The Case for Impeachment

I often write blog entries, expecting nothing more than someone nod politely in agreement. That gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling, and most of the time, that’s enough. Today’s blog entry is not like that. I hope you read this article, take direct and immediate action and then pass this article on to everyone you know. I hope to add my voice and yours to a non-violent revolution to impeach the imperial president, George W. Bush and his bulldog, Dick Cheney.

When I first began this blog, I started with an article that listed several areas that deeply upset me and motivated me to begin writing. That was July, 2006. After more than 18 months, I’m angrier than ever. So, perhaps it’s time for another list of grievances. As the writers of the Declaration of Independence declared:

“…The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.”

Therefore, “King” George W. Bush, Imperial President, unresponsive to the will of your people, we do hereby submit these facts to a candid world:

He has sent the NSA to spy on the people without warrant and without cause. He uses unconstitutional broad warrants, as aggrieving as the writs of assistance” were to the colonists.

He purposely ignores the minimal FISA requirements that were legally passed by the will of the people, violating the law.

He issues signing statements negating the law of the land and declaring himself to be above the law.

He has held prisoners indefinitely, without charges and incommunicado. He has held people, many of whom are still unaccounted for, in secret prisons.

He arbitrarily declared people, including US Citizens to be “enemy combatants.” He has stripped the fundamental right of Habeas Corpus from prisoners.

He has declared that the requirements of Article 3 of the Geneva Convention do not apply during times of war, an argument that was rejected by the United Nations Committee Against Torture. He has ordered the torture of prisoners and allowed evidence of the torture to be destroyed.

He has carried out a campaign of “extraordinary rendition” (outsourced torture) while hiding behind a cloak of “states secrets” and “executive privilege.”

Therefore, investigative hearings should be convened by Congress as soon as possible to determine whether these and other actions constitute “high crimes and misdemeanors” as defined by the Constitution, leading to impeachment.