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IMPEACH BUSH BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE !
It's finally time to exercise our lawful constitutional right to Impeach George W Bush for literally ripping up the Constitution ~ a constitution he swore to protect ~ in his headlong dash toward International and domestic moral failure as well as worldwide condemnation: Allen L Roland
I think its time to remind my readers ~ each president recites the following oath, in accordance with Article II, Section I of the U.S. Constitution:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
There is nothing in that oath about protecting the Nation against the so called " War on Terror " which both George W Bush and Dick Cheney are fond of saying in their rationalizations for their ongoing unconstitutional abuses of power.
Ivan Eland summarizes Bush's well documented impeachable offenses with this comment ~ " Finally, the president’s policies on detainees in the “war on terror” probably qualify as impeachable offenses. The Bush administration decided that the “war on terror” exempted it from an unambiguous criminal law and international conventions (which are also the law of the land) preventing torture and inhumane treatment of prisoners.
President Bush usually gets the Attorney General or the White House Counsel to agree with his usurpation of congressional and judicial powers, but, of course, who in the executive is going to disagree with their boss? According to the Washington Post, the Bush administration describes the president’s war making power under the Constitution as “plenary” ~ meaning absolute. The founders would roll over in their graves at this interpretation of a document that was actually designed to limit the presidential war power, resulting from their revulsion at the way European monarchs easily took their countries to war and foisted the costs ~ in blood and treasure ~ on their people. Conservative Bob Barr, a former Congressman from Georgia who was quoted in the Post, said it best: “The American people are going to have to say, ‘Enough of this business of justifying everything as necessary for the war on terror.’ Either the Constitution and the laws of this country mean something or they don’t. It is truly frightening what is going on in this country.”
The time for action is now ~ and there is no change without action. Dennis Kucinich yesterday introduced an impeachment resolution in the House and let's demand that it be heard, voted on and let us note who votes against it in November.
Congress must now stand up and be counted for our Constitution is truly in peril ~ or they will be rightfully seen as just as guilty as George W Bush.
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Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich took to the House of Representatives floor on Monday evening to introduce a 35-count resolution to impeach President George W. Bush. Kucinich claimed Bush "fraudulently" justified the war on Iraq and misled " the American people and members of Congress to believe Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction so as to manufacture a false case for war." "President George W. Bush, by such conduct, is guilty of an impeachable offense warranting removal from office," Kucinich said.
We can be sure Kucinich will come under furious attack by the White House, the Republican Party, the Corporate Media, and even Bush Democrats. So let's inundate Congress with emails and calls showing our full support for Rep. Kucinich's Articles of Impeachment!
Allen L Roland
Allen L Roland is a practicing psychotherapist, author and lecturer who also shares a daily political and social commentary on his weblog and website allenroland.com He also guest hosts a monthly national radio show TRUTHTALK on www.conscioustalk.net
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