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August 8, 2008 at 16:35:19

Congress Goes On August Recess

by Gene Cappa Page 1 of 1 page(s)

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Congress went on their August recess break (five weeks at their leisure) but left their work piled up to the ceiling. While they enjoy their long vacation break, our American soldiers are putting their lives on the line in Iraq, even being "stop lossed" to stay there.

Serious work remains to be done in the air conditioned halls of Congress, in the sheer comfort and security of their hearing rooms, with their soft leather chairs to sit in and they just talk the day away, even discussing the potential and probable high crimes and misdemeanors of the Bush administration http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&products_id=280000-1, like taking the nation to war against Iraq on "false pretenses", which would mean that each and every death of an American soldier and an Iraqi would be an "unlawful death" CLICK HERE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45f1Riv_z1I requiring that Congress alone is now obligated and responsible to forego their August vacation break in order to hold immediate impeachment hearings on their 39 pending Articles of Impeachment, one hour for debate and 15 minutes to vote on each Article, CLICK HERE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiIn3ytaUjI in order to pursue fully for the American people the cause of "justice, truth, and the value of one single life" CLICK HERE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLFEW0Hq7-0

The very least that these representatives and senators in their comfortable suits and plush offices could do, with their extensive staffs and privileges and perks, and multiple district offices, is not only hold their immediate impeachment hearings but also take the necessary action to bring those who misled the nation to justice.

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A United States Marine Corps Viet Nam Era Veteran trying to do what I can and expecting Congress, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial Branch, to do what they can to keep the nation strong and free by remaining true to the Constitution first of all.
Gene CappaA United States Marine Corps Viet Nam Era Veteran trying to do what I can and expecting Congress, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial Branch, to do what they can to keep the nation strong and free by remaining true to the Constitution first of all.

Ranking Republican Lamar Smith defends the Constitution

Hon. Lamar Smith (TX) Phone 202-225-4236 . Fax: 202-225-8628

We should not underestimate the gravity of the case against the president. When he put his hand on the Bible and recited his oath of office, he swore to faithfully uphold the laws of the United States - not some laws, all laws.

As to the uniqueness of the office the president holds, he is a person in a position of immense authority and influence. He influences the lives of millions of Americans. When he took the oath of office, he swore to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and to take care that the laws be faithfully executed.

When someone is elected president, they receive the greatest gift possible from the American people, their trust. To violate that trust is to raise questions about fitness for office. My constituents often remind me that if anyone else in a position of authority - for example, a business executive, a military officer or a professional educator - had acted as the evidence indicates the president did, their career would be over. The rules under which President Nixon would have been tried for impeachment had he not resigned contain this statement: "The office of the president is such that it calls for a higher level of conduct than the average citizen in the United States."

This will not be an easy task. In fact, it is a difficult ordeal for all Americans, but we will get through it. We are a great nation and a strong people. Our country will endure because our Constitution works and has worked for over 200 years. As much as one might wish to avoid this process, we must resist the temptation to close our eyes and pass by. The president's actions must be evaluated for one simple reason: the truth counts.

As the process goes forward, some good lessons can be reaffirmed. No one is above the law, actions have consequences, always tell the truth. We the people should insist on these high ideals. That the president has fallen short of the standard doesn't mean we should lower it. If we keep excusing away the president's actions we as a nation will never climb upwards because there will be no firm rungs.

The statement above is an excerpt from transcripts of the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment hearings against President Bill Clinton, December 10-11, 1998. Rep Lemar Smith is the current ranking Republican member on the House Judiciary Committee, and is not in favor of impeaching a fellow Republican President George W. Bush.

by Gene Cappa (35 articles, 0 quicklinks, 58 diaries, 258 comments) on Friday, August 8, 2008 at 7:06:31 PM