Impeach & treason charges for bush VIOLATING his OATH OF OFFICE

[LynnTheDem]

to defend the US Constitution. When is his impeachment & treason trial scheduled to take place?

Dkos: http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2005_02_06.php#004759

Regarding bush's apparent desire to default on the US Treasury notes held by the Social Security Administration almost certainly violates his oath of office in which he swears to "preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pihtml/pioaths.html

That would be the Constitution which reads (Am.XIV, Section 4): "The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned."

http://www.house.gov/Constitution/Amend.html

So...when's his trial? Has a date been set yet?

[bowens43]

1. His trial will start shortly after

the Democrats regain control of the House.

[DavidDvorkin]

2. That oath doesn't apply

To Republicans.

[NewJeffCT]

6. That is true

Anything that happened before yesterday can be written off as a "youthful indescretion"

I had a LTTE published this week in my local weekly in response to why two Connecticut residents were treated so differently - Martha Stewart goes to jail for a minor crime, yet John Rowland has yet to do time for 10 years of majoe league corruption. My short letter was something like, "Stewart is a prominent Democrat and deserves the book thrown at her in the name of personal responsibility. Rowland is a Republican, and any wrongdoing that occurred is somebody else's fault."

[RobertSeattle]

9. IOKIYAR

It's OK if you are a Republican

[Quakerfriend]

3. It sure takes a lot

for Republicans to DO THE RIGHT THING and say this is not right!

How can they stand by, in relative silence, and let the * co. destroy this country?!

[kevinmc]

4. 52 TIMES "The Bush" was warned about Al Qaeda!!!

52 fucking times "The Bush" was warned about Al Qaeda!!!
52 fucking times "The Bush" was warned about Al Qaeda!!!

52 fucking times "The Bush" was warned about Al Qaeda!!!

52 fucking times "The Bush" was warned about Al Qaeda!!!

52 fucking times "The Bush" was warned about Al Qaeda!!!

IMPEACH THIS FUCKING MORON!!!!!

[bryant69]

5. Good catch there on the constitution.

I hadn't thought of that before--but yeah, it is highly questionable.

That said, talking about not paying the debt isn't the same as actually not paying the debt. So he might be able to weasel out of this on the old "I was just talking" excuse.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[Gyre]

7. You'll never see a democrat-dominated

congress again. So the issue is moot.

[merh]

8. He had his fingers crossed, it doesn't count. {{sarcasm}}

{{anger}} :argh:

[patcox2]

10. "public debt." Does that apply to debt instruments held by government?

Serious question, the Constitution refers to public debt. The bonds held by the SSA are not held by the public, are they?

Funny thing about the law, you have to read it closely.

I am not a conservative or an apologist for Bush by any means, but I am a lawyer, and I have to point this out.

[cthrumatrix]

11. where do we sign .... this is a breach of his fiduciary liability

much like a 401K Plan...you are responsible.

many people..past and present are RESPONSIBLE

[Vermonster]

12. SS Has Nothing...

SS has nothing to do with "including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion..."

[newyawker99]

13. Hi Vermonster!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Vermonster]

14. Why Thank You!

I'll try not to cause any trouble O8)