http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/06/22/2033/Kucinich Sings of the Centrality of Peace
by Matthew Rothschild
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He said he would repeal the Patriot Act as being unconstitutional and repeal the Military Commissions Act “that is not worthy of America.”
He implored Bush to “stop government spying and get the government out of our bedrooms.”
And he came out for “true marriage equality for gays, lesbians, transgender, and bisexual Americans.”
He finessed the abortion issue by saying “we can make abortions less necessary by providing prenatal care and post-natal care.”
And then he rose to the issue of impeachment, saying that Bush had violated the “sacred text” that is the Constitution and that binds us a people.
“The Constitution is at risk,” he said.
He said we should “make the Vice President finally accountable, and when we do that, we will make our President accountable.”
If he were President, he said he would have the United States join the International Criminal Court. He would sign Kyoto, and move beyond it, he said. He would sign the Chemical Weapons Treaty, and the Small Arms Treaty, and the Land Mines Treaty.
At the end, he returned to his theme of challenging the very idea of war and called for the elimination of all nuclear weapons.
“The world is ready to fall in love with America again,” he said as the concluded on a crescendo. “I see a new America out there. I see a new world out there. I can see it. It is just waiting to be called forward. . . . Let’s call it forward.”