Monday, September 17, 2007

Yalies for Impeachment of Bush and Cheney Sign-in and discussion

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-Violated the oath of office to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, specifically the Sixth Amendment right of American citizens, in criminal matters, to be told of the charges against them, to counsel, and a to speedy and public trial by a jury of their peers. The rights of foreign nationals may be debated, but the rights of Americans are not open to debate. They are stated clearly in the Constitution, and "enemy combatant" precedents obviously cannot apply to a vaguely defined "war on terror" intended to have an infinite horizon. Jose Padilla was detained and tortured for 4 1/2 years in violation of his rights, and the administration to this day claims the authority to do so to any American it accuses of terrorism.

-A corollary charge, they have sought to overturn the Bill of Rights of the Constitution by the transparent device of claiming wartime powers which would last forever.

-Violated the oath of office to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, specifically the Fourth Amendment right to freedom from search without a warrant, in the NSA warrantless surveillance scandal. The media assists the administration in twisting the issue to be whether or not the government can spy, when in fact the government has always been authorized to spy on anyone as long as it does so within the law, with a warrant obtained before or even after the fact. Referring to this, former Nixon White House Counsel John Dean says Bush is the only president in history who has openly admitted an "impeachable offense."

-Lied to Congress and the American people to draw the country into the invasion and occupation of Iraq.

-Given secrets to the enemy in wartime by ordering the public identification of American intelligence agent Valerie Plame, which constitutes treason, because Plame was engaged in tracing weapons of mass destruction before they reached American shores

We, the undersigned, call upon the U.S. Congress to perform its duty under the Constitution to remove from office those who have committed such high crimes and misdemeanors, and to commence impeachment proceedings against first Richard Cheney, then George W. Bush.

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2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Congratulations - this is tremendous!

I also encourage everyone to sign our petition, which will go directly to your Representative:

http://www.democrats.com/peoplesemailnetwork/88

Bob Fertik '79

1:33 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

THIS MOVEMENT IS THE MOST PERVERSE DESTRUCTIVE ATTEMPT AT A MINDLESS ILLOGICAL INVERSION OF THIS COUNTRY'S HARD FOUGHT PRECIOUS VALUES,IT'S NEO MARXIST POLEMICAL BULSHIT AND AS AGRADUATE OF YALE I AM SICKENED AND DISGRACED

4:51 PM  

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