Impeach Bush or Get Rid of the Impeachment Clause

[kpete]

May 11, 2007 at 10:03:14

Impeach Bush or Get Rid of the Impeachment Clause

by Dave Lindorff

...........some of this president’s high crimes are self-evident. Take the case of Bush’s ordering the National Security Agency to spy on Americans’ communications without a warrant. A federal judge has already labeled this violation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act a felony. There is no denying this felony occurred, or that Bush is responsible. The only question the House needs to vote on is whether the felony is a “high crime” warranting impeachment.

The same applies Bush’s refusal to enact over 1200 laws or parts of laws duly passed by Congress. Bush doesn’t deny that he has usurped the power of the Congress, as laid down in Article I of the Constitution. Rather, he asserts—with no basis in the wording of that document—that as commander in chief in the war on terror, he has the “unitary executive” authority to ignore acts of Congress. Again, there is no need for an “investigation” to establish whether this happened. What Congress must do is decide whether this usurpation of its Constitutional role is an impeachable abuse of power.

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There are many impeachable crimes by this president (and vice president), such as obstruction of justice in the Valeria Plame outing case, conspiracy (or treason) in the Niger “yellowcake” document forgery scandal, conspiracy to engage in election fraud, lying to Congress, criminal negligence in responding to the Katrina disaster, bribery and war profiteering, etc., which would require Judiciary Committee investigations.

In the meantime, though, Democrats need to step up to their responsibility.

If this president is not to be impeached, Congress may as well the Constitution to remove the impeachment clause. It will, in that case, have become as much an anachronism as prohibition.

much more at:
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_dave_lin_070511_impeach_bush_or_get_.htm

[CreekDog]

1. People say goofy things to make a point

Egads.

[lligrd]

2. Well, I Agree

In fact, I don't see how we can prosecute anybody for any crime while this administration gets away with committing the most heinous of crimes on a daily basis. Justice is supposed to be fair. Think I will use that statement the next time I get a Jury Duty notice.

[ourvoicescount]

3. They couldn't remove it, then the cowboy wouldn't have anything to smirk about...

Wait, never mind... He still has the WAR, lies about outing cia agents, oil prices......

[mudesi]

4. K & R