Doug Ireland: A Time To Impeach - Democratic Underground

understandinglife

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Mon Dec-19-05 07:49 PM
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Doug Ireland: A Time To Impeach

December 19, 2005

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Remember that, in the impeachment of Richard Nixon, Article 2 of the three Articles of Impeachment dealt with illegal wiretapping of Americans. It said that Nixon committed a crime “by directing or authorizing (intelligence) agencies or personnel to conduct or continue electronic surveillance or other investigations for purposes unrelated to national security, the enforcement of laws, or any other lawful function of his office.”

There was no national security justification for Bush’s illegal NSA wiretaps -- which could easily have been instituted by following the FISA law’s provisions -- and, instead of being related to “enforcement of laws,” Bush’s eavesdropping was indisputably in contravention of the law of the land.

And when a president commits a crime in violation of his oath of office swearing to uphold the law, it is the time to impeach.

More at the link:

http://www.livejournal.com/users/mparent7777/5345340.html

Just do it -- because:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x5638345

Peace.

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Rosco T.

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Mon Dec-19-05 07:55 PM
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1. This paragraph needs to be sent to every member of congress...

email, telegram, registered letter...

ten's of THOUSANDS of copies...

the impeachment of Richard Nixon, Article 2 of the three Articles of Impeachment dealt with illegal wiretapping of Americans. It said that Nixon committed a crime “by directing or authorizing (intelligence) agencies or personnel to conduct or continue electronic surveillance or other investigations for purposes unrelated to national security, the enforcement of laws, or any other lawful function of his office.”

Precedence set by a REPUBLICAN HOUSE.

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understandinglife

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Mon Dec-19-05 08:01 PM
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3. Agree. And, what is so very amazing to me is that Bush brazenly ...

... has admitted what Nixon and his gang fought all the way to the Supreme Court from having to reveal ...

Peace.

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understandinglife

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Mon Dec-19-05 08:00 PM
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2. Even Nixon wasn't arrogant enough to announce on National TV that ...

... he was a felon and intended to continue being one ...

Just thought I'd mention that ....

Peace.

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rustydog

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Mon Dec-19-05 08:03 PM
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4. The press has been so spineless since 9-11 Bush and Co

Edited on Mon Dec-19-05 08:05 PM by rustydog

are probably betting that a strong first strike statement will whip the press in line again.
"Don't mess with me, I'm fighting terrists and AS LONG AS I'M PRESIDENT, I will continue to do so."
Well, the operative phrase is: as long as you are President. Impeachment can remedy this.

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understandinglife

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Mon Dec-19-05 08:06 PM
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5. Judging from editorials like the one in the ultra-reich Chicago Trib, ...

... today, they mis-calculated ...

Peace.

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newscott

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Mon Dec-19-05 08:56 PM
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8. Well there was the checkers speech and that whole I am not a crook thing.

I guees if you compare the two, Nixon was downright sublime, while Bush is simply jaw dropping.

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kenny blankenship

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Mon Dec-19-05 08:23 PM
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6. That was a time of war --and not make believe bullshit war either!

Still it was unConstitutional for the President to do that, still war was no excuse.
Still they impeached his conniving rotten imperial ass.

WAR IS NO EXCUSE.

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kenny blankenship

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Mon Dec-19-05 11:54 PM
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9. I should say that they were going to impeach his ass.

He resigned of course because members of his own party told him they couldn't side with him over all he'd done.

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pa28

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Mon Dec-19-05 08:26 PM
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7. I want to know if wiretaps were used against political rivals.

I wonder if the media will be bothered to look into it.

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