A Clear Case for Impeachment - by Mayor Rocky Anderson

[kpete]

A Clear Case for Impeachment
by Mayor Rocky Anderson
Thu Mar 01, 2007 at 04:33:54 PM PST
Dear Kossacks,

This afternoon, I testified before a Washington State Senate committee supporting Sen. Eric Oemig's resolution that calls for Congress to consider impeaching President Bush and Vice President Cheney. I also spoke twice at a rally supporting the impeachment of President Bush. My extended remarks are given below, while my other remarks at the rally and my testimony at the hearing can be read here.

I also submitted to the Washington State Senate a detailed written statement that enumerates a clear and compelling case for the impeachment of President Bush. I appreciate any comments or feedback you may have about this statement.

To restore some modicum of decency and accountability for our nation, and to protect our nation against those who would rule without regard to established law, we must commit ourselves to the rule of law and call for the impeachment and removal from office of President Bush.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/3/1/19949/44077


A Compelling Case for Impeachment of
President George W. Bush
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For Severe Human Rights Violations, Breaches of
Trust, Abuses of Power Injurious to the Nation, War
Crimes, Misleading Congress and the American People
About Nuclear Threats and the Case for War, and Grave
Violations of Treaties, the United States Constitution, and
Domestic Statutory Law
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Ross C. “Rocky” Anderson
Mayor, Salt Lake City, Utah
Presented to the Washington State

STATEMENT HERE:
http://www.slcgov.com/mayor/speeches/2007%20publications/030107mpeachmentstatement.pdf

[WiseButAngrySara]

1. Good on "Rocky" ! k(pete)nr!. ....n/t

[Jack Rabbit]

2. K/R

We are here today to say, "No more!"

No more Iraq war.

No more God-is-on-our-side religious nonsense to justify this immoral, illegal war.

No more torture of human beings.

No more denial of the right of habeas corpus.

No more kidnapping of people and sending them off to secret prisons in nations where they will be tortured.

No more glorification of torture by the entertainment industry.

No more centrally-owned, hysteria-driven, corporate news media complicit in selling the Bush administration’s lies to the American people.

No more unconstitutional warrantless wiretapping of American citizens.

No more manipulation of national intelligence for political purposes.

No more manipulation of our news media with false propaganda.

No more authoritarian assertions of power by the president.

No more silence by the American people.

This is a new day. We can unify in our insistence upon the truth, upon peace-making, upon more humane treatment of our brothers and sisters around the world.

We will continue to call for the impeachment of President Bush, a most appropriate response to his blatant abuses of power. We will continue to resist the lies, the deception, the outrages. We will insist that peace be pursued, and that, as a nation, we help those in need. Let us join together to break the cycle of hatred, of intolerance, of violence. As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."

We urge Congress, be silent no more.

We urge all Americans, regardless of party, be silent no more.

[Senator]

3. Anyone Have a Reason Why Anderson Can't Be the Next Howard Dean??

I've not studied him (yet). But with Giuliani in, a "big city mayor" is plenty of gravitas -- particularly since that's the highest a Utah Dem could expect to go.

I'm looking for any "out there" positions, personal/marital irregularities/quirks, business ventures and the like.

Anything out there currently?

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[In Truth We Trust]

4. Rocky!!!