Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Where's Your Mandate Now?
A spot of tea for the victors!I can't wait to hear Bush solemnly retract his assertion that his 2004 election was a "mandate" for his paleolithic social policies and imperialistic foreign agenda, and grudgingly acknowledge that his "political capital" that he "earned" from that election has long since been spent.
I gotta admit, I don't like some of these Democrats (most of them, actually, sparing a small handful of the good ones, like John Conyers, for whom I have one message: IMPEACH HIM!), but what I did enjoy (and will continue to enjoy throughout the day) was watching so many corrupt Republican politicians get shot down in glorious, beautiful flames - it was like watching the Northern Lights, friends.
But it's not all celebration. I have some fears for this new Democratic Congress. These are, for the most part, the very same Democrats who voted to authorize George Bush with the ability to declare war in 2002. And while most of them now regret it (presumably because of the growing public opposition to the war), I can't help but question their judgment. Most of them describe themselves as "moderate" or even "conservative" Democrats - this is a trend we should be very wary of, comrades.
We must not put too much faith in these people. Even though they're better than Republicans - if only by nature of the fact that they're not Republicans - they are still politicians, and there's no such thing as an honest politician. I think everyone can agree on that.
So, our job becomes clear: we must do what we can to keep them honest and make sure they keep Bush in check, and if it comes time that they aren't doing their job, I hope we'll remember what happened last time we voted Republican, and instead elect Green candidates in '08!
*End pipe dream*
But for now, we bask in the revelry following the defeat of one of the most corrupt, regressive legislative branches in American history - and, just maybe, the beginning of the end of the Republican reign of pro-business, anti-personal freedom, anti-woman, anti-homosexual, pro-fundamentalist idiocy. posted by SwiftyLeZar at 7:49 AM
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Take a moment, and help convince Nancy Pelosi to Impeach..
The day the nation demands impeachment is upon us. Sacks and sacks of mail are about to arrive in Nancy Pelosi's office initiating impeachment via the House of Representative's own rules. This legal document is as binding as if a State or if the House itself passed the impeachment resolution (H.R. 635).
There's a little known and rarely used clause of the "Jefferson Manual" in the rules for the House of Representatives which sets forth the various ways in which a president can be impeached. Only the House Judiciary Committee puts together the Articles of Impeachment, but before that happens, someone has to initiate the process.
That's where we come in. In addition to a House Resolution (635), or the State-by-State method, one of the ways to get impeachment going is for individual citizens like you and me to submit a memorial. ImpeachforPeace.org has created a new memorial based on one which was successful in impeaching a federal official in the past. You can find it on their website as a PDF.
You can initiate the impeachment process and simultaneously help to convince Pelosi to follow through with the process. Do-It-Yourself by downloading the memorial, filling in the relevant information in the blanks (your name, state, etc.), and sending it in. Be a part of history.
http://ImpeachForPeace.org/ImpeachNow.html
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