That's when impeachment would have mattered. That's when action by congress could have made a difference. That's when congress could have reclaimed its constitutional authority and legitimacy and washed away at least some of the stain.
But they didn't, and having failed to do so, must forever share the blame for this administration's misdeeds.
Yes, I know that there are a handful in congress who objected, voted against and tried to put a stop to the administration's misdeeds and unconstitutional power grab. But "congress" is a body, not a person. And as a body congress failed the nation and the world. There's no getting around it.
So if impeachment proceedings is what congress wants, then those proceedings would be dishonest and incomplete unless they included a full examination of, not just the things this administration did wrong, but how the administration got away with it, right under the nose of congress -- a criminal/political co-dependency.
Of course there is no chance whatsoever that Kucinich and Wexler are going to spark a full-blown impeachment. House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi" continues to maintain that it's remains "off the table," and finally she may be right about that.
Nevertheless I am glad Kucinich filed those articles of impeachment, and that congress had to vote on them. Because now George W. Bush's entry in history will include the fact that articles of impeachment were filed against him.
So what about all that "letting them get away scott free, precedent setting stuff?
Well, all that's true too. If these guys are allowed to walk free next January, then left unbothered for the rest of their lives, that would indeed set a devastatingly damaging and dangerous precedent.
Which is why my lust for justice must turn, not to impeachment, but to prosecution -- civil and criminal prosecution -- Qui Tam suits by private citizens, charges and law suits filed state courts, federal courts and war crimes prosecution at the World Court.
Letting Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld and others walk care-free is not an option. The stakes are simply too high, not just for America, but the world. Because there can never be sanctuary for war criminals, especially in the United States of America.
But they didn't, and having failed to do so, must forever share the blame for this administration's misdeeds.
Yes, I know that there are a handful in congress who objected, voted against and tried to put a stop to the administration's misdeeds and unconstitutional power grab. But "congress" is a body, not a person. And as a body congress failed the nation and the world. There's no getting around it.
So if impeachment proceedings is what congress wants, then those proceedings would be dishonest and incomplete unless they included a full examination of, not just the things this administration did wrong, but how the administration got away with it, right under the nose of congress -- a criminal/political co-dependency.
Nevertheless I am glad Kucinich filed those articles of impeachment, and that congress had to vote on them. Because now George W. Bush's entry in history will include the fact that articles of impeachment were filed against him.
So what about all that "letting them get away scott free, precedent setting stuff?
Well, all that's true too. If these guys are allowed to walk free next January, then left unbothered for the rest of their lives, that would indeed set a devastatingly damaging and dangerous precedent.
Which is why my lust for justice must turn, not to impeachment, but to prosecution -- civil and criminal prosecution -- Qui Tam suits by private citizens, charges and law suits filed state courts, federal courts and war crimes prosecution at the World Court.
Letting Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld and others walk care-free is not an option. The stakes are simply too high, not just for America, but the world. Because there can never be sanctuary for war criminals, especially in the United States of America.
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