2 posts tagged “impeachment”

I have written to my Congressional Representative on several occasions in the last six years regarding my support for the impeachment of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.

My support for impeachment has not changed, and I urge you once again to vote to impeach.

Impeachment is NOT a partisan issue. It is an American issue.

These two men have trampled the Constitution and violated the public trust. "Of those to whom much has been given, much is expected." As two of the most powerful individuals on the planet, much has certainly been given to these men.

It is not sufficient to write off their high crimes and misdemeanors by saying they'll be out of office in a few months. That is not sufficient. That is not just. That is not right. That is not in the best interests of the People.

We are a nation of laws, not of men. And as a nation of laws, we rely on the ancient legal principle of precedence. Allowing these two men to go unpunished for their abuse of the public trust sets a horrifying precedent for future presidencies--Republican or Democrat.

G.W. Bush and Dick Cheney must be impeached to send a clear message to all future presidents, including candidates McCain and Obama, that this abuse of power, this abuse of the public trust, these high crimes and misdemeanors, will not be tolerated.

Please support Rep. Kucinich's articles of impeachment. Lobby the Speaker of the House. Congress will not grind to a halt. Go beyond party politics and do the right thing.

Impeach, try, and convict George W. Bush and Richard Cheney for high crimes and misdemeanors. And if the evidence warrsnts, turn them over to the Hague for indictment for war crimes. 

Apparently the high crimes and misdemeanors of the President and Vice President do not impress our jaded Congressional representatives. Illegal war, imperial claims of executive privilege, illegal surveillance, illegal detention, and good ol' fashioned corruption do not rise to the level of impeachment (but lying about sex does).

Apparently the House needs to personally witness (or at least see YouTube footage) Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney personally pulling the trigger in order to impeach them.

There is politics, and then there is cowardice. And I can smell the nervous, stale, cold sweat of the Democrats in Washington, D.C. from my living room 3,000 miles away.

Here's my latest dispatch to my Congressional representative, Darlene Hooley. (To find contact info for your congresscritter, visit http://www.house.gov/ and use the ZIP code finder in the upper left corner of the page.)

Dear Rep. Hooley,

Rep. Conyers cannot seem to make up his mind about impeachment. A few days ago, he said that if just THREE more representatives signed on to Rep. Kucinich's bill to impeach Vice President Cheney, that he (Conyers) would begin proceedings in he Judiciary Committee.

Yesterday, in a meeting with Cindy Sheehan, Ray McGovern, and the Rev. Lennox Yearwood, he changed course and said that impeachment simply isn't going to happen. Vote 'em out in 2008, he said

The White House is imperial and corrupt beyond belief. In the next  18 months, only God knows how much (more) damage they will do to this country and how many more lives will be destroyed in Iraq (and perhaps Iran and Pakistan).

CONGRESS MUST AT LEAST TRY!

Please sign on to Rep. Kucinich's  impeachment bill.

Please try.

Sincerely,

-Michael Heggen