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POPSGreen ‘Peace Party’ positions against the Iraq and Afghanistan wars compared to pro-occupation Clint
“The occupation of Iraq will continue whether a Democrat or a Republican moves into the White House in January 2009,” said Jason Wallace, Green candidate for Congress in Illinois’ 11th District <http://www.electwallace.us> and a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War <http://ivaw.org/index.php>. IVAW has announced ‘Winter Soldier’ (March 13-16), a four-day event bringing together veterans from across the country to testify about their experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan <http://ivaw.org/wintersoldier>. “The ILWU action planned for May 1 is evidence that working people are impatient with vague promises to end these wars. Will Ms. Clinton or Mr. Obama endorse the ILWU protest and pledge to call home all US military personnel immediately?” “By calling the Iraq War a matter of military preparedness and botched strategy, Democrats are sidestepping the premise of the war,” said Bob Kinsey, Green candidate for the US Senate in Colorado <http://www.kinseyforsenate.org>. “While it’s true that
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POPSBush Impeachment Article to get Hearing "Committee chairman John Conyers of Michigan put it this way. Over the last seven plus years, there have been numerous credible allegations of serious misconduct by officials in the Bush administration. At the same time, the administration has adopted what many would describe as a radical view of its own powers and authorities. As chairman of the Judiciary Committee, I believe it is imperative that we pursue a comprehensive review commensurate to this constitutionally dangerous combination of circumstances. Next Friday's hearings will be an important part of that ongoing effort"
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POPSimpeachment This should go ahead. We cannot have one country's leader being impeached by the International Court and another getting away with high crimes and misdemeanors.
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POPSBush, Mukasey, Cheney Claim Exec Privilege, Obstructing in Plame Case But the Executive has no "privilege" to violate the law, nor to obstruct justice. And Cheney, by his own words, is not part of the "executive branch". Mukasey, the new AG replacing Alberto (Speedy) Gonzales, shows why he was chosen by Bush, i.e. to continue to obstruct justice. As even republican federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald said on the Plame case, "a cloud hangs over the VP office", and Scott McClellan just opened up and published his account that Bush personally admitted authorizing the Plame leak! This is stonewalling to avoid prosecution for a "high crime" worthy of impeachment by George and Dick both.
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POPSFallen on Deaf Ears - Another Impeachment Petition I came across this today while doing some research. I did a quick check to see if my name was on it. Nope, this is yet another petition, or written request for help, that has fallen upon deaf ears. What a shame. I wonder, all sum total, how many Americans were ignored in our numerous petitions and requests for impeachment? What's the grand total of signatures? Is there a way to find out...as, these documents were sent to Congress. Shouldn't we be able to know how many requests went unanswered? This particular petition was signed by 4, 491 American Citizens. Do they mean nothing?
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POPSMoyers: Conservatives had their chance and Blew it! On top of such bungled calamities as Iraq and Katrina… GEORGE W. BUSH: Again I want to thank you all for- and Brownie you're doing a heck of a job. BILL MOYERS: The conservative regime sent spending into the stratosphere…borrowed trillions from the future to pay for their agenda, and rewarded their wealthy base with huge tax cuts. Earmarks and contracts fattened lobbyists on K Street, which Newt Gingrich and Tom DeLay honed into a ruthless shakedown machine exploited by conservative movement stars like Grover Norquist, Ralph Reed, and Jack Abramoff. JACK ABRAMOFF: Senator, I respectfully invoke the privileges previously stated. SEN. KENT CONRAD: And I'd say to you Mr. Abramoff, shame on you. BILL MOYERS: And after crusading for the impeachment of Bill Clinton, conservatives pushing family values turned out to be their own worst enemies. Some of their foot soldiers in politics and the religious right were outed for adultery, stalking Capitol Hill pages, soliciting sex. Be
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POPSNever Say Never Like many Americans, I had lost hope that Bush would ever be brought to justice for his lies to the American people and his abuse of the Constitution. I don't wish to jinx things but is this the beginning of hope that Bush will now be held accountable for his crimes? We'll have to wait and see.
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POPSPelosi Gives OK for Bush Impeachment Hearings Finally. But it's about 5 years too late. That the Democrats want to do it now that Bush only has 6 months left to go in his Presidency shows the timing is political. The hearings will be in full tilt by the November elections, helping the Democrats, but probably won't conclude in time to impeach Bush. It's a pity because if there ever were a President who deserved to be impeached and expelled from office, it's George Bush.
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POPSKucinich pursues impeachment This separation of powers was expressly intended to prevent a President from unilaterally summoning troops to war in the manner of a king. Are we willing to respect our institution, our Constitution and ourselves? Will this President, at last, be held accountable for lying to Congress to gain authorization for the use of force against Iraq? Will we allow future Presidents to take office knowing they can commit the same acts with impunity? Tomorrow I will bring forth a single article of impeachment which reviews the factual misrepresentations the President made to Congress to induce a favorable vote for the authorization for war. The only question that remains is - - will we do anything about it?"
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POPSImpeachment Back on the Table? Better late than never, but this is really late. Is Pelosi throwing the base a bone to get them off her back? She sure needs to -- she's may be the worst dem speaker to ever wield the gavel and almost no one is happy with her. Maybe she figures that the clock will run out on this before it finishes. If so, what she doesn't reckon on are criminal charges for Bush after he leaves office. Once you're out of the White House, you're not automatically off the hook.
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POPSThe Superstitious Right Fights Good Science on Global Warming We could go on and on detailing the ludicrous inanities of American politics in the age of Bush (himself Exhibit A), but really my favorite has to be the case of global warming. In a society devoted like no other to the politics of fear, we have somehow managed to forget the one thing we should probably fear most.
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POPSYikes! Libertarian Prez Candidate Bob Barr Praises Jesse Helms. Teresa Nielsen-Hayden goes on: Up until this, I actually had kind things to say about Barr, based on the notion that he’d gone through some interesting changes since being a floor manager for the impeachment of Bill Clinton. Never mind that. I’m obviously a complete idiot. Bob Barr is about as "libertarian" as Jesse Helms was "commit to liberty."
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POPSKucinich Uses July 4 to Call for 'Rule of Law' Good on him. CNN put out a poll today showing that 69% think "the signers of the Declaration of Independence would be disappointed by the way the nation has turned out overall." Seems to me there's a way to fix that.
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POPSImpeach Bush Click the link to sign the petition or at least read the articles of Impeachment proposed.
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POPSBarrr Might Bar the Door for the GOP When 3rd party candidates can spoil a national race, you can no longer look on them as mere microbes. Although microbes do spoil bodies, they only spoil dead ones.
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POPSGOP Fears Libertarian Barr Could Be an '08 Spoiler If a vote's close in a swing state, Barr could pull even a small percenage and throw it to Obama. On the other hand, since recent polling gives Obama a double digit lead nationally, a "spoiler effect" might be a moot point.
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POPSHow Can Americans Sleep Through So Many Wake-Up Calls? It isn't about Dems and Repubs anymore folks. Down here amid the grass roots, what has been inflicted on this nation by a Republican White House and a Democrat Congress is going to impact all of us..Left, Right and everyone in between.
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POPSUS General Accuses Bush Administration of War Crimes In light of ongoing Congressional investigations into so-called harsh interrogation techniques, and on the heels of Congressman Dennis Kucinich recently issuing articles of impeachment accusing President Bush of, among other offenses, authorizing torture, we present Taguba's latest statement for your consideration. The full Physicians for Human Rights report outlining the medical evidence of torture perpetrated by the United States can be read at their website.
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