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This cant be good for America
Regardless of the validity of this action, I cant see anything positive in an attempt to impeach Mr. Bush. This country is devided beyond recognition as it is, and though I did support similar action directed at Mr. Clinton, in hindsight I reallize my support was misguided based on my own selfish dislike of the man. Dont get me wrong, I think Bush is a terrible president, but I dont think this will help.
"(APN) ATLANTA – 30 US House Representatives have signed on as sponsors or co-sponsors of H. Res 635, which would create a Select Committee to look into the grounds for recommending President Bush’s impeachment, Atlanta Progressive News has learned." http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.p...articleId=2085
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The problem isn't impeaching Bush. The problem is the precendent that impeaching Clinton left. Impeachment is now a purely political move that can be comitted on the executive whenever congress's winds turn against him. It no longer has anything to do with protecting the nation from a criminal president.
There's AMPLE grounds for impeachment proceedings against Bush. I'm not saying there's necessisarily grounds for conviction, but I'd say there's definitely enough evidence to move forward with proceedings. I could even see the 70% of the US who currently disapprove of him uniting under one banner--it could be a very unifying thing for the country. But first we have to deal with the political perception of impeachment. |
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The SSC on I just abdicated it's duty to hold hearings on the "end run" around the FISA court. All 8 republican members voted to avoid an inquiry. The 7 democrats in the minority on the SSC of I all voted to initiate hearings. Atty. Gen. Gonzales was allowed to "testify" before the Senate Judiciary committee, but the requirement that he take an oath to tell the truth was waived by Chairman Arlen Spector. Only Republicans can convene hearings, or subpoena witnesses to appear and deliver sworn testimony, because they hold the Chair and the majority on every Senate and House Committe. Four Republicans on the SSC of I, after voting not to hold FISA hearings, proposed new legislation to allow Atty Gen. Gonzales himself to determine when the FISA warrant requirement is applicable, or is permitted to be waived. There is no oversight, and there is intent of seperation of power governed by sperate branches that "check" each other, has disappeared. This senate candidate in RI has paid for a billboard, prictured here: http://www.carlsheeler.com/ There has to be, at the least, symbolic resistance. There is no chance of any offiicial move for impeachment unless the House changes hands in Nov. I doubt that is possibel, because the vote no longer seems to be fair and the outcome does not seem in control of or determined by the actual intent of the voters. I've posted much about that "problem", but no one comments. Bush can see the poll numbers and maybe massive marches on Washington, and in towns across the country, might at least give him pause if the plan is to suspend the constitution entirely, or to stage an "incident" of violence or to allow one to happen without attempting to blunt or thwart it....an incident of suffcient scale to provide an excuse for a "martial law" flavored "lock down", followed by a "round up" of dissedents tarred with the "enemy of the state" moniker. Ironically , the weaker that Bush sinks in the Polls, the more dangerous he may reveal himself to be, because he will become increasingly angry, desperate, and reckless as he takes an even former grip on the power of his "universal presidency" mis-concept. I hope I'm wrong, but I see nothing to indicate that I'm over reacting. But....impeachment....no...maybe in a year, but most likely, never. |
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Getting it.
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I don't see this as amounting to much. While I really think Bush and Company are largely a negative force in the world, I don't see him getting impeached in any way.
In fact, given Bush's track record to date, the likely effect of this will be that Bush's base comes to his defense. I could see his approval rating rising as a result.
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I think that the major problem with impeaching Bush would be that there's no way in hell that the Far Right members of Congress would allow it. Like it or not, Bush is perceived as a wartime president, and the Right is going to give him special dispensation for it. Because of that perception, I think that any attempted impeachment would probably just throw more chum in the water, so to speak.
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You had me at hello
Location: DC/Coastal VA
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Bush was interviewed by Elizabeth Vargas on Friday. This is how the interview started. She asked him a fairly softball question; what he thought when he saw the devestation of Katrina. This is how he answered, "I saw a lot of reporters taking pictures of people suffering and not helping."
The entire interview was very soft, and yet he was angry, bitter, sounded confused, and was very hostile to Vargas. At the time of the interview, news had just come out that one of his former high level employees had been charged with theft, from Target of all places. This was after the guy had assured counsel Harriet Meiers that it was a mistake involving his credit card company. Bush insulated himself with a staff of people that only assure him he is doing great, always right etc. Even in public, he only addresses pre-sorted crowds that will be friendly to him. Now we are learning that several of those who coddle and insulate him, have been full of crap, if not outright dishonest. This is why I wish we had a vote of no confidence. The Bush administration needs to be weeded, desperately.
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Do you think that they just accepted what Allen told them, without launching their own investigation on Jan. 2? We're in the post Jeff Gannon era, and the agency responsible for Bush's security is not going to allow itself to be embarassed as it was when word got out that a gay male prostitute, using an alias, got close enough to Bush at ask him a question in a televised press Q&A. Anyone with close proximity access to Bush is watched closely, especially with the history and with the growing disapproval of his governance. In the month that followed the Jan. 2 Target Store "incident", don't you suspect that the detectives found out where Allen worked, and gave the White House or the DOJ a "heads up", the DA's office probably did, too! No....they knew...they wished that the Allen embarassment would go away, and that noone would remember that Bush appointed Allen to be a 4th Circuit Appeals Court Judge, or the "head" of the White House Katrina task force... Quote:
Where do they find these freaks, and why do they all exhibit the same level of obsessiveness and obnoxious hypocrisy? <h3>Just the kind of guy that I'd like to see as a Federal Appeals Court Judge, protecting the interests of the "least of us".</h3> For the 37 percent that still favors Bush, what will it take to dampen their enthusiasm? Quote:
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You had me at hello
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Whether they investigated or not, I don't know. Harriet Meiers was the one who handled the legal aspects, and I think she's made it clear that she is a person who gives nothing but good news to her master.
Update: Russ Feingold is calling for censure of Bush.
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But at any rate who cares what the LLL does, and I hope they try their hardest. The more they bark the more they are rejected by middle america, the more elections they loose. I hope EVERY house democrat signs on. Bush won't be impeached because he violated no laws, as painful a pill as it is for some to swallow.
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You had me at hello
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Forgive the long quote, this just passed the AP wire:
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Charlatan could well be right that a focussed impeachment effort could produce a focussed support effort - Bush could come out of such an ordeal in better shape than he went in. Also, Ustwo, what's LLL? I'm not familiar with that acronym.
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You had me at hello
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Anyhow, ALL of America gives this man a 37% approval rating, so he would likely not enjoy the increasing popularity that Clinton received during his impeachment, it would be more like Gray Davis's re-call situation.
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Location: essex ma
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i dont see why a formal process geared toward holding this administration to account for its actions would be problematic.
the bush squad has been a multivariate demonstration of why a parliamentary system, with the possibility of bringing down a government via a no-confidence vote, is preferable to what the americans have. there i no doubt that, under such a system, the bush squad would already be a thing of the past. the present american system in fact offers little in the way of meaningful checks on the abuse of power in comparison. in fact, i would think that a prosecution of the bush administration--regardless of how these prosecutions turned out in the end--would be an excellent demonstration of the adage that even folk from the right have repeated from time to time when (and only when) it served their political purposes: no-one is above the law. i think the exercise would send a salutary message, both internationall and domestically, about the centrality of law in the american system. the contrary message has been sent repeatedly since 2001. the administration obviously sees itself as vulnerable on a number of counts to such a judicial review--whence the deal it cut with the senate to avoid hearings into its wiretapping adventures. the question of whether such proceedings should happen is seperate from those of whether it will or not in the short run (the scenario could well change after the midterm elections).
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![]() And yes I agree these antics help Bush far more than they hurt.
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nice way to maintain civility, ustwo:
good that you have put your shoulder to the wheel on this one. you are a real inspiration.
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I disagree with that label Ustwo. I poked around in some of the articles on that site and while there are some conclusions that are outside of my norm, it doesn't seem loony to me at all. In fact, the articles I saw seemed rationally and intelligently written. On top of that, the article Tecoyah posted is reprinted from the Atlanta Progressive News... So basically I'm not sure why you're trying to marginalize this site (which isn't even under discussion). The story about house impeachment proceedings is either true or not, no matter who wrote or printed it. Let's talk about facts.
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It won't work. The problem isn't with one person, but many along the line of succession, in fact. Unless you impeach: Vice President Richard Cheney, Speaker of the House John Dennis Hastert, President pro tempore of the Senate Ted Stevens, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of the Treasury John Snow, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, House majority jackass Tom DeLay....it will be virtually useless. You can't impeach everyone involved.
The only way this will be worked out is if after these people leave their offices they are prosecuted for war crimes. The most important message to be giving to those who would make preemptive war on falsified/incorrect information is that they will ALL be heald accountable. Last edited by Willravel; 03-12-2006 at 10:49 AM.. |
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You had me at hello
Location: DC/Coastal VA
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Sigh
Okay, Ustwo, let's play tit for tat with this pic of a pro war protestor: ![]() Wow, we're really furthering discourse, aren't we?
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I agree. Democrats need to start focusing on accomplishing something meaningful like actually winning elections in 2006. Bush is well on his way to lame duck status, so what's the point of going after him? Instead, they need to start tying all these incumbent Republicans to the failures of the Bush administration before they all jump ship.
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LLL all the way. You can have your opinion of it, I have mine and to me its the loony liberal left.
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spudly
Location: Ellay
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I've been trying to engage this in discussion but that isn't working.
Ustwo, you are welcome to have opinions, including those that differ from mine. However, name calling is not part of how we communicate here. It's not productive. Further, discrediting a source through namecalling without addressing facts is tedious and fails to engage the discussion in any meaningful way. Unless you are going to claim that APN made this story up and there is no group of house representatives considering impeachment proceedings, this is a threadjack. I apologize to Tecoyah for initiating it, but I genuinely did not know what LLL was. Please catch my meaning this time - I'd like to not have to write in this thread with yellow text. You've been here longer than I have and I know that you are aware of the house rules and I know that you are aware of what kinds of contirbutions add constructively to our discourse and what kinds don't.
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I watched the Q & A on CSPAN about the select commitee to look into impeachment.
The panel included people who were involved with the Nixon commitee.(on both sides) Most of the speakers agree on one VERY IMPORTANT issue. The select commitee is to collect FACTS on both sides of the issue. These Facts could: 1. Call for impeachment 2. Provide evidence for indictment 3. Exonerate The Select Committee is a very important funtion of our goverment and must go forward to shine the light of truth. If wanting to know the TRUTH makes someone LLL <--nice code word demonization BTW So be it! The truth need to be told To either punish or exonerate......for good or bad TRUTH
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I actually don't have a problem with this.
We should always have a congressional committee looking into things like this for EVERY president as part of checks and balances. Of course, for anything to advance, we would need evidence not just that the Bush administration broke the law, but that he has done it more egregiously then other presidents who either were not impeached or were and were aquitted.
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Edit: Never mind, I give up.
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Location: Toronto
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The only way they would ever impeach Bush is if they found out that he was receiving oral sex from a woman not his wife.
Compared to that, leading America into a pre-emptive war against an independent country that did not support terrrorism, and killing hundreds of thousands under false pretenses just isn't reason enough to every impeach him. |
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Location: midwest
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tecoyah, I agree that it would do more harm than good to move forward with impeachment, in the absence of strong proof of significant criminal activity. Without that, it's just politics, and the Dems lose both face and fight.
Anyway, I think it hurts the Dems to focus on impeachment, when Bush is handing them softball after softball, if they would simply go after him on the issues. Most obvious to consevatives is his failure to act like one. Instead, he throws money (or says so anyway), and irresponsibly so, at any problem before him, when many times the harm could have been avoided or mitigated by reasoned proactive decisions. The Dems just need to keep their base...if my conservative community is representative of how others feel elsewhere, a lot a Republicans will cross over, assuming the Dems play the cards correctly. Dems need to take the high road. Anything other than that will only remind folks that "conservatives" and "liberals" are pretty much the same in advocating for their respective special interests, rather than we the people, once in power. |
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You had me at hello
Location: DC/Coastal VA
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A new poll out shows that a plurality of Americans support the censure of Bush.
http://americanresearchgroup.com/ Furthermore, 43% support impeachment.
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