In the 1950's, far too many Repubicans stood around in silent assent as Joseph McCarthy engaged in planned character assasination. Then, as now, the country feared an outside power, and it took a stong backbone to stand up and say "enough!."
That backbone came in the person of Margaret Chase Smith, (R-Maine), who delivered her now-famous "Declaration of Conscience" Speech on the floor of the U. S. Senate. The McCarthy juggernaut was finally put to rest because of the courage of one woman.
Do we have any statesman ready to stand up today?
Understand that your Blogger voted for Bush - twice. My ancestors arrived in Nieuw Amsterdam in the 1600s and were New York GOP activists for as long as there has been a Republican Party in the Empire State. My break with the party of my heritage has been a long, drawn-out and painful process, but has accelerated as I have watched the Bush administration and its supporters turn the party of 'limited government and liberty' into one that has turned our Federal Government into an all-powerful police state.
My call today for Bush's impeachment is based on three very simple items, which, taken together, form a pretty solid case:
Item #1:
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” (U. S. Constitution, Amendment IV)
Item #2:
[The President shall] take the following Oath or Affirmation: - “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of the president of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
Item 3:
“President Bush acknowledged on Saturday that he had ordered the National Security Agency to conduct an electronic eavesdropping program in the United States without first obtaining warrants, and said he would continue the highly classified program because it was "a vital tool in our war against the terrorists." (New York Times, 17 Dec 2005)
Surely these actions are far more grevious than Clinton's dallying with an intern, and have a far greater significance. It's time the Republicans acknowledge the rot within their own ranks.
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Dear Tully Monster,
Right on.
The Poor Blogger
I linked your blog to my latest entry. Good job. Keeping blogging.
At last, the truth is gaining momentum. The Bush regime is consuming itself from the inside out. Perhaps it is still not too late for America. Impeachment would be a victory for the citizens of the United States, and and some real credibility for the so-called "war on terror." Bush has exemplified the epitome of the type of reaction that any real or would be terrorist could only dream of, even beyond their wildest expectations. With one act, a terrorist can provoke an irrational response that alientates the US from the world community, distract the administration from the real problem of securing our country, consistently and intentionally inflame the resistance, breed thousands of potential next generation terrorists by the murder of some 30,000 innocent Iraqi civilians, undermine our civil liberties at home, plunder the Treasury for half a trillion dollars, meanwhile ignoring social policies in dire need of attention, and placing us in greater danger at home. It is not clear who Mr. Bush is working for, for it is nearly certain that Bush's juvenile knee-jerk reaction to 911 has far exceeded BinLaden's expecations. The Bush regime has ensured the success of 911, beyond the imagination of it's crafters. How many more of our own are we going to sacrifice to support this delusional, disastrous atrocity?
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