[Vision2020] Impeaching Bush and Cheney coming soon... with your help!

[Garrett Clevenger]

On Friday, July 25, 2008, the House Judiciary
Committee held a hearing called "Executive Power and
Its Constitutional Limitations" which was basically a
preliminary impeachment hearing for President Bush and
Vice-President Cheney.  I recently watched the 6 hour
hearing at cspan.org.

The case was made by many witnesses and
representatives to proceed to real impeachment
hearings.  A few reasons for impeaching Bush and
Cheney include:

1) Manipulation of intelligence to gain Congressional
and public support to invade Iraq, and the waging of a
war of aggression based on false pretenses

2) Infringement of Constitutional rights, including
warrentless surveillance, wire-tapping and the
breaking of FISA

3) Consistent refusal to uphold laws Congress passes
by issuing over 1000+ signing statements that in
effect nullify the will of Congress, and in essence,
violate the role of the Executive Branch to execute
laws

4) Misuse of executive privileges, as in the firing
and hiring of career positions based on politics

5) The Administration's outing of CIA agent Valerie
Plame and the subsequent cover-up

6) Excessive Admin secrecy in developing national
policies to benefit industry



President Bush and Cheney took an oath to uphold the
Constitution and the laws of the land.  By
deliberately defying Congress, these officials broke
their oath of office and the law, leading to
impeachable offenses.  It is the duty of Congress to
insure the Executive branch does not misuse power
through excess authority and blatant disregard for the
rule of law.

Congress has held 45 public hearings with a range of
witnesses (attorney generals, deputy attorneys, press
secretaries, white house liaisons) to uncover
impeachable offenses.  Criminal contempt charges
against Admin officials, including Carl Rove, have
been made by the committee.

Accountability to Congress and the public is necessary
to insure abuse of power does not occur and to reign
in excesses regardless of political party in the
Executive branch.  The risk to our rights increases
without accountability.  The threat to balance of
powers occurs when the Executive branch believes it is
above the law.


George W Bush is one of most unpopular Presidents in
history due in part to his offenses.  It's not
surprising that someone who was willing to sue to
become president (remember the 2000 election?) would
push the boundaries.  The time to hold him accountable
is here.  Your representatives need to hear from you
that you want them to proceed with impeachment
hearings, if, for the very least, to uncover the facts
and to insure that the next President does not abuse
the power of the highest office in our country.

The House of Representatives is the body that
initiates the process.  Please take a moment to
contact your representative to urge them to fulfill
their duty to hold the Executive accountable.

There are very few times when taking a bit of your
time can lead to such an important process. 
Impeachment hearings will not happen without
widespread public support.  Please forward this to
your friends and encourage them to take action.

Ask Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to hold
impeachment hearings:  (415) 556-4862

Find your representative at http://www.house.gov/

Info on the July 25 hearing is at
http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/hear_072508.html

Thanks for your concern and action to restore checks
and balances to our Country.

Sincerely,

Garrett Clevenger


PS  How Bush and Cheney's policies, that lead to
allegations of impeachable offenses, benefit their
personal gain to the detriment of citizens:


Bush and Cheney are highly tied to oil industry.
(Dealers)

America has "addiction" to oil (at least in Bush's
mind)

Dealers need access to oil (Middle East, ie Iraq;
ANWR; off-shore of US)

Dealers meddle in affairs of Middle East for decades.
(and during the 1990's, The Project for the New
American Century (neocons) promote invading Iraq)

Dealers cause huge resentment by exploiting oil, and
promoting policies in Middle East to the detriment of
the people living there. (Resentment builds,
terrorists form)

Terrorists retaliate (911)

Dealers and neocons use anger over 911 and manipulate
intelligence to gain public support to invade Iraq
(wage war based on false pretenses)

Dealers gain legal access to develop Iraqi oil fields
(make lots of $$$)

Turmoil caused by Dealers policies increase the cost
per barrel of oil by over 5 times the amount in 2001
(from about $26 to a high of $147)

High cost per barrel of oil leads to record profits
for oil industry (Dealers get even richer selling
their "drug" to the public)

Thus, Bush used 911 to justify the long-term desire to
invade Iraq by manipulating intelligence and
misleading Congress, making his friends and family
lots of money, while costing the world possibly
hundreds of thousands of lives, up to $3 trillion
dollars and too much heart-ache.

If that isn't a "high crime and misdemeanor", I don't
know what is...