1 Boring Old Man

If the President be connected, in any suspicious manner, with any person, and there be grounds [to] believe he will shelter him, the House of Representatives can impeach him; they can remove him if found guilty…

It’s hard to hear such stories now, knowing that we too have a crazy government. I think most of the people we’ve talked to here see us in a big jam in Iraq, but have no real idea of the sad state of American politics. Right now, the Administration is in a state of open contempt with our whole form of government. President Bush nullifies the Courts. He nullifies the Legislature with his Signing statements and his refusal to allow anyone to testify. Sara Taylor today sits in a Congressional Hearing refusing to answer any questions of substance. He invokes vague powers to cover his own ass rather than for the good of the country. It is time to impeach both the Vice President and the President. They are at war with the Constitution they’ve sworn to serve. That’s what happened here in Central Europe, and it’s happening now in America.

Heretofor, I’ve thought impeachment is the only way to stop the Administration. Now I think of it in a different way. Impeachment now seems the only reasonable way to affirm our democracy and our system. Anything short of impeachment is turning a blind eye to their complete disdain for the American way of life. It’s the only way to say to the world, "we’re sorry," and it’s the only way to say to ourselves, "we made a mistake."  I, for one, don’t intend to vote for any incumbant who is not going to vote for impeachment – Republican or Democrat.