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Elliot D. Cohen: Impeach Bush and Cheney Now, Before They Declare Martial
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Submitted by BuzzFlash on Mon, 07/30/2007 - 9:41am.
A BUZZFLASH GUEST CONTRIBUTION
There is presently a serious possibility that America will come under
martial law before the 2008 presidential election and be irretrievably
turned into a totalitarian state. If this happens there won't even be a free
election in 2008. We can and should eliminate this ominous threat to
national security by impeaching Bush and Cheney now. But the man in charge,
John Conyers, is afraid of what Fox News might say about him.
In my recent article, This Summer, will America Officially Become a
Totalitarian State?" I presented the following facts:
In May 2007, Bush posted a national continuity policy to the White House
Web site that bypasses Congress and puts him in charge of all three branches
of the federal government if there is a "catastrophic emergency" -- vaguely
defined to include anything from a destructive hurricane to a terrorist
attack. This leaves democracy in America dangling on a thin thread of chance
that such a "catastrophe" doesn't happen.
On Wednesday [July 11], Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of
Homeland Security, said he has a "gut" feeling that Al Qaeda will launch
another terrorist attack on the U.S. mainland sometime this summer.
Chertoff's "gut feeling" comes on the heels of the latest National
Intelligence Estimate [NIE], which maintains that in the past year, Al Qaeda
has reconstituted its core structure and has grown stronger along the
Pakistan/Afghanistan border.
Curiously, the story about Bush's national continuity policy received
(virtually) no mainstream media coverage, and its significance in light of
the recent NIE report was not broached. Yet, these facts point to a serious
and disturbing possibility that a "catastrophic emergency" in the form of a
terrorist attack on the homeland will occur before the next presidential
election, giving the Bush administration the green light to turn the United
States into a totalitarian state. Notice that this is not based on
speculation or groundless conspiracy theory. It is based only on the facts:
With the posting of the current national continuity policy, Bush has ipso
facto announced his intention to take over all three branches of the federal
government in the event of another serious terrorist attack. And the NIE
does "judge that the United States is currently in a heightened threat
environment."
Never mind that this is "only a possibility" and not a certainty. The NIE
itself is very clear that it is not saying a terrorist attack is "certain."
But, it is irrational to demand certainty in matters of national security
before taking action. Imagine you had a suspicious growth, which was
steadily enlarging, and your physician told you there was a serious
possibility that it would become malignant. Would you ignore it because you
could never be sure, or would you remove it? The advice you would hear from
any competent physician would be to get rid of it. This is not unlike the
present state of our democracy. The stakes are its very survival. The only
reasonable response to this national security risk is to eliminate it, and
this can be done by starting impeachment proceedings now. Unfortunately,
Congress (Democrats and Republicans alike) have fallen asleep at the wheel.
The Bush administration has shown an ever-increasing and blatant disregard
for the rule of law. This is a White House that has recently used "executive
privilege" to thwart investigations into impeachable offenses (from the
firing of federal prosecutors for political reasons to the illegal spying on
American citizens). It has turned the Department of Justice, under the
direction of Alberto Gonzales, into a rubber stamp for its own illegal
activities. It has canceled habeas corpus and engaged in serious breaches of
the Geneva Conventions (in the torturing of prisoners of war). It has
engaged in fraudulent "caging" of minority votes in order to install itself
in the White House. To expect that this regime will voluntarily follow the
rule of law in relinquishing the power it has steadfastly amassed by
ransacking the United States Constitution is wishful thinking. This flies in
the face of the evidence of the last seven years.
So as the Democrats look to 2008, they neglect the serious possibility that
there will not even be a free election. To ensure a constitutionally valid
transfer of power in 2008, it is necessary that Bush and Cheney be impeached
now. However, John Conyers, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee,
refuses to pursue impeachment proceedings because "Fox News would go after
him and accuse him of being partisan." He is afraid of jeopardizing his
legacy. The irony is that his legacy may already be dead in the water. The
patriotism and magnanimity of a public servant is not measured in the
self-serving sacrifice of the public welfare, but instead in the courage of
personal sacrifice for the greater good.
So, how might we, the American people, send Conyers and others in Congress a
clear message before it's too late?
There have already been eighty one towns, cities, and counties that have
voted to impeach Bush. More local municipalities need to follow this lead.
But what is also needed is an organization to go to bat for them in
Congress. The National League of Cities (NLC) is such an organization. It is
the largest national organization representing municipal governments
throughout the United States. Its mission is "to strengthen and promote
cities as centers of opportunity, leadership, and governance." According to
the NLC website,
"Working in partnership with the 49 state municipal leagues, the National
League of Cities serves as a resource to and an advocate for the more than
18,000 cities, villages, and towns it represents. More than 1,600
municipalities of all sizes pay dues to NLC and actively participate as
leaders and voting members in the organization."
Since, the NLC engages in lobbying and grassroots campaigns in Washington,
D.C. on behalf of local municipalities, it might well provide the resource
we need to give our local governments a voice in Washington.
All Americans have a duty to advocate for impeachment proceedings now. They
should join forces at the level of their local municipalities, and the NLC
should represent them in Congress.
America is now in grave jeopardy of being besieged and forever lost.
Impeaching Bush and Cheney now is not only good preventative medicine; it
would be malpractice not to do so.
Elliot D. Cohen, Ph.D. is a media ethicist and critic. His most recent book
is The Last Days of Democracy: How Big Media and Power-Hungry Government are
turning America into a Dictatorship. He is also first prize winner of the
2007 Project Censored Award.
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wake up, democraps no different from nazi gop...
Submitted by PaulRevere on Mon, 07/30/2007 - 3:41pm.
i.e.
pelosi's commitment to aipac aei to NOT go against attack on Iran...
the AEI-AIPAC-MSM-INC, that have taken over our country are not stupid...
they don't just bet (and contribute) on one side...
They have wholly bought BOTH sides up.
WE ARE FUCKED.
There's a few left within the Democrats... but you can count them on one
hand, the rest are rotten and no different than rethug nazis.
We are fucked...
Unless...
we do what our Founding Fathers would have expected of us...
REVOLUTION
ARMED INSURRECTION
SABOTAGE
GENERAL STRIKE
ANY AND ALL ACTS OF RESISTANCE, GREAT AND SMALL
BUY NOTHING
REPAY NOTHING
GET OUT OF US$, be totally liquid... in ?uros.
Get'em where it hurts them.
THEY WANT WAR, LET THEM HAVE WAR.
bring the whole fucking machine to a grinding halt.
Treason?
When in the course of human events... treason agaisnt britshits was good
enough for my Founding Fathers, it is good enough for me to rid the vermin
intent on destroying our Rights.
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution
inevitable."
-- John F. Kennedy
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of
patriots and tyrants." -Thomas Jefferson
"To initiate a war of aggression, therefore, is not only an international
crime; it is the SUPREME INTERNATIONAL CRIME differing only from other war
crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the
whole." -- Justice Robert H. Jackson, Nuremburg Trials 1946.
'In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
... G. Orwell
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
Voltaire..
"It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government."
-- Thomas Paine
"Individuals have international duties
which transcend the national obligations
of obedience . . . Therefore individual
citizens have the duty to violate domestic
laws to prevent crimes against peace and
humanity from occurring"
Nuremberg War Crime Tribunal (1950).
"We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth.... Is this the part of
wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty? Are we
disposed to be of the number of those, who having eyes, see not, and having
ears, hear not..? For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it might cost, I
am willing to know the whole truth; to know.. it -- now." Patrick Henry,
1775
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do
nothing." --Edmund Burke
"No one man can terrorize a whole nation unless we are all his accomplices."
- Edward R. Murrow
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IMPEACHMENT IS REQUIRED!
Submitted by ChingarraSan on Mon, 07/30/2007 - 3:01pm.
Impeachment MUST be put back on the table! The Progressive Democrats in this
country feel betrayed by the majority leaders in both houses! Democrats came
out strong at the voting booth, in order to stop the war in Iraq, and remove
a criminal administration from office, before more harm to the country could
take place. Nothing has changed! The killing in an illegal war continues!
People are still being illegally wiretapped! The assault on the Constitution
continues with reckless abandon! The Justice Department is dysfunctional!
And, the public continues being ripped off by out of control corporations
who are engaging in war profiteering! In addition to
the above mentioned items, let's not forget how Vice President Cheney's
energy policy has tripled the cost of a tank of gasoline, and heating oil,
in the last six years!
The Bush Administration makes the Mafia look like a church tea group.
Cheney, Bush, and the rest of the crooks in this administration belong in
prison! This entire administration should be impeached NOW! None of this
criminal Bush Administration bull**** would be happening if congress was
doing their job!
Republicans in congress are aiding and abetting the Bush administration
criminals!
In addition to that, this man Libby, has been tried, convicted, and NOT
jailed, for his illegal activities! Then again, I'm not surprised. Consider
the fact that "*****" Cheney is the one responsible for Libby's law breaking,
and will do whatever it takes to protect Libby, in order to save his own
criminal rear end! Cheney and Bush must be impeached NOW! And, let's not
forget that crooked little weasel Gonzales!
Congress has been standing by, and allowing the crimes of this
administration to take place in plain view and not doing a thing to stop
them. Allowing this criminal administration to continue breaking the law
with impunity is not only a travesty, but a violation of the oath that
congress takes to protect and uphold the constitution! Violating the oath of
office is in itself a crime. Congress must begin representing the people of
this country and doing the job they were elected to do! If they don't, there
will be a price to pay!
For Bush to expand his powers, to the extent where the executive branch
answers to no one, is absurd! It's obvious that the White House, knowing
they have broken laws for which they could be thrown into prison, will do
anything in their power to keep out of prison! They have stacked the courts
in their favor so that they will never
be found guilty of anything. Consider the judge who just dismissed the Plame
case!
THIS IS WHY IMPEACHMENT MUST BE PURSUED NOW!
To congress: Remove the crooks from office! Send the crooks to prison! Throw
away the key!
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Diverting attention
Submitted by Tolstoy s Ghost on Mon, 07/30/2007 - 2:58pm.
Tolstoy's Ghost
Mr. Cohen, blame Bush and thereby deflect attention away from the real
problem, AIPAC and Zionist control of America's foreign policy, media, and
financial system. You and your group must at all times protect the
"Homeland."
America, your sons and daughters are dying to protect someone else's
"Homeland," and to keep a corrupt and bankrupt, morally and financially,
political war machine going. You are keeping fascism alive, not spreading
what you believe is democracy.
Christians, how about serving the Kingdom of God and not kingdoms of the
world, and stop killing your neighbors. I can't seem to find anything in
your Bible where Jesus said, "Kill your enemies. Hate those who aren't like
you. Destroy them before they destroy you."
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Impeachment, and restoration...
Submitted by populist on Mon, 07/30/2007 - 11:19am.
These criminals obviously have some big plans for us, and they've put plenty
of it into action. Violations of our liberty take place every day, and they
continue to give themselves more and more power....
Is it ever enough for these types? I guess not.
Impeachment is a must no matter how difficult or impossible it may
seem.....it's right to do because it IS right.
Impeachment is not some political game. It's about restoring the
Constitution and the rule of law.
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30 Jul 2007 10:58:13 PM |
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"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote in message
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Elliot D. Cohen: Impeach Bush and Cheney Now, Before They Declare Martial
Law
Submitted by BuzzFlash on Mon, 07/30/2007 - 9:41am.
A BUZZFLASH GUEST CONTRIBUTION
There is presently a serious possibility that America will come under
martial law before the 2008 presidential election and be irretrievably
turned into a totalitarian state. If this happens there won't even be a
free election in 2008. We can and should eliminate this ominous threat to
national security by impeaching Bush and Cheney now. But the man in
charge, John Conyers, is afraid of what Fox News might say about him.
What is it that Fox News might say, that Conyers is afraid of? This is a
non-sequitur in your entire article. In fact, this article is a combination
of speculation, paranoia, and sophomoric psuedo-subversive polemics. There
are great reasons to impeach Bush and Cheney, but there don't seem to be the
votes to do that as of yet. An article like this does nothing to increase
the odds of that happening.
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31 Jul 2007 06:40:41 PM |
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In article <Lqidnak59P1o-jPbnZ2dnUVZ_jednZ2d@comcast.com>,
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote:
Elliot D. Cohen: Impeach Bush and Cheney Now, Before They Declare Martial
Law
Submitted by BuzzFlash on Mon, 07/30/2007 - 9:41am.
A BUZZFLASH GUEST CONTRIBUTION
There is presently a serious possibility that America will come under
martial law before the 2008 presidential election and be irretrievably
turned into a totalitarian state. If this happens there won't even be a free
election in 2008. We can and should eliminate this ominous threat to
national security by impeaching Bush and Cheney now. But the man in charge,
John Conyers, is afraid of what Fox News might say about him.
According to this article, some in Congress want to go after Gonzales. I
would like to think of this as a warmup for the main event. I don't know
why they are dragging their feet. The other day, Nancy Pelosi said that
impeachment would divide the country. But how could it be any more than
it is divided now?
http://tinyurl.com/2l2gsy
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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31 Jul 2007 09:43:19 PM |
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"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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In article <Lqidnak59P1o-jPbnZ2dnUVZ_jednZ2d@comcast.com>,
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote:
Elliot D. Cohen: Impeach Bush and Cheney Now, Before They Declare Martial
Law
Submitted by BuzzFlash on Mon, 07/30/2007 - 9:41am.
A BUZZFLASH GUEST CONTRIBUTION
There is presently a serious possibility that America will come under
martial law before the 2008 presidential election and be irretrievably
turned into a totalitarian state. If this happens there won't even be a
free
election in 2008. We can and should eliminate this ominous threat to
national security by impeaching Bush and Cheney now. But the man in
charge,
John Conyers, is afraid of what Fox News might say about him.
According to this article, some in Congress want to go after Gonzales. I
would like to think of this as a warmup for the main event. I don't know
why they are dragging their feet. The other day, Nancy Pelosi said that
impeachment would divide the country. But how could it be any more than
it is divided now?
How it will divide the country is what she isn't
thinking about. If it's two thirds in favor of
impeachment and one third against, that's fine
with me.
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When fascism comes to America, it will be
wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross -
Sinclair Lewis
http://tinyurl.com/2l2gsy
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John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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01 Aug 2007 12:27:10 AM |
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In article <SamdnV-CMZSobjLbnZ2dnUVZ_sytnZ2d@comcast.com>,
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote:
"johac" <jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:jhachmann-D2413A.16404131072007@news.giganews.com...
In article <Lqidnak59P1o-jPbnZ2dnUVZ_jednZ2d@comcast.com>,
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote:
Elliot D. Cohen: Impeach Bush and Cheney Now, Before They Declare Martial
Law
Submitted by BuzzFlash on Mon, 07/30/2007 - 9:41am.
A BUZZFLASH GUEST CONTRIBUTION
There is presently a serious possibility that America will come under
martial law before the 2008 presidential election and be irretrievably
turned into a totalitarian state. If this happens there won't even be a
free
election in 2008. We can and should eliminate this ominous threat to
national security by impeaching Bush and Cheney now. But the man in
charge,
John Conyers, is afraid of what Fox News might say about him.
According to this article, some in Congress want to go after Gonzales. I
would like to think of this as a warmup for the main event. I don't know
why they are dragging their feet. The other day, Nancy Pelosi said that
impeachment would divide the country. But how could it be any more than
it is divided now?
How it will divide the country is what she isn't
thinking about. If it's two thirds in favor of
impeachment and one third against, that's fine
with me.
I know. So what's the hang up? They don't have the votes to convict in
the Senate as of now, but when they see all of BushCo's dirty laundry
being aired out, some Republicans my think of their political future and
do the right thing.
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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