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Tipping Point on Impeachment is Approaching

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When someone as conservative as Rep. Michaud calls for impeachment hearings, and accuses the vice president of abuse of power--an impeachable offense under the Constitution--it is no longer so easy for the media to write the idea off as "extremism" or as a "fringe" idea. It also makes it easier for other members of Congress to step up and take a stand in defense of the Constitution--perhaps even an independent-minded, principled Republican or two.

Michaud is likely taking this plunge into impeachment politics because he realizes impeachment has become a popular issue among voters in Maine, where an independent candidate, peace activist Laurie Dobson, is mounting a campaign for Senate against Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins, and Democratic Challenger, Rep. Tom Allen, with impeachment as a key campaign theme. With November 2008 growing closer, other members of the House elsewhere across the nation may also start to see being pro-impeachment as a winning position.

Speaker Pelosi, who faces a re-election herself from independent candidate Cindy Sheehan in her San Francisco district, and whose poll numbers now show her to have a higher negative rating than a positive support rating, is on the wrong side of history and on the wrong side of the Constitution. She may end up being ignored by her caucus.

This impeachment thing could still happen.

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DAVE LINDORFF is a Philly-based journalist and columnist. His latest book, co-authored by Barbara Olshansky, is "The Case for Impeachment" (St. Martin's Press, 2006 and now in paperback). His work is available at www.thiscantbehappening.net

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Kudos by George Washington on Thursday, Jan 3, 2008 at 12:07:04 PM
Though desperately needed to restore the rule of law, or to by Richard Mynick on Thursday, Jan 3, 2008 at 12:53:10 PM
I understand the sentiment, but it's defeatism by Dave Lindorff on Thursday, Jan 3, 2008 at 1:06:21 PM
Powerful people by Shirley Bianchi on Thursday, Jan 3, 2008 at 1:22:32 PM
"We" have forced the issue by Susan Nelsen on Thursday, Jan 3, 2008 at 1:40:31 PM
Good luck with all that ... by Mr M on Thursday, Jan 3, 2008 at 2:01:02 PM
There're a couple of different things going on here by Jim Freeman on Sunday, Jan 6, 2008 at 10:04:03 AM

 
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