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Dear Speaker Pelosi:
I do understand that there are pragmatic reasons that make impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney impractical. I understand that you wish to lead Congress in legislating in a bipartisan manner, in order to represent all Americans, not just the ones that voted for you. That is certainly understandable and admirable. In ordinary times, I would say, as you did, that impeachment is not worth the trouble.
However, these are not ordinary times. The Bush Administration has not just broken the law, they've broken the law thousands of times. The cases we know about are just the tip of the iceberg. They've lied, flat-out lied to Congress, the American people and the world to justify a war in Iraq that has decimated our military, killed at least 650,000 Iraqis, destroyed our credibility and honor with the world community and cost trillions of dollars, mostly in the form of crushing debt. They have ordered and endorsed human rights violations including torture, indefinite detention without trial, and extraordinary rendition at places including Guantanamo Bay, Bagram Air Force Base and Abu Ghraib. They have illegally used the NSA to perform warrantless wiretaps of American citizens, in violation of the Fourth Amendment and of the FISA Act. They've conducted illegal and unethical voter suppression against Democrats and minorities, and conducted election fraud on a vast scale in 2000 and 2004. Al Gore should have been president in 2000 and John Kerry should have been elected in 2004. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has abused his delegated power to fire U.S. Attorneys specifically to obstruct investigations into Republicans such as Duke Cunningham, and to encourage frivolous and vindictive prosecutions against innocent people for serious charges like voter fraud, which in one case, landed an innocent woman in prison, where she stayed until an appeal exonerated her, and took away her house and life savings. They've used the FBI and DHS to conduct illegal surveillance and harassment of non-violent anti-war protesters, lumping them together with terrorists. At this moment, they are showing their utter contempt towards Congress and its oversight powers by refusing to turn over emails, and "losing" emails related to the investigation of Alberto Gonzales, in an echo of Nixon's tape with the 18 minute gap.
Quite frankly, Bush and his administration have gone beyond being mere criminals. They make the actions of Richard Nixon during Watergate look mild in comparison. Bush and Cheney have made it clear that they want unlimited power, and that they're willing to do absolutely anything to get it. They are a clear and present danger to American democracy, and need to be removed from power immediately. The only way for Congress to effectively stop the wanton criminal actions of the Bush Administration is through impeachment and removal from office.
Thank you for your concern.
Meldroc
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