A bill calling for Dubya's impeachment (and Cheney's!) has been introduced in the California State Legislature. If it passes, my fair state will be the second -- after Illinois -- to explore the option outlined in Section 603 of Jefferson's Manual of the Rules of the United States House of Representatives. (Scroll down for the scoop on Illinois.)
Why is this a good, necessary and even tactically wise move, even though the partisan makeup of our current House makes impeachment politically impossible? Because debate over impeachment supercedes all other business. Keep the Republicans talking about this issue -- keep them spinning away the many crimes of Fearless Leader -- and they will have little time to do mischief elsewhere.
More than that. The world should know that America does not support this atrocious administration. An impeachment debate -- an ongoing, seemingly endless series of impeachment debates -- will make that message clear.
I did not know this:Democrats file suit against Republicans
ReplyDeleteThis is an election year, and the effect of this resolution will be to force the Republican incumbents who supported impeachment of Clinton to go on record that they do not support such an action against Bush or Cheney, although about 85% of the country knows that Bush is certainly FAR, FAR more deserving of removal from office than Clinton. In short, it will show what hypocritical a-holes these Republicans really are! Just what do you suppose will be the feelings of the electorate about that kind of position?
ReplyDeleteewa, that is an excellent point that I
ReplyDeletehave never seen raised before. I am
quite mystefied by Dems' trepidation
about impeachment. I don't know
whether they just think it is premature or there is some deeper
darker reason they don't want it.
The political landscape will change immensely after the next big terror event. You may think the nation will blame Bush, but most will not.
ReplyDeleteJoseph, I think another big terror event will tear this nation apart. True, many will fall in line behind the predictable Bush rhetoric (the terrorists hate us because we are free and kind and good, etc.) But at least half the electorate realizes, at least on some half-conscious level, that since Bush became President, everything possible has gone wrong. These people draw the obvious conclusion--that lack of causal connection notwithstanding, what happens is Bush's fault. I suspect that even many Republicans feel this way, now. So there won't be any outcry for revenge this time, as there was after 9/11. A third of the nation will demand nuclear attack on Iran, a third will burrow deeper into their personal bunkers, and the last third will rebel against this false government of ours.
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ReplyDeletesure, many folks would fall in line if another attack against the u.s. happened. but more than that, the reality-check backlash would be completely unforgiving of an administration that failed to do its job and protect its citizens-- not once-- but twice.
americans are an emotional lot, but they don't like to be played as fools.
when it comes right down to it, soapbox preachers touting trillion dollar lemons and magic rivers of snakeoil tend to get run out of town.
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