Apparently warrants have been issued for their arrest, should they set foot in Vermont. It makes sense, in that the two have committed more impeachable offenses than all other presidents in US history combined but will not be impeached for lack of oral sex, and that they in fact are war criminals. Still, tho.
It's bitterly ironic in that Republicans hate the International Criminal Court because they say Americans being subject to the rule of law threatens our sovernity. So on that note, it was American citizens, and not Euros, who found Bush and Cheney guilty.
I don't think a town with 24 people in a small state has jurisdiction over international law, tho. Or US federal law. They have the power to find Bush guilty of jaywalking or give him a parking ticket, but that's about as far as it extends. Seriously, this is as stupid as that Arizona town that outlawed the United Nations. It's good people want the law upheld, but you can't just pick and choose what parts. If Bush is guilty of war crimes ( and he is) that has to be determined with a fair trial by a competent court. Not by a bunch of granola heads with tie dye and dreadlocks.
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"Bush and Cheney: arrested for gross violations of international and U.S. law!" A new proposal in the township of Brattleboro, Vermont -- authorizing local law enforcement to arrest Bush and Cheney -- would make this headline a reality, should either of them step inside the town's jurisdiction. The Brattleboro proposal is to be voted on in the coming weeks at a town hall meeting. The proposal is up for discussion thanks to the hard work of community activists, who petitioned citywide to have the motion put to a vote. Fearful of the indictment, Bush and Cheney are mounting a counteroffensive. But in town after town in Vermont, the people have voted to support impeachment recognizing that Bush and Cheney have committed high crimes and misdemeanors.
The Brattleboro indictment of Bush and Cheney is reflective of the tide of opposition to the current administration. The people of this country are refusing to let Bush leave office without facing charges for his criminal deeds. Just yesterday, the New Hampshire State House held an impeachment hearing, which was flooded by activists and community members insisting that the state legislature take action. Hollywood actor Ed Asner wrote a letter for the hearing expressing his support for the resolution, which indicts Bush for "invading Iraq without just cause or provocation."
We are keeping the pressure on and "impeachment" has become a household word. We are mobilizing the impeachment movement for the anti-war actions on the 5th anniversary of the war. We are lobbying Congress. We are taking out impeachment advertisements. We are telling the courageous people of Brattleboro that they speak for millions more. We are telling the New Hampshire activists who filled the State House yesterday that people from the other 49 states stand with them.
We can seize upon this historic momentum only with your help.
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Not with my help. I want to help the cause, not embarrass it. I guess that's what I'm doing now, embarrassing the cause, but I'm also trying to help it - people deserve to be made fun of for something this stupid, and hopefully being laughed at will force them to better behavior. Do something I can support! ( This is what no Republican has ever been able to understand - dissent is the highest form of patriotism.) |
