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November 30, 2008 at 10:25:41
George W. Bush Belongs In Prison by Joel S. Hirschhorn Page 1 of 1 page(s) |
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Electing Barack Obama president was the first step in redeeming American democracy. The second step must be indicting ex-president George W. Bush, giving him a fair trial, finding him guilty of many criminal acts and putting him in prison. Forget revenge. Think rule of law and justice. I want President Obama soon after taking office to go on television and announce the formation of a special group of outstanding jurists and attorneys to make a recommendation whether or not the US Justice Department should bring criminal charges against George W. Bush. Based on earlier analyses, including work by the American Bar Association, I have no doubt they will recommend indictment. If moral honesty and courage have any meaning, then the nation must take seriously the concept that no president can ever be allowed to be above the law. How can President Obama not strongly support this? Surely no president must be allowed to disrespect and dishonor the US Constitution. George W. Bush broke his oath of office. His behavior was treasonous. Instead of defending the Constitution he disgraced it. Instead of protecting constitutional rights, including privacy, he sullied them. He asserted his right to ignore or not enforce laws so he could break them. Respect for the office of the presidency must never be allowed to trump truth and justice. Millions and millions of Americans and people worldwide know that George W. Bush made 9/11 the trigger for initiating an illegal war in Iraq that has killed and maimed so many thousands of people. What Vincent Bugliosi, author of “The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder" called “the most serious crime ever committed in American history.” I say convict Bush of myriad counts of criminally negligent homicide related to both Iraq and the Katrina disaster and put him in prison. A former president in prison would not disgrace the presidency. It would restore honor to the office and the Constitution.
Surely millions more people now understand that George W. Bush bears responsibility for creating the conditions that encouraged greed-driven capitalism to rape and murder the middle class and push us into the current global economic meltdown. By removing government oversight and regulation he committed the greatest acts of fraud in the history of mankind. After he made American democracy delusional he made prosperity delusional.
We the people are paying the price for George W. Bush’s criminal acts and so must he. When George W. Bush is sent to prison everyone will see that American democracy has earned the respect of the world. Everyone will better understand that evil comes in many forms and that even an elected president of the United States of America can and must be recognized as a perpetrator of horrendous criminal acts.
Please President-elect Obama, make it so. Be the principled person we want you to be. Make the USA the nation it is supposed to be. Have the courage to do what Congress refused to do when it did not impeach George W. Bush. Change history by showing the world that American justice applies as equally to the president as it does to anyone else. Do not let George W. Bush escape the justice and prison sentence he deserves. Do not let respect for the presidency trump respect for justice. If we do not bring George W. Bush to justice that probably only you can make happen, then surely we do not restore respect for the office that you worked so hard to achieve.
To ensure that no future president behaves like George W. Bush we must punish him. Not merely through the words of historians, but through the physical punishment that he has inflicted on so many millions of people. In previous eras citizens would have demanded “off with his head.” Now we must demand “lock him up.” How poetic for a pro-torture ex-president. As summed up at www.imprisonbush.com: “Bush must be made accountable to the law, to serve as a lesson to all those who would attempt to destroy the American system of laws and liberty for the sake of their own power.” This is a test for both President Obama and American democracy.
If there is any kind of God in the universe, then George W. Bush must go to prison. When he does, then and only then should God bless America.
[Formerly a full professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and a senior official at the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment and the National Governors Association, Joel S. Hirschhorn is the author of nonfiction books, including Prosperity Without Pollution, Sprawl Kills and Delusional Democracy.]
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Why only Bush?
Obama should put together a panel to evaluate all of the possible suspects-- rumsfeld, Gonzales, others at the justice dept., Cheney, and the Bush family dog. Well, maybe not the dog, but everyone else. by Rob Kall (953 articles, 4178 quicklinks, 374 diaries, 2088 comments [45 recommended, 3 rejected]) on Sunday, Nov 30, 2008 at 6:36:32 PM  (0+)
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Reply: Amen
I agree with both Joel and Rob here. Excellent work Joel. And Rob is entirely correct-there are so many opportunities to bring work to our court system here. Let's have at them.The whole damnable bunch. But as to waiting for the Obama crew to do this? Well, I am not holding my breath. Ain't gonna happen. by Jack Harrington (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 676 comments [70 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Monday, Dec 1, 2008 at 2:35:26 PM (0+)
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Dreaming
Barack Obama has said he "sees no reason to impeach" Bush. Do you really think there is any chance in the world that he will let his Justice department pursue criminal charges against Bush or any of his cabal? He should, but he won't. The Democratic team may have won this election, but the American people are in the same position now as before. We are unrepresented in our own land. by B York (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 119 comments [12 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Monday, Dec 1, 2008 at 12:00:38 PM (0+)
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Prison too good for them
The entire Bush administration deserves to be tried at the ICC for war crimes and violations of internation law regarding use of preemptive force. That's why Scott McClellan wanted out and got out along with Colin Powell. The Bush administration, mostly the neocons, are not going to get away with the blatant abuse of power they orchestrated. Look at all of the Iraqis we killed and maimed. The military should never fight when given unjust orders. They knew those people were defenseless but now they are fighting back and I'm glad. Global white supremacy is the curse on humanity. The problem is white people think it's a blessing. Why should Bush and Co. just get jail? If I killed hundreds of thousands of innocent people by my orders I wouldn't get jail. I'd get lethal injection in North Carolina. Bush and Co. deserve the same, although normally I'm against the death penalty. There has to be retribution in this case to deter future administrations from such gross abuse. by Nfamous (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 104 comments [48 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Monday, Dec 1, 2008 at 12:51:45 PM (0+)
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A crook is a terrible thing to waste.
Bush and his cronies should be sentenced to spend the rest of their lives explaining all the rackets and cons. Every school and college should be frequently visited. by John Hanks (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 1762 comments [39 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Monday, Dec 1, 2008 at 1:33:44 PM (0+)
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Criminal Insanity
For such a sadly damaged individual, rather than the rigors of punishment, humane institutionalization may be a more compassionate choice. by Patrick (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 519 comments [22 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Monday, Dec 1, 2008 at 9:16:18 PM (0+)
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Bush and Company are Murderous Traitors!!!
They have looted our nation and its people. They have been able to get away with this outrageous behavior because the foundations provided for the people to control our government have been undermined? To learn more about how our rights to control our government have been undermined, see Senate Bailout a.k.a. Bank Robbery Bill and make sure that you read the first comment to it. For more on their plans, see If I were a Terrorist If you want to help stop election fraud and restore our power to vote bad governors out of office, get involved and support Election Defense Alliance and Project Vote Count. If you want to help stop judicial corruption, see POPULAR and help it tear down the wall of poverty by signing its petition at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/popular4people?e by Mark Adams (20 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 312 comments [39 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:12:55 AM (0+)
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