Ten reasons to impeach George Bush and Dick Cheney petition
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- CarolynGillis
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A Petition from Democrats.com
if you haven't signed it yet.
I ask Congress to impeach President Bush and Vice President Cheney for the following reasons:
1. Violating the United Nations Charter by launching an illegal "War of Aggression" against Iraq without cause, using fraud to sell the war to Congress and the public, misusing government funds to begin bombing without Congressional authorization, and subjecting our military personnel to unnecessary harm, debilitating injuries, and deaths.
2. Violating U.S. and international law by authorizing the torture of thousands of captives, resulting in dozens of deaths, and keeping prisoners hidden from the International Committee of the Red Cross.
3. Violating the Constitution by arbitrarily detaining Americans, legal residents, and non-Americans, without due process, without charge, and without access to counsel.
4. Violating the Geneva Conventions by targeting civilians, journalists, hospitals, and ambulances, and using illegal weapons, including white phosphorous, depleted uranium, and a new type of napalm.
5. Violating U.S. law and the Constitution through widespread wiretapping of the phone calls and emails of Americans without a warrant.
6. Violating the Constitution by using "signing statements" to defy hundreds of laws passed by Congress.
7. Violating U.S. and state law by obstructing honest elections in 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006.
8. Violating U.S. law by using paid propaganda and disinformation, selectively and misleadingly leaking classified information, and exposing the identity of a covert CIA operative working on sensitive WMD proliferation for political retribution.
9. Subverting the Constitution and abusing Presidential power by asserting a "Unitary Executive Theory" giving unlimited powers to the President, by obstructing efforts by Congress and the Courts to review and restrict Presidential actions, and by promoting and signing legislation negating the Bill of Rights and the Writ of Habeas Corpus.
10. Gross negligence in failing to assist New Orleans residents after Hurricane Katrina, in ignoring urgent warnings of an Al Qaeda attack prior to Sept. 11, 2001, and in increasing air pollution causing global warming.
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sickinjersey
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cadsuch "they that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety DESERVE NEITHER liberty nor safety" BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Historical Review of Pennsylvania (1759)
- 3 years ago
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sickinjersey
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cadsuch
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You want me to sign this petition? Why don't you just paint a freeking target on my back?
- 3 years ago
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cadsuch
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colmor
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I think this petition should be open to the international community since a lot of the reasons for impeachment involve the global community. Any chance of that happening Carolyn?
- 3 years ago
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colmor
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TouchArt
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Well said, Ocanada. Thanks.
- 3 years ago
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TouchArt
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nkeg87
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Thank you ocanada. That is exactly what those amazing minds that designed this great nation had in mind. I know that they are all twitching in their graves as they watch this mess continue. Would they be ashamed?
- 3 years ago
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nkeg87
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ocanada
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Our democracy was designed so that the appearance of number nine should be enough to removed a person from power. Why is our thinking so different from our founding fathers. We elected the son of a president as if this were a monarchy and then expected the man to not play the part of king. Impeachment is not a means of imprissonment it is designed too remove anyone who appears to be subverting the constitution and accumulating to much power which is what destroyed the roman republic. People felt so strongly about this that Tarquine, Ceaser, and Tiberius were all murdered rather than allowing them to assume power and the greatest leader of ancient Athens was ostracized by the people rather than allowing the same situation. Our system calls for a much simpler and more civil defense of our liberties and it is a legislative duty that such abuses demand impeachment. Not just require but demad. At the very least hearings should be made and the presidents feet held to the fire. All offices are accountable to the public and the constitution. Period. This is a republican democracy, with no mans authority extending past any law. Failing to aknowledge that is a failure of epic proportions.
- 3 years ago
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ocanada
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TouchArt
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Americans must demand that Congress impeach to begin righting the evil that has been done in our names.
Write or call your Senators and Representatives to Congress to vote to impeach GW Bush, Dick Cheney and crew for crimes against the Constitution, Americans and the world.
Call today.
Americans must hold these criminals responsible and bring them to justice or we will be a criminal rogue nation and go down in history for crimes of pre-emptive illegal war, torture and spying on its own citizens.Act today, so America's children will not have to hang their heads in shame for what we allowed to be done on our watch, with our money, in our name.
- 3 years ago
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TouchArt
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SNJ
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Maybe Bush isn't getting impeached because he was never really elected.
- 3 years ago
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SNJ
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BurningBush
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I can't understand why the country hasn't impeached him.
Clinton gets impeached over Monica but Bush is OK ??
What's going on?
- 3 years ago
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BurningBush
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huntre
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Done. Glad I kept looking in current.com for this.
- 3 years ago
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huntre
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Marilynn_Murray
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SNJ, Not the Mafia. The Mafia has more integrity than them.
- 3 years ago
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Marilynn_Murray
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SNJ
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Thank you for being so eloquent and just incredible. Amazing how those two thugs are still running "our" country. Are they Nazi's? Are they the Mafia? I just don't know. "They" wanted to impeach Clinton for having an affair. Makes me wonder who is controlling the media.
- 3 years ago
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SNJ
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CarolynGillis
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If women can lead in other parts of the world we should have no trouble in the USA. These younger women coming up are tough and smart. I have the pleasure of knowing many of them personally and they will be fine leaders.
- 3 years ago
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CarolynGillis
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resolute
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In our country it does. Maybe not in the whole world.
- 3 years ago
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resolute
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CarolynGillis
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thanks cosmoplavix !
- 3 years ago
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CarolynGillis
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Marilynn_Murray
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That and thousands of other crimes.
- 3 years ago
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Marilynn_Murray
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Conniepae
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If the Republicans can support impeachment for sex, why can't Democrats find their spine and support impeachment for all the reasons listed above. Democrats need to stop letting mainstream media control the message. The coverage this morning on ABC was nothing short of race baiting, to divide and conquer the Democrats. Distraction from real issues facing us today. Bush and Cheney need to be in front of America and Congress under oath answering Constitution questions. .
- 3 years ago
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Conniepae
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CarolynGillis
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good examples spoon!
- 3 years ago
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CarolynGillis
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spoon
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Like Golda Meir, Margaret Thatcher, Indira Ghandi, Benazar Bhutto. I would have voted for Elizabeth Edwards in a heartbeat. Her kind of thinking is exactly what this country needs.
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spoon
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CarolynGillis
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Thanks for the links Spoon.
resolute does one situation mean, that all women in the world in all of history are unable to stand up to men?
- 3 years ago
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CarolynGillis
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resolute
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I can see a woman won't stand up to a man/men and exercise dominance especially in politics. I don't think Hillary, for that reason, should be our next president.
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resolute
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spoon
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check out... www.usalone.com .... or email
activist.thepen@gmail or democracy@peaceteam.net for some more very good information and to join others who agree the two should have been impeached already. I believe the fellow running the site is a law professor at a major law school in the U.S. He seems to care about keeping his job. - 3 years ago
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spoon
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phillyharper
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When you put it like that.....
- 3 years ago
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phillyharper
