[Peace-discuss] Letter to the N-G

[John W.]

At 01:47 PM 11/15/2006, Randall Cotton wrote:

>Inspirational! Thanks Mort. Makes me want to write my own letter to the editor
>on impeachment 8-) I hope others will, too.
>
>R

Much as I'd like to see Bush and Cheney and a few others in the present 
neocon administration not only disgraced but also criminally prosecuted and 
sentenced to the same fate to which Saddan Hussein has been sentenced, our 
impeachment process is quite time and labor intensive, and offers only the 
remedy of disgrace and removal from office.  I think history will disgrace 
Bush Jr. quite enough.  I think I'd rather see our new Democratic 
legislative bodies legislating universal health care and tax incentives for 
alternative energy technologies, reaffirming the various international 
treaties to which we have pledged our national sacred honor, etc.

That's probably a pipe dream too, though, because Dubya would undoubtedly 
veto anything that was truly wise and beneficial.  If Bush and Cheney were 
simultaneously impeached, at least we'd end up with Nancy Pelosi as 
President, and we MIGHT be able to get a few positive things accomplished.

John Wason



>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Morton K. Brussel" <brussel4 at insightbb.com>
>To: "Peace Discuss" <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 11:35 AM
>Subject: [Peace-discuss] Letter to the N-G
>
>
>Sent in today:
>
>The destitution of Iraq and the crucifixion of its people continue.
>Despite the anarchy there, polls show that the Iraqi people want U.S.
>forces to leave, now.
>
>Ludicrously, it was said that we were fighting for democracy while
>ignoring the expressed desires of the Iraqi people and the
>disapproval of most of the world.
>
>The American people have registered at the polls their disgust with
>the Bush administration’s behavior, and have largely repudiated those
>who have defended it.
>
>This behavior includes aggression against a land posing no military
>threat—a crime against international law. It includes deception,
>secrecy, and the manipulation of information. It has sanctioned
>torture and incarceration without judgement. And more.
>
>At home, the American people have been terrorized, convinced that
>their security could only be obtained by violating the norms set
>forth in our Constitution.  Our laws and court rulings have been
>overruled by executive fiat while a cowardly Congress acquiesced.
>
>So, how can the expression of our people, established in our recent
>elections and referenda, be enforced?
>
>—Only if these high crimes and misdemeanors, as understood in our
>constitution, are rectified and those responsible made accountable.
>This means that Congress must not forgive and forget these grave
>misdeeds; doing so would codify actions by the present administration
>that would blight our foundational principles. Rather, it is the duty
>of Congress to inform the American people with rigorous inquiries of
>past administration actions and deceptions, followed by appropriate
>actions to remedy and, if appropriate, penalize those in high office
>responsible. Only in this way might we again become a nation of just
>and humane laws true to our Constitution and be able restore our good
>reputation.
>
>In short, we must demand that our Congressional representatives carry
>out their obligation to realize the ideals of our republic.