The title comes from an op/ed published in Sundays Seattle Post Intelligencer.
Americas Founding Fathers no fools they understood that humans were flawed and will always be flawed. So, in constructing the foundations that would become the Republic of the United States of America they included provisions within the constitution which gave the legislative branch the right to remove from public office those officials which had violated official ethics standards or the law it self.
Given that as a starting point isn’t it a reasonable assumption that when an elected official or officials deliberately obstruct the Constitution and the Bill of Rights that the legislative branch would take upon themselves to not only investigate the violations but initiate impeachment proceedings if the allegations are proven to be true? Yet the legislative branch and its leaders have failed in their responsibilities as elected officials to represent the citizens of the country who elected them.
Leadership and the responsibilities that come with it are difficult if it were not then anyone could be chosen to lead. No matter ones party affiliation your allegiances are not to the party or its supporters its to the Constitution. I know this has been said a thousand times but the oath office does not say “I will preserve protect and defend my right to hold power and my political party.” It does say Preserve protect and defend the Constitution of the United States from all enemies both foreign and domestic.
Impeachment: If not now, when?
Lawmakers need to stand up for the Constitution and support impeachmentBy LINDA BOYD
GUEST COLUMNISTThe President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. — Article II, Section 4
On Nov. 6, Rep. Dennis Kucinich introduced articles of impeachment against Vice President Dick Cheney on the floor of the House of Representatives. For one shining moment the will of the majority of Americans and the promise of this nation’s founders were truly represented.
The detailed charges were solemnly read from the House podium and televised on C-Span. House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer made a motion to table the bill. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lobbied hard for votes to table.
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on the Dem side.
1) The Pragmatists. They don’t want to rock the boat ’cause they think that the Repugs will see the errors of their ways and come around so that we can have more crappy compromise legislation.
2) The Power Mongers. They’re the ones who, should a Dem ever be President again, think that the power grabs of the current administration are ok as long as that power which has been grabbed is in their hands.
I would say this includes probably 75% of Dems in Congress.
of walking the line between tradesman and white collar I consider my most useful asset as the ability to talk to a tradesman and illustrate the usefullness of doing the “Wolverine thing”, not for the US government but rather against the US government.
Imagine seeing prison mug photos in my newspaper!!