I am hearing
the following specious argument from various sources: Now that the “good
guys” will rule the roost, all is well in D.C. and it is best just to
ignore the past and let Pied Piper Pelosi guide us into an American Eden full
of buttercups and lollipops and free beer for all.
I am also
hearing a veritable Greek chorus of: “Impeachment will never happen”
from those that actually do think it would be a great idea if it were possible.
That ain’t the
way a participatory democratic republic works, folks.
No doubt the
future is suddenly much, much brighter. House Representative Pelosi’s (D-CA)
“First 100 Days” plan is a good one, certainly. The talk of finally
extricating ourselves from the Iraq
debacle is welcome news as is discussion of reversing the potential horrors of
the Military Commissions Act and other horrible recent pieces of legislation.
The Democratic
Congress’ positive agenda will move our country forward, repairing some of the
damage done and innovatively breaking new ground as well. Even actual conservatives
can look forward to the end of this NeoCon tangent and work for the restoration
of fiscal conservativism, citizen privacy, “States Rights” and
smaller, less invasive government with a balance of power among the three
branches again.
Choosing to ignore
the past, however, would be as naive as a victim of domestic assault not
wanting to press charges. The result will eventually be more of the same. You
are just going to get beaten again, and probably much more viciously. It is not
a matter of “if”, but “when” – maybe next time to death.
We were bitten
by a snake. The wound must be lanced and the venom removed, or it will leech
into our collective bloodstream and inevitably target our national heart.
Allowing this wound to “heal over” not only won’t lead to a healthy
future, it will assure the exact opposite.
Crimes have
been committed. Not a few. Very, very many. Not just the break-in of a campaign
office or a President getting lipstick on his cigar in the Oral Office. People
have died because of these crimes – the lives of hundreds of thousands of
families irretrievably destroyed. Some of these crimes are gross violations of
the Geneva Accords and Nuhremberg Principles – identical to those for which
Nazis were convicted and put to death. Our national treasury has been looted to
the benefit of crony corporations. Our international reputation is in shambles.
Our global Intelligence capabilities have been severely, treasonously
compromised. The Constitution has had its throat cut and is lying in the gutter
with no promise of a single Democratic Senator bending a knee to save its life.
The
investigative work into prewar lies and related matters by Representative John
Conyers, Jr. (D-MI). is already well underway. An excellent preliminary
treatise: “George W. Bush versus the U.S. Constitution” has been
researched and published by his staff.
The Center for
Constitutional Rights, The Bush Crimes Commission, World Can’t Wait, After
Downing Street and ImpeachforPeace.org, among others, have laid out remarkably
comprehensive reports on the crimes of George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and their
Administration.
The case for
impeachment is undeniably solid. Conyers will head the Judiciary Committee with
the threat of full subpoena power if needed to rapidly confirm the crimes we
are already aware of. More crimes are likely to be unearthed in the process as
the antiseptic of truth throws light on this dark era.
New head of
the Government Reform Committee, Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA) has said
that “I’m going to have an interesting time because (the GRC) has
jurisdiction over everything…” and “The most difficult thing will
be to pick and choose.” (AP).
We are a
nation of laws. No American is above the law. The appropriate remedy for the
temporary resident public servants in federal offices who violate the law is
impeachment. We aren’t shopping for shoes here, Condi. This isn’t an optional
step. This is prosecution of law deeply seated in the Constitution of the United States
as it used to exist – indeed our very, inalienable moral fiber. To not enforce
these laws is to set ourselves up for history to repeat itself in short order.
To not undo the new preposterously overgrown Executive authority is to invite
some future President – ANY future President – to snap his or her fingers and
become a virtual dictator in a heartbeat. To “do nothing” would be a
slap in the face of every patriot who bled for our freedoms. Give me liberty.
The Nancy
Pelosi-led (D-CA) Senate will continue to advance a positive agenda in other
committees and votes as the information made public during House hearings led
by Waxman and Conyers should quickly make an impeachment recommendation
unavoidable. In short order a recommendation to impeach should reach the floor
of the House for a vote.
A simple
majority in the House voting to recommend impeachment to the Senate should be a
“slam dunk” after the public finally more fully awakens from its
FAUXnews-induced slumber. They will become apprised of the full devious intent
of these traitors and DEMAND that their Representatives sign onto the bill that
will replace H.R. 635 – which expired along with the Bill of Rights and Habeas
Corpus as the heinous 109th Congress recessed.
There is the
kicker. It is up to us. It is up to you. The “People’s House” must
hear from us. Your Representative must hear from you. Four Hundred and Thirty
Five Representatives must be buried in letters, e-mails, phone calls and visits
demanding thorough investigations leading to impeachment. If they “drag
anchor” on us, then veteran and first-time protesters must take up
permanent residence outside their offices and expose their complicity.
What will this
mean? Does it mean we’ll get another “President Dick”? Hardly. Vice
President Cheney, who has indicated he may ignore subpoenas, will be triple
indicted for every “W” crime revealed and could easily be convicted
through “open source” evidence discovered by a googlingHigh School
“C” student. Richard “Stand Down” Cheney may quickly resign
for “health reasons” in hope of a rapid “skapegoat” conviction
and a Presidential pardon for confirmed felonies before the flood of evidence
reaches the top office. This would force Bush into a situation akin to his
recent campaigning where some candidates were “no-shows” for fear of
adverse association with this President and his now 31% approval rating.
How eager are
national Republicans facing re-election to have this President, whose approval
rating has scuttled to a depth to which neither Nixon nor Clinton ever suffered, to be the national
face of their party in the two year run-up to the election of 2008 which
commenced November 8th?
Of course
Pelosi, Democratic National Committee Chair Howard Dean and even Conyers have
downplayed impeachment – as they should. It isn’t up to them. It isn’t up to
the House. It isn’t up to the new Democratic Senate majority. An impeachment
conviction requires a two thirds vote in the Senate. It will be up to the
Republican Senate minority.
More to the
fact, it is up to you. You are the one you have been waiting for. Your vote on
November 7th was critical. Your commitment to holding this Administration
comprehensively accountable is absolutely essential.
Senate
Republicans, if handed a recommendation to impeach by the House will be faced
with a very tough choice as the world watches them confront a most stubborn,
arrogant and unrepentent Connecticut Cowboy President and his mephistophelian
inner circle:
a). Fight
impeachment and continue to be revealed as rubber-stamping, lickspittle
enablers of Treasonous War Criminals who were intent on a heavy-handed
crackdown and takeover of all things American. Vote “No” and get
washed out in the second Blue Wave of 2008.
b). Play the
“I had no idea all of this was going on” card to desperately distance
themselves from Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rice, Abramoff, Ney, DeLay, Foley, et
al, vote “Yes” and possibly hang onto their cushy position of power
through the next election cycle.
Would you go
down with this Titanic?
Impeachment
isn’t a good or bad idea. Impeachment is a moral imperative. It is the proper
remedy proscribed by our founding fathers for circumstances precisely such as
these. Impeachment is essential for the hope of future health of our nation.
We the People
must impeach those who regard America,
its military, its electorate and a soverign foreign nation simply resources to
exploit in order to fatten their bank accounts and expand their personal power.
Leaders all
over the nation are calling out for justice. Follow, or get the hell out of our
way.
~ Mikael
Rudolph, American Citizen damn proud of that fact once again.