Pelosi: Do Nothing, Get Elected

Did you ever wonder why House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said "Impeachment is off the table". Now we know.

In an interview with bloggers on June 28, 2007, Pelosi revealed the true motives of the Democratic leadership. It is not about protecting and defending the Constitution. It is not about restoring the delicate checks and balances that keep America from turning into a dictatorship. It is all about getting elected in 2008. Apparently their strategy is to investigate and catalog all of the crimes by Bush and Cheney and then do absolutely nothing about them. Then in 2008 they can say "Look how bad they are. Vote for us!".

In the interview, Pelosi spoke about the many impeachable offenses that Bush has committed and said "The American people really don’t even know the half of it..." She described assaults by Bush on judicial review and habeas corpus. But rather than following the Constitutional remedy of impeachment Pelosi summed up their strategy as follows: "So again, build the record, make it known to the public, understand that this flies in the face of everything our country stands for, and use it in the campaign and then do it right when we are in power, which I am absolutely certain we will be – I’m certain we will win the White House." [Pelosi 6/28/07]

Franky, I don't care if they win the White House. If the Democrats simply use these crimes to get elected then they are no better than the Republicans who use these crimes to promote their own agenda. If the Democrats do not defend the Constitution by impeaching Bush or Cheney then they do not deserve to win. I will vote for a third party if the Democrats cannot fulfill their oath of office.

Pelosi needs to be careful. Her plan could backfire. A third party candidate can use the Democrats list of crimes against both major parties. They can simply say "Look at what the Republicans did. Look at what the Democrats knew and did absolutely nothing about!"

Politicians may care about getting reelected. But as a citizen, I care more about what they do when they are in office. The Democrats have a sworn duty to defend the Constitution. I expect them to honor their oath and impeach Bush and Cheney.

Impeachment is for Wimps

I am puzzled when I hear Democrats saying that impeachment of Bush or Cheney is too extreme. Anyone who follows the news will admit that serious crimes have been committed. But those same people are unwilling to pursue impeachment. They act as if impeachment were some kind of lynching or revolutionary act. But impeachment is simply a process by which a President can lose their job. That's it. They just get fired. There is no prison or tar and feathering involved. Impeachment is pretty wimpy when you think about it.

Imagine you are the boss of a company and one of your managers lies to the other managers and leads you on a fools errand that results in the deaths of 3400 employees and half a million customers. Oops. He also spied on other employees, kidnapped thousands of customers and is holding them in secret dungeons where they are routinely tortured. Egad. This employee has also had years of poor performance reviews and is showing no sign of improvement. He claims that he is trying to help the company but the company is suffering and his buddies are getting rich from shady deals that he has made over the years. So what do you do?

It goes without saying that this guy loses his job. It would be ridiculous and dangerous to let him stay. After that it is up to the police or the FBI.

Now you might think that this situation does not apply to President Bush because he is the boss of the USA. But you would be wrong. We are the boss, the American people. We elect the President and Vice President and our Constitution, Article II Section 4, says we can fire them if they commit "Treason, Bribery or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors". Our Representatives in Congress have sworn an oath to protect and defend the Constitution and that includes impeaching the President and Vice President if necessary. They work for us too and we expect them to do their job.

Some Democrats have argued that Bush's crimes are not serious enough to warrant impeachment. But people get fired for stealing office supplies or showing up late for work. Lying and killing thousands of people is arguably worse. So let's go Congress. Do the wimpiest, most minimal, thing that these crimes deserve. Fire Bush and Cheney by voting yes for Articles of Impeachment.

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A Solution in Iraq Requires Impeachment

Impeach Bush

Imagine the police breaking into a house and catching some lunatic doing amateur surgery on his neighbor. The poor neighbor's liver is in a bucket and their intestines are wrapped around the chandelier. Should the police tell the lunatic to "fix this mess" and then stand by while he stuffs the organs back in place? Clearly not. The only way to save the patient is to handcuff the amateur and bring in a team of trained surgeons. They may not be able to repair the damage that has been done. But at least they won't be making the situation any worse.

We have the same situation now in Iraq. People are debating whether Bush should withdraw troops, and how many, and when. But the key thing to realize is that Bush is not the right person to be doing this. Bush is the one who lied about Iraq's WMD and misled us into this war. Iraq was not much of a threat before the war but now it is in chaos and provides a haven and a training ground for more terrorists. Bush is the one who thought the war was over long ago, "mission accomplished", and that there would be minimal resistance from Iraqi's. Clearly Bush did not understand what he was leading us into and he is not qualified to lead us out.

Bush should be impeached for the many crimes that he has committed. Once he is out of office then we can put together a bipartisan, international group of experts on the Middle East. This new team will then be able to work with the new Iraqi government to chart a new course and hopefully solve some of the complex problems we face.

Impeach Bush now before he does any more damage.

HRes635 - A Step Towards Impeachment

There is hope for impeachment in the New Year. Representative John Conyers has submitted three new bills. H.Res.635 calls for a Select Committee to investigate Bush crimes and decide whether there is sufficient evidence for Impeachment. H.Res.636 and 637 call for Censuring Bush and Cheney.

It is possible that these bills will just sit in the House Rules Committee for the whole year of 2006. But if we pressure the committee members then we may be able to move them to the floor for a vote.

More info here:
http://www.impeachbush.tv/news/hres635.html