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December 16, 2007 at 08:46:09
We Did It! 50,000 Signatures Calling for Immediate Cheney Impeachment Hearings Collected in 1 Day! by Dave Lindorff Page 1 of 1 page(s) |
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By Dave Lindorff It's not being reported in the corporate media, which also refused to publish an opinion piece penned by six-term Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL), Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), and Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI). But a whopping 50,000 people responded in just one day to Rep. Wexler's call for people to sign his on-line petition supporting an immediate start to hearings on Rep. Dennis Kucinich's Cheney Impeachment bill (H Res 799) As of Sunday morning, 54,000 people had signed the petition at WexlerWantsHearings.com calling for action now. And names are being added at a rate of one every one or two seconds! Wexler has said he wanted at least 50,000 signatures. But why stop there? If people get behind this, and if the impeachment movement spreads the word, he could easily get closer to 500,000 signatures over the next few days.
And if each of us were to send out a call to sign to ten of our friends, then we'd have half a million signatures, which would be hard for Conyers and the Democratic leadership, Speaker Nancy Pelosi included, to ignore.
So let's do it!
Go to WexlerWantsHearings.com and sign the petition!
Kucinich's impeachment bill was filed on April 24 and has been ignored now for almost eight shameful months. On Nov. 7, a bipartisan majority of 218 members of the House voted to send it from the floor of the House back to the Judiciary Committee for action. Now it's sat there for over four weeks.
We need to tell Congress, and particularly the Democrats who are stalling on this important defense of the Constitution and of democracy itself that time's up. We the American People want action. We want impeachment hearings!
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Thanks Dave
Thanks for the info. Dave. I would be happy to sign for Cheney's impeachment. by Bob Gormley (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 3 diaries, 1094 comments [65 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Sunday, Dec 16, 2007 at 9:40:25 AM  (0+)
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Reply: I'd be happy ...
... to see any accountability whatsoever! And I still think that before anything happens we'll have to get in their faces before any action is taken. The days of letter writing, phone calls, petitions and emails are over and ineffective with politicians that are removed from the populace and for the most part hold us in contempt and wish we'd just go away. The crimes that have been allowed to just pass by that this administration have committed makes one dumbfounded. One can only conclude that once where even the appearance of impropriety would be enough for a public officer have to resign has been turned on its head. Now crimes seem to be committed with impunity and said public officials challenge the courts to do anything about it and all but spit in the face of the people they're suppose to be working for. Let's hope those days are over. But I'll believe it when I see it and not before. by Mr M (8 articles, 0 quicklinks, 66 diaries, 2845 comments [654 recommended, 27 rejected]) on Sunday, Dec 16, 2007 at 11:45:25 AM (0+)
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Impeach both parties
Impeach them all. Unfortunately it took segregationist Governor Wallace to reveal the truth that "there's not a dime's worth of difference between" Republicans and Democrats. The Democrats willingly went along with the War in Iraq, suspension of Habeas Corpus, detaining protesters, banning books like "America Deceived' from Amazon, stealing private lands (Kelo decision), warrant-less wiretapping and refusing to investigate 9/11 properly. They are both guilty of treason. by Lorring II (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 87 comments) on Monday, Dec 17, 2007 at 1:46:30 PM (0+)
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Do the math
I think this represents 0.002% of the populace. This has accomplished nothing. by Scott (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 744 comments [30 recommended, 3 rejected]) on Monday, Dec 17, 2007 at 11:35:37 PM (0+)
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I agree with Scott
This site has been running an impeachment petition for what 5months and still only 134k names. Sooner or later reality has to step in 6-10 million then they may pay attention. To me the cause much as Wold like to see it suceed it is a lost cause FOR NOW. Anything shorter can be dismissed as one extreme end of the political continuoum not the all important majority or potentially the middle ground. OPed is hardly the home of middle ground perspective. by Andris (4 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 531 comments) on Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007 at 4:12:05 PM (0+)
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