Four clear legal arguments for impeachment
i'm glad somebody who knows what they're talking about is on the case...
this following snippet voices my sentiments precisely...
nearly 6 years of trying to apply the brakes on this train have been fruitless... quite the contrary, in fact, as the train seems to be continually gathering speed... impeachment is a long, tortuous, expensive and possibly empty effort which, nonetheless, seems to be our only alternative... i simply cannot comprehend how much more damage the u.s. will suffer if bush completes his term of office... Submit To Propeller
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[T]he case for the impeachment of President Bush is arguably the strongest in American history. The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) makes this amply clear in its recent book, a concise indictment of President Bush that lays out four clear legal arguments that point to impeachment as a necessary remedy for the gross violation of our Constitution. The Articles of Impeachment Against George W. Bush covers illegal wiretapping, torture, rendition, detention and the Iraq war. An appendix compares the impeachment proceedings of Andrew Johnson, Nixon and Clinton to the comparatively more powerful case against Bush.
this following snippet voices my sentiments precisely...
[A]rguments against the president’s violation of the Constitution have not resulted in any reform or change in behavior. Public shaming and the threat of legal action often work to keep politicians in line. But President Bush is vocally disinterested in the public’s approval of his agenda. Furthermore, he views the law, as evidenced by torture and detainee litigation, as mutable suggestion. For such a president, legal recourse is largely ineffectual -- unless Americans and Congress reclaim the power of the law to remove the offending parties.
As Ratner told AlterNet, "While our battles against illegal wiretaps and Guantanamo are critical for trying to get back legality, until we get rid of what I consider a criminal administration, we will not be able to go back to even a semblance of civil liberties and human rights."
nearly 6 years of trying to apply the brakes on this train have been fruitless... quite the contrary, in fact, as the train seems to be continually gathering speed... impeachment is a long, tortuous, expensive and possibly empty effort which, nonetheless, seems to be our only alternative... i simply cannot comprehend how much more damage the u.s. will suffer if bush completes his term of office... Submit To Propeller
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posted by profmarcus at
3/06/2006
