WTF-Now??? Executive Accountability Act-Seeks "10 Yrs In Prison For THOSE Misleading Us Into War"

[kpete]

Bill Seeks to Punish Those Who Mislead into War

Week of February 16, 2009

U.S. Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., introduced legislation that would impose fines or prison time on presidents or executive-branch officials who "knowingly and willfully" mislead Congress to gain authorization to use U.S. military forces. The Executive Accountability Act was introduced last week and is co-sponsored by Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-HI. If passed, the act would apply only to current and future presidential administrations and executive branches. The act calls for fines or up to 10 years in prison for leaders found guilty of misleading Congress in order to get authorization to go to war.

http://www.military.com/veterans-report/bill-seeks-to-punish-those-who-mislead-into-war?ESRC=vr.nl

[SharonRB]

1. Where were these guys six years ago? n/t

[peace13]

5. Starting the illegal wars, don't ya know!

[guruoo]

18. 6 years ago this would have gone nowhere. eom

[Captain Hilts]

2. OKAY!! Round up the Office of Special Plans and anybody who talked to Chalabi. nt

[seemslikeadream]

3. Not to worry

we don't have to start any more wars, the ones we have already will keep us occupied for the rest of our lives and our childrens lives

[peace13]

4. Aaaaaa I think that we already have laws against those things.

Problem is Congress will not hold people accountable. Who would have guessed?

[WilliamPitt]

6. Dead in committee

[kpete]

9. hey will

i will be in boston with mrpete - buy you a beer?, kp

[WilliamPitt]

10. WHEN???

[kpete]

11. 3/21, 22

visiting my boy and his wife - peace, kp

[WilliamPitt]

13. I'm wide open then

Keep me posted on your schedule. Yay!

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. Ah, yes, like the Republicans creating "special prosecutor" for Clinton, then removing it under Bush

Just setting up another branch of intentional harassment of the Democratic president.

I'm surprised it's taken the Republicans this long.

[ThomWV]

8. Basically the same sentence you'd get for robbing a 7-11 a second time.

[formercia]

12. I thought Treason carried the death penalty.

There they go trying to water existing law down again.

[tex-wyo-dem]

14. WTF is right!

NOW they are doing this!1? What do you bet there's a nice little provision on the bill absolving any previous administrations of misconduct...would surprise me :mad:

[spanone]

15. and who is this bill aimed at? 'would apply only to current or future'...bullshit

[Dover]

16. They will need to make it retroactive for it to pass. But unlikely to pass in any case..n/t

[chill_wind]

17. There's a Dem co-sponsor on this disgusting piece of crap? God help us.

K & R