge stolen elections, win elections, or accomplish any of our other goals.

Impeachable Offenses by Bush and Cheney:

Illegal spying in violation of FISA and the Fourth Amendment, openly confessed to, openly promoted in signing statements, known to involve phone calls, phone records, internet use, bank records, and observation of legal nonviolent activities.

Illegal detentions in violation of the Fourth Amendment, International law, U.S. Law, and a recent Supreme Court ruling.

Rounding up of thousands of citizens and legal residents for detention or deportation.

Torture, maintenance of secret camps, and extraordinary rendition, in violation of the Fourth Amendment, International Law, US Law, and openly promoted in signing statement and administration policy papers.

Illegal war – launched illegally under international law, launched in violation of the U.S. Constitution which requires that the Congress declare war, and launched on the basis of feloniously misleading Congress and the American public.

Use of a variety of illegal weapons.

Illegal targeting of civilians, journalists, and hospitals.

Illegal seizure of another nation's resources.

Illegal use of funds in Iraq that had been appropriated for Afghanistan.

Leaking of classified information in order to mislead the Congress and the public, and in order to punish truth tellers.

Leaking of identity of an undercover agent.

Retribution against whistleblowers.

Use of signing statements to reverse 750 laws passed by Congress.

Production of phony news reports at home and abroad.

Dereliction of duty in neglecting global warming, hurricanes, hunger, AIDS, and warnings of 9-11 attacks.

Facilitating Israel's attacks on Lebanon.

Obstruction of investigations by 9-11 Commission and Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald.

Stealing elections.

HOW

Read, print, copy, distribute, post on bulletin boards, hand out on sidewalks, these flyers. Realize that you are in a majority, and act like it.
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/12292

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/12293

Wear this T-shirt every single day. Buy it in various colors. Buy some for gifts. Buy some to resell at a profit. You will make a lot of friends and receive a ton of compliments. Talk to people who compliment you on your shirt. Give them a flyer. Tell them about all the following things that they can do.
http://www.wavelengthclothing.com/impeach_bush.html

The rest is at: http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/13244

[clydefrand]

1. I still say (oh, am I getting repetative?)

that the repubs will never impeach "*". That is why we perhaps should be building a legal case to go before the ICC in the Hague!

[marmar]

2. Good point...

... I'd almost rather see him at the Hague.

[Maraya1969]

3. K & R for the lurkers who need repetition

[Totallybushed]

4. Last chance for impeachment

is coming up in November. If we don't capture the House, there will be no impeachment, no matter what evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors we bring forward.

If we don't capture 2/3 of the Senate, there will be no conviction, regardless of whether or not Bush is impeached.

Makes everything sort of fall inot place, doesn't it?