January 15, 2008


IMPEACH BUSH


IMPEACH CHENEY


KEEP IMPEACHMENT ON THE TABLE


Because of the reticence of Democrats in Congress, and the obstructions presented by Republicans, it doesn't appear that Bush and Cheney will be impeached before next year. However, there is precedent for impeaching federal officials after they have left office. I believe for the sake of the Constitution, for precedent, and for history that Bush and Cheney should be impeached and brought to trial. This article by Jon Ponder is at www.pensitorereview.com:


The purpose of a post-term impeachment of Bush and Cheney would be to send a message to future rightwing cabals who intend to highjack the American republic that they do so at their own peril — that they will be brought to justice.

A strong case can be made that if Pres. Nixon had been impeached, followed by a trial and conviction in court on the obstruction of justice and other charges and sentenced to prison, even briefly, Bush and particularly Cheney would have felt less emboldened to behave like despots. (In fact, it’s doubtful Cheney would have been interested in the vice presidency if he’d felt constrained from looting the government for his corporate cronies.)

Just as hindsight shows that Americans 30 years ago could have prevented the abuses of Bush and Cheney by prosecuting and imprisoning Nixon in 1974, we owe it to future generations of Americans to hold Bush and Cheney accountable for their crimes and incompetence today.

If the move for post-term impeachments took hold, Republicans would doubtless object — but just seven years ago it was GOP legal types who floated the idea of a post-presidential, second impeachment Pres. Clinton because they didn’t like the pardons he granted as he left office.