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Dear Christians and American Supporters of Founding Fathers: "Here is Why Bush and Cheney should Resign Now-and why Pelo

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Dear Christians and American Supporters of the Founding Fathers,

The following biblical, religious & sociological discussion clarifies why Bush and Cheney should resign now—and why Pelosi should now resign from leading the Democratic Party of America!

As an American historian and an educator of nearly 24 years, I have been appalled at the recent news of the destruction of CIA tapes related to torture investigations being carried out currently in Washington, D.C.

Moreover, I have been almost equally upset at the refusal of Democrats, such as Nancy Pelosi and John Rockefeller IV, to prosecute an impeachment against either the vice president or president over the past 12 months, especially after it has become clear that these same aged Democratic leaders had begun implicating themselves, too, in crimes against humanity nearly 5 years ago.

(I am already going out of my way to encourage Kansans to get my Republican home state senator, Pat Roberts, replaced in 2008 for the same negligence. By the way, this lack of good national security oversight is all described in Michael Cleavers article: http://www.opednews.com/author/author7762.html )

Therefore, I now feel it is more important-than-ever to address [1] concerns of millions of good Christians, Jews and Muslims in the USA and the [2] concerns of other Americans at the fact that neither Vice-President Richard Cheney nor George W. Bush have yet taken time to submit their resignations to Congress as did Spiro Agnew and Richard Nixon approximately 35 years ago.

These (a) resignations of the executive branch administration and (b) the letters of resignations of congresspersons, like Pelosi. Roberts, and Rockefeller-- need to be handed in now, i.e. before 2008 rolls around.

Otherwise the currently all-time low-polling-ratings of both the U.S. Congress and the Executive Branch will likely reach the single digits before the end of the coming year.

PARENT’S AND FOUNDING FATHERS

This week at church my minister spoke on the theme of “Our Relationship to God as Child to Parent.” This is an important piece of imagery to focus on as we all have come well to understand in the midst of various recent cultural wars that the Ibrahamic Faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam now represent the majority percentage of ALL PEOPLES currently living on this fragile planet Earth.

We need more than ever to find COMMON GROUND—and I believe we can find it in terms of calling on the resignations of some of our countries greatest sinners

This means that American politics—as part of a Western Judeo-Islamic-Christian world view--sets an extremely important standard for consensus and concerning consensual behavior around the globe.

Particularly, the Christian faith focuses on a father-to-child relationship (or image), i.e., especially when discussing a Christian’s relationship to that entity or being (or “I-am”) referred to often in prayer as “God, the Father” or “God, Our Father”.

Moreover, practitioners of Christianity, Judaism and Islam also see themselves as beacons on the hill before God. This is understood to be the case with the one caveate that the human being is actually attempting to live out their faiths in a seriously manner on a daily basis. In such as situation, they are expected to shine for others—as reflections of the Light. (The image of “the Light” is further discussed below.)

According to Olaf Du Pont, author of “But we’re American… the Presence of American Exceptionalism in the Speeches of George W. Bush” & a researcher of language and concepts of image, President George W. Bush is particularly fond of citing the somewhat amorphous image of fathers, especially “founding fathers” in his speeches.

Similarly, staunch American apologists and their pro-fundamentalist American iconologists speak very highly & reverentially of the Founding Father Generation of America’s Constitution (1787 to 1800) as well as the era of the War of Independence( 1770 to 1786).

This is reflected in sort of secular faith, now predominant in America for 2 centuries or more

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Between jobs, passions are motorcycles, music, and green-tech
truthtruffleBetween jobs, passions are motorcycles, music, and green-tech

Waaaaay too long!

You're going to have to figure out how to distill it down to 500 words or

less for the main body of the text or break it up into chapters or something.

Here's my rationale for advocating impeachment:

1) The war was for oil. That's now been grudgingly substantiated

by at least one former general, and 'moneyman' Greenspan. It's also

borne out by the fact that Halliburton, Dick Cheney's former company,

and now major league defense entity, is in Iraq, raking it in, and probably

drilling oil wells. Prior to the war, the oil-for-food company was Elf.

We got fed A Story so they could get to the oilfields.

2) (relates directly to 1) No WMD's. Again, we got fed a story so they

could get to the oil fields.

3) Runaway wiretapping. Though this is likely a process that's been

going on longer than most of us have been alive, under BushCo it's

come to the forefront. This relates to the 4th amendment, illegal search

and seizure, prohibited by the Constitution.

4) War Powers Act. At the end of Vietnam, it was determined necessary

to restore Congress' lawful authority to declare war. Iraq has lasted a

damn sight longer than the 90 days permitted, and I still haven't seen

an open declaration of war by Congress. Separation of powers, as

called for under the Constitution, was instituted to prevent abuse of

power.

If Bill Clinton can be impeached for lying about Lewinski, which I believe

to this day was nothing less than deliberate entrapment, then George

Bush and Dick Cheney can be impeached for waging an illegal and

unnecessary war. The question is, though, will Congress act, or

just kind of sit there like stupid? You could go on and on about

abuse of the military, blatant raiding of the budget, habeas corpus,

posse comitatus, and a long and detailed list of other things that've

happened, but the final detail in my answer to your piece is this:

Bush also gave an oath, laid his hand on the Bible, and the whole bit,

swore an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution. A sworn oath

is usually regarded as being a solemn and sincere act, and waging war

is also a solemn and sincere act, but then if you page back to the whole

Vietnam thing again, well turns out neither George nor Dick thought

enough of that war to go be a part of it, although they're perfectly happy to

wage one when the old bottom line requires it.

Maybe Congress can't stop em, but they can act to prevent it

from ever happening again, time will tell if they can muster the

energy and gumption to throw these guys out...ball's in their court,

the Public has spoken I think, on this issue... I just think our beloved King

George should be asked for the keys, and shown the door. Go ahead,

keep the crown, you seem to like that sort of thing...

by truthtruffle (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 4 diaries, 109 comments) on Monday, December 17, 2007 at 3:50:29 AM

I am 62, married, my passion is bible study and helping others to find the truths from God's word. Definitely feel that God has a purpose for the earth.
Dennis MooreI am 62, married, my passion is bible study and helping others to find the truths from God's word. Definitely feel that God has a purpose for the earth.

"Dear Christians and American Supporters......"

I comment on this article only because of the authors reference to Christians. Those that are really interested in their relationship with God have never and will never find God in Politics.

Because the author refers to the bible let me say that if more Christians read their bible instead of listening to politians they would not find themselves being mislead. To those that really care the bible clearly teaches that Satan is the God of this world and that he is misleading all of mankind. see 1John 5:19, Luke 4:6, rev 12:9, rev16:13-16, 2cor 4:3-4

The author quotes from the book of John, he should read John 15:17- 21 that says, "These things I command you, that ye love one another. If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.

And John 17:15-17, "I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.

Jehovah God is not interested in the governments of the world no matter what your politicians and religious leaders say and true Christians that get involved in the world will be mislead to their destruction.

It is interesting that in the book of Daniel, a book that says much about God's Kingdom, at Daniel 2:44, that this kingdom in not going to reform the governments of the world but it says, "And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. see also Dan 7:13-15

The biggest problem confronting Christians is that they are being misled, not only by the politicians who could care less about them but also by false religion that Satan uses to twist the word of God to get Christians involved in Politics. see Paul's words at Act 20:25-30

Christian need to follow the advice of Acts 17:11 where it says,

"Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so."

by Dennis Moore (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 4 comments) on Monday, December 17, 2007 at 9:33:55 AM

KEVIN STODA has been blessed to have either traveled in or worked in nearly 100 countries on five continents over the past two and a half decades. He sees himself as a peace educator and have been a promoter of good economic and social development--making him an enemy of my homelands humongous spending and its focus on using weapons to try and solve global issues."I am from Kansas so I also use the pseudonym 'Kansas' when I write and publish. I...

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ALONEKEVIN STODA has been blessed to have either traveled in or worked in nearly 100 countries on five continents over the past two and a half decades. He sees himself as a peace educator and have been a promoter of good economic and social development--making him an enemy of my homelands humongous spending and its focus on using weapons to try and solve global issues."I am from Kansas so I also use the pseudonym 'Kansas' when I write and publish. I...

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cutting it down

Cutting down versions are not the target. The audience is the target--a neglected breed----

As for me!!! The targe is to (1) get to and find vocal & active support in an audience underrepresented on the radar of media--even progressive media. This is to lay the groundwork for preogressive fundamentalists, evangelicals, pentacostals, orthodox, and other christians and other neglected audiences (of subch faith but social bent).

This is who the target was, but (2) the part that your are referring to first is the charge. this can be narrowed to less than a paragraph--HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS.

(3) So, could you consider passing the parts of the piece to audiences in thisreligious vain--currently untarged by any leading presidential or congressional candidate?

(4) UNLESS AMERICANS START SITTING IN CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES EN MASS or unless every preachor and teacher gets on thje podium as of today--JUSTICE WILL NOT REIGH N in 2008--and single digit support for president and congres will be reached.

KAS

by ALONE (162 articles, 1 quicklinks, 4 diaries, 420 comments) on Monday, December 17, 2007 at 9:35:38 AM

Mail carrier who drives the rest of my colleagues nuts with my politics.
ScottMail carrier who drives the rest of my colleagues nuts with my politics.

We will accept the politicization of the Gospel

Don't even think about trying to shame Christians - or any other faith - into pulling this stunt. People will not stand for screamers trying to shame people into "repentance" simply on the basis of their voting records.

by Scott (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 622 comments) on Monday, December 17, 2007 at 12:11:01 PM