I hope you are correct and this impeachment comes to pass.  My past experiences with politics and the media makes me cynical, and it can be hard to to accurately gauge the pulse of the various political bodies when it comes to this issue, but I hold out hope and optimism.  As with many great political achievements, like the abolition of slavery, this will be brought about by the relentless and tireless efforts of the activists who are putting pressure on the politicians and the media at every opportunity.  Impeachment is so necessary for the great redemption that this country needs. 

A favorite tactic I've seen recommended is to make it known your intentions and abilities to campaign for any candidate who seeks to unseat any member of congress who opposes impeachment -- regardless of district.    An hour or two of campaign work is the least we can do and is probably something that truly makes these congress people uncomfortable.  And that's a good thing because their support of Bush has made the world uncomfortable.   Continue to write articles and letters to the editors, continue to call radio talk shows, and continue to keep up the pressure in general.  This impeachment can, should, and very possibly may happen.  The very notion of justice demands impeachment.   

by R. A. Louis (12 articles, 13 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 87 comments [3 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 5:56:19 AM

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to god's inbox, LOL, you crack me up, thanks for the laugh! ;-) I sure don't wanna get spammed by god! ha!

by Meryl Ann Butler (70 articles, 82 quicklinks, 5 diaries, 721 comments [29 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 1:54:45 PM

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This is by far the most important issue facing this country and the world today. Democrats are showing such poor judgement and lack of leadership. Their reasons Not to impeach are strictly political (hoping to gain themselves a stronger majority in the upcoming election), but ignorant and selfish and unprincipled and unpatriotic. Their staterd reasons are not legitimate reasons NOT to impeach. That so many have come together like sheep to agree with Pelosi, Reide and Conyers is disgusting and unforgiveable. Kucinich, Wexler, Feingold are our true heros.We must hold all complicit democrats fully accountable, beginning with my own, Bill Delahunt of Massachusetts. Find out who your congressman is and let him/her know their sheepishness is unacceptable andf their job is on the line. That they don't want to impeach a president and VP with such compelling evidence against them is their fault. That we, the People, do nothing about it is ours. We are running out of time to make this happen and redeem ourselves. It's up to us, not them. They work for us. They will be happy to do nothing if we don't convince them otherwise.

by Nick van Nes (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 595 comments [150 recommended, 1 rejected]) on Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 8:30:20 AM

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To Impeach before Nov 4, Do Something Different, Quickly!

WHY haven't WE caused Impeachment of Cheney? Or Bush?

Or at least pushed the House Democrats to hold Impeachment Hearings?

We've marched, protested, fasted, are holding strikes, vigils, sit-ins, die-ins and god knows what else to no avail whatsoever as long as our Democratic Congressmen ignore us.

The media, wanting access and good treatment from Congress, will also ignore us, for as long as Congress does.

What can we do that is different and radical enough to get action by Congress?

Perhaps it will help to consider that the current Democratic Majority in the House may be the danger to the Constitution.

If Congress takes an oath to defend the Constitution and does not, it is the enemy of both the Constitution and the people?

I am not proposing rebellion, but how are we to get their attention before the next election?

In Colorado we have done over 110 impeachment events in 14 months, all of which have been ignored by our Colorado Congressmen.

We have tried to learn from that and come up with a plan that could cause our Congressmen to pay attention.

Our conclusion was that we need to find the Democratic Congressmen who are running for re-election or for the Senate and are in tight races

and campaign against them primarily on the point

that they are a traitor to their oath and Our Constitution when they do not rise to the defense of the Constitution and call for Impeachment Hearings.

If they won't defend the Constitution they probably won't do a good job of defending the rights of the voters.

We are campaigning against Rep. Udall using harsh language. We also say he is betraying and diminishing the power of Congress itself if he does not defend it against the executive branch.

In a state where registered Republicans outnumber registered Democrats and Independents are just as strong, We need only move the public's perception of him by a few percentage points to get his attention.

We believe that it will take a lot less money, people and effort to do that effectively than trying to persuade Congressman from "safe districts" to impeach. We believe that with enough pressure either Udall or one of the "safe seat" Congressmen will change their mind on impeachment.

A prominent local member of the Colorado peace and justice community asked me recently why we are going after Udall saying that surely we don't want the Republican to win the Senate seat.

I replied No, we don't want Schaffer over Udall, but if pressuring Udall within a hair of losing the election will get one or more of our Colorado Congressmen to come out for impeachment, we'll take the risk."

Getting the US House to hold impeachment hearings would go a long way to putting some steel in their collective spine for our other goals and would help restore much needed influence of the peace and justice/anti-war community.

We think it is worth the risk of losing one or two Democratic Congressmen across the country.

We think that the Democrats will add to their majorities in the House and Senate no matter what pressure we activists put on them.

It is more a matter of affecting the extent of that increased majority. No Congressman wants to be the one to lose by a few votes and that could happen to Udall. And more importantly, no senior Congressman wants to lose a Chairmanship they have enjoyed for the first time in 10 years, or if they are anticipating gaining a Chair, having it snatched away at the last minute by rabid protesters. We think it is possible to build on all Congressmen's fear of losing by attacking the weaker candidates.

It is not just about one candidate's race but about the percentage of Democrats in Congress. We can worry all of them by challenging that percentage.

Our plan is to pressure the weaker Democratic Congressional candidates, the ones in tight races for either House or Senate. We think that will put pressure on both the "tight race" Democratic Candidates themselves and the "safe seat" Dems as well to support impeachment hearings. It is to Rep. DeGette's advantage to have a higher number of House seats held by Democrats, it affects Committee assignments and senority, and her power and influence.

We have been protesting at our Congressman Udall's state campaign headquarters, at public appearances, at even Republican events where we can get our point about Udall noticed.

Since we have started down this path the honking at our impeach protests has easily quadrupled.

We think the voters are aware that the problem really is our Democratic Congressmen. We gave the House Democrats the Majority in 2006 because of their promise to stop the Iraq War and hold Bush and Cheney accountable. They accomplished neither but gave Bush more than he asked for on most occasions.

The huge increase in honking at our protests indicates to us that the voters are glad that we are forcefully trying to persuade the Democrats to impeach.

We recently had feedback from the Udall campaign via a well known local Democratic blogger and rabid Udall supporter asking us to back off. The plan is working here.

We are asking all activists across the Country

to consider changing your emphasis from the anti-war path

to that of challenging the fitness for re-election of all Democratic Candidates for the House or Senate based on their not protecting the Constitution and Separation Of Powers.

Sticking to this one point will help us teach the public about the necessity for protecting the Constitution by Impeachment and for doing it now.

Stopping the illegal Iraq War requires that UFPJ and other anti-war activists shift their emphasis for a few months to impeachment. An organization that can field over 1,000 protests on the Anniversary of the Iraq War should do no less for impeachment, as impeachment may be the only way to stop the war soon.

John H Kennedy, Denver CO.

43 yr Democratic voter, Obama delegate , organizer of

Impeach Colorado Coalition http://ImpeachCO.com

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by John H Kennedy (12 articles, 7 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 281 comments [19 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 10:37:51 AM

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Thanks for the inspiration and kick in the pants to keep going, not give up the fight due to frustration.   It will forever be a blemish on our collective consciences if we throw in the towel and accept some of the most blatant and heinous crimes against our country, civil liberties, and human rights around the world.

by Jan Baumgartner (60 articles, 148 quicklinks, 12 diaries, 311 comments [12 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 1:27:02 PM

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thanks, i hope this will nudge folks to fire up dem writin' pens!

by Meryl Ann Butler (70 articles, 82 quicklinks, 5 diaries, 721 comments [29 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 1:42:59 PM

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Hey all o' y'all, thanks for your comments! And btw, postcards are available at the Post Office with the stamp already on them, for 28 cents (oy, sech a deal dahlink)  and you have the whole back of the card to write a missive, if you want! Or else, just scrawl, "Impeach, please!" across the back, big as you want! I understand that postcards don't have to go thru any "anti-terrorist" filtration like letters do, and I think they carry more weight with Congresspeople than things you can copy easily such as faxes and emails - although ALL forms of communication are essential in this mission! Thank you all! IMPEACH, BABY!

by Meryl Ann Butler (70 articles, 82 quicklinks, 5 diaries, 721 comments [29 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 1:48:31 PM

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But it will sure be difficult to get a conviction in the Senate, where all but 15 Democrats just voted to cover Bush's wiretapping crimes.  Personally, I think the White House must have photo's of the entire Congress flagrente with a herd of goats.

by Roger (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 465 comments [22 recommended, 1 rejected]) on Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 2:34:44 PM

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"Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself."         - Mark Twain

This shows that things haven't changed with respect to this august group of jellyfish in over one hundred years.

Relying on Congress to do the right thing has always been a waste of time and effort.

To correct what is wrong in this country will take a lot more than contacting your congressman, and hoping he or she will display some measure of common sense, honesty, or will be able to add two and two.

It will take either massive external intervention, or a colossal, clandestine counter offensive to the the forces now in control - something which could have, and should have been in preparation since 9-11. If it's not currently on the drawing board, then we wait for the first aforementioned alternative.

by Bill Cain (3 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 434 comments [67 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 3:09:39 PM

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I did not know that NUNS want impeachment. How fabulous!!!!

And I don't think Hinchey had co-sponsored Kucinich's original resolution re. the impeachment of Cheney. Getting new converts of all stripes! :)

by Jennifer Epps (7 articles, 1 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 32 comments) on Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 6:28:38 PM

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Those nuns ROCK!

by Meryl Ann Butler (70 articles, 82 quicklinks, 5 diaries, 721 comments [29 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Friday, Jun 27, 2008 at 12:07:39 AM

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If mail asking for donations to Democrats come in, I consistently give them a piece of mind. I simply write that I am sending no money to candidates until they tell me whether they support impeachment.

by Margaret Bassett (45 articles, 2909 quicklinks, 42 diaries, 1849 comments [99 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 10:18:25 PM

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thanks!

by Meryl Ann Butler (70 articles, 82 quicklinks, 5 diaries, 721 comments [29 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Friday, Jun 27, 2008 at 12:12:03 AM

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I've had my fingers crossed so tightly about this impeachment issue for so long that my hands hurt. Now that you have introduced the modus operandi of postcarding, I guess I'll have to add writer's cramp to my list of personal miseries. Oh well.

I know the skeptics and nay-sayers abound ( you found a few), and "long shot" is an applicable term, but king georgie has got to go and take his corrupt and strangely out of tune orchestra with him.

I guess postcards aren't just for vacations, any more!

by Ivan Hentschel (12 articles, 0 quicklinks, 10 diaries, 302 comments [4 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 at 10:41:41 PM

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and put a pen in 'em, LOL! ;-)

by Meryl Ann Butler (70 articles, 82 quicklinks, 5 diaries, 721 comments [29 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Friday, Jun 27, 2008 at 12:10:22 AM

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Impeacement is clearly called for in order to stop the Bush "war machine" before he sends more American soldiers to die for his warped thinking. Bush is clearly, and without reservation or doubt, guilty of each of the 35 articles of impeacement as read into the Congressional Record. Lame duck president or not, Bush MUST be stopped. It is also apparent that Bush and Cheeney are doing the bidding of Isreal, not acting in the best interest of the United States.

I urge every Congressman/woman abd Representative to get on the impeacement train and stop Bush. Our next president shouldn't even consider pardoning Bush for his war crimes when he leaves office. Bush, Cheeney, Rice and others should be held accountable even after leaving office.

by John Shriver (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 72 comments [3 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Friday, Jun 27, 2008 at 9:30:42 AM

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