Why don't we go for impeaching G.W. Bush ?
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because we believe we can't. \nasking "on what grounds" is admitting that we're completely satisfied with the way he (and his administration) are running our government. \n60% of a sampled public disapprove of how Bush "is handling his job as President," with 47% STRONGLY disapproving. \nok... so we all sense something is terribly wrong. now where is our power to do anything? do we have the right to question? to investigate? to subpoena the individuals who should be held accountable? uh... yes. that's the point of a democracy. and yes, we live in a republic... but the beauty of our constitution is that it allows us to question our government and demonstrate our unrest peacefully. \nmaybe impeachment isn't the answer, but at least it reflects the extent to which we, the people, are dissatisfied with the people who govern us. \n\np.s. MAY 1st. don't buy anything. national boycott day. make some noise anyway possible.
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George Bush is the one who needs to apologize to both the Iraqi citizens and the American citizens. By invading a sovereign nation that DID NOT attack us, Bush led an illegal, unconstitutional war that has killed tens of thousands of Iraqi citizens and 2,500 U.S. soldiers. \n\nAn apology is insufficient. Bush should also be impeached, and then tried of high treason. If convicted, he should face a firing squad for the atrocities he condoned as Commander-In-Chief of the U.S. armed forced. As Harry Truman once said, "The buck stops here." Bush needs to accept full responsibility for the massacre and carnage he initiated.\n\nGeorge Bush attacked Iraq for two reasons: 1) He wanted to 'get even' with Hussein for humiliating George H.W. Bush during Desert Storm, and 2) Dick Cheney wants all the oil that swims underneath Iraqi sands. Those are the ONLY two reasons we're engaged in this murderous war.\n\nThe USA will never withdraw from Iraq until Dick Cheney has a rock-solid, iron-clad deal in place to get all of Iraq's oil. \n\nBush, a spoiled rich kid, has never had to be accountable for anything he's ever done in his wretched life. He got out of a drunk-driving charge thanks to his father's influence. He got out of military service, thanks to his father's accommodations. He was elected president, thanks to his father's ability to steal an election through fraud and manipulation of the Supreme Court.\n\nBush, a former drug user and chronic alcohol abuser, has not had to live up to any responsibility - ever. So why should it bother him that he has been responsible for so many deaths?\nIsolated from reality and protected by the most corrupt, evil, incompetent U.S. Congress ever to occupy the Capitol Building, Bush can play 'cowboy' and act as 'macho' as he sees fit. \n\nCheck out BUSHWACKER! - a new blog at www.blogger.com http://al-aback.blogspot.com\n\nOf course, George Bush will never apologize. He is committed to turning America into a third-world police state where common citizens are suspect and you are presumed guilty until proven innocent. Bush has one other concern: make sure the wealthy and rich individuals, powerful corporations, lobbyists, and special interest groups all get special attention so they can continue to funnel vast amount of dollars into the GOP coiffers. \n\nHistory will remember George H. Bush as the dumbest man ever to be elected President, to date, in this country. His deer-in-the-headlights look gives him away everytime. He knows he's lying to you, and his beady little eyes demonstrate that he expects, anyday now, that some avid card-carrying NRA member will shoot him right between the eyes. Bush has brought shame to the American people, and has devastated our democracy. We don't need his apology; but we'll need years of rebuilding to repair all the damage he's done. \n\nThe sad fact is that there is no bright alternative on the horizon (neither Republican or Democrat). Politicians today only care about enriching themselves and getting re-elected, the American people be damned. Until that hubris and arrogance is stopped and replaced with a genuine desire to become a true public servant, Americans will continue to wallow in a cesspool of political swampland. Like lawyers, if politicians were thrown into a marshy, stinking swamp, even the pondscum would throw them back!
360012
Even if someone actually wrote a petition that would attempt to solve our nation's leadership problem by getting rid of Bush, presidents are removed from office through steps taken by Congress in the actual impeachment process. The answer is no.
613630
I don't think waiting it out is the best path to take...If Bush did something illegal, something to deserve impeachment he should be punished. Perhaps his problem is that he's been getting away with things for far too long. Our leaders need to be held accountable.
426621
Of course George Bush should be impeached. Richard Nixon ans Bill Clinton were impeached for a whole lot less then this criminal Bush. This man has a laundry list of corruption. Look how his true self is coming out on the news about Donald Rumsfeld, Bush is a psycho.
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I agree with your assesment.\n\nIf Bush knowingly lied to the American people, and approved of high civilian casualties.....then he should be impeached and charged with war crimes.
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It's pretty clear that the president has done some illegal things, such as the warrantless wiretapping.  But only the congress can impeach the president, and as long as the majority of congress are Republicans, they are unlikely to do this.\n\nSo the only realistic way to get him impeached is to elect a majority of Democrats to congress in the fall 2006 election.
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Well I agree that the ballot box is the answer...however well written letters to Senators, Congressmen, and other political figures asking for impeachment on the grounds of blatant lyiing to the public would be good.  Problem is that people have bought into the whitewash job his adminsitration has done on the Iraq war and don't believe he lied.  That's why there are so few of us that realize Bush is nuts and his governance of us is seriously flawed and write to say so, but are told we're unpatriotic and that we'er unsupportive.  I have to be unsupportive when I don't agree with what is going on so does that make me unpartirotic?  What ever happened to the freedom to respectfully question authority/government?
507493
I really think that George Bush should go through an investigation. Impeachment could be the outcome of the investigation, yes.
607358
Yes it is time for Bush to step down, unfortunately our system does not work that way, but people have lost confidence in his ability to lead. His popularity has dropped to 29%. We will have an election in November that could change things. If the democrats can get a majority in either chamber then there is a possibility that he will be impeached. His leadership will certainly be challenged at best.
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It's really the only chance to do so...\n\nWithout a Congress that will actually force Bush to follow the law, and impeach him for the criminal violations of federal law he's admitted to, there's nothing to stop him.\n\nAnd it'll be too late in 2 years to stop the downhill spiral into madness.
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no... but this is in Bush's future\nArticles of Impeachment\n\nof\n\nPresident George W. Bush\n\nand\n\nVice President Richard B. Cheney,\nSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice,\nSecretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, and\nAttorney General Alberto Gonzales\n\nThe President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. - - ARTICLE II, SECTION 4 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA\n\nPresident George W. Bush, Vice President Richard B. Cheney, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales have committed violations and subversions of the Constitution of the United States of America in an attempt to carry out with impunity crimes against peace and humanity and war crimes and deprivations of the civil rights of the people of the United States and other nations, by assuming powers of an imperial executive unaccountable to law and usurping powers of the Congress, the Judiciary and those reserved to the people of the United States, by the following acts:\n\n1) Seizing power to wage wars of aggression in defiance of the U.S. Constitution, the U.N. Charter and the  rule of law; carrying out a massive assault on and occupation of Iraq, a country that was not threatening the United States, resulting in the death and maiming of over one hundred thousand Iraqis, and thousands of U.S. G.I.s.\n\n2) Lying to the people of the U.S., to Congress, and to the U.N., providing false and deceptive rationales for war.\n\n3) Authorizing, ordering and condoning direct attacks on civilians, civilian facilities and locations where civilian casualties were unavoidable. \n\n4) Instituting a secret and illegal wiretapping and spying operation against the people of the United States through the National Security Agency.\n\n5) Threatening the independence and sovereignty of Iraq by belligerently changing its government by force and assaulting Iraq in a war of aggression.\n\n6) Authorizing, ordering and condoning assassinations, summary executions, kidnappings, secret and other illegal detentions of individuals, torture and physical and psychological coercion of prisoners to obtain false statements concerning acts and intentions of governments and individuals and violating within the United States, and by authorizing U.S. forces and agents elsewhere, the rights of individuals under the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Eighth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.\n\n7) Making, ordering and condoning false statements and propaganda about the conduct of foreign governments and individuals and acts by U.S. government personnel; manipulating the media and foreign governments with false information; concealing information vital to public discussion and informed judgment concerning acts, intentions and possession, or efforts to obtain weapons of mass destruction in order to falsely create a climate of fear and destroy opposition to U.S. wars of aggression and first strike attacks.\n\n8) Violations and subversions of the Charter of the United Nations and international law, both a part of the "Supreme Law of the land" under Article VI, paragraph 2, of the Constitution, in an attempt to commit with impunity crimes against peace and humanity and war crimes in wars and threats of aggression against Afghanistan, Iraq and others and usurping powers of the United Nations and the peoples of its nations by bribery, coercion and other corrupt acts and by rejecting treaties, committing treaty violations, and frustrating compliance with treaties in order to destroy any means by which international law and institutions can prevent, affect, or adjudicate the exercise of U.S. military and economic power against the international com
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3/4 of the U.S. have to oppose Bush, and you have to have a Congress that would Impeach him. Since the Congress is 100% "RIGHT WINGED" right now at the present, and the Democrats and Independents don't have any vote. It will change in November, just watch. I have seen this with the Ragan/Bush Administration's of the 80's early 90's. His approval ratings are at 33% so it is possible.
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Why would you want that?\n\nBecause he is trying to do everything possible to protect ungreatful, whining liberals and all Americans alike from future terrorist attacks?\n\nHave we had a single attack on American soil since we went into Afganistan or Iraq?  NO!!!  So it is obviously working.  Where is the crime?\n\nMaybe you should clarify your reasons, then perhaps a debate could be established.  \n\nTo answer you question directly, you cannot "sign-up" to impeach a president.  \n\nThe burning question in my mind is this:  If you KNOW he should be impeached, then you SHOULD have some familiarity with the laws and procedeures for this to take place.  By answering this question for you, it is obvious that you do not have much understanding of the impeachment process; therfore, how could you convince anyone that he should be impeached and how would you know?\n\nThink about it carefully...............\n\nTake care and good luck
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No!\n\nArticles of Impeachment\n\nof\n\nPresident George W. Bush\n\nand\n\nVice President Richard B. Cheney,\nSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice,\nSecretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, and\nAttorney General Alberto Gonzales\n\nThe President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. - - ARTICLE II, SECTION 4 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA\n\nPresident George W. Bush, Vice President Richard B. Cheney, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales have committed violations and subversions of the Constitution of the United States of America in an attempt to carry out with impunity crimes against peace and humanity and war crimes and deprivations of the civil rights of the people of the United States and other nations, by assuming powers of an imperial executive unaccountable to law and usurping powers of the Congress, the Judiciary and those reserved to the people of the United States, by the following acts:\n\n1) Seizing power to wage wars of aggression in defiance of the U.S. Constitution, the U.N. Charter and the  rule of law; carrying out a massive assault on and occupation of Iraq, a country that was not threatening the United States, resulting in the death and maiming of over one hundred thousand Iraqis, and thousands of U.S. G.I.s.\n\n2) Lying to the people of the U.S., to Congress, and to the U.N., providing false and deceptive rationales for war.\n\n3) Authorizing, ordering and condoning direct attacks on civilians, civilian facilities and locations where civilian casualties were unavoidable. \n\n4) Instituting a secret and illegal wiretapping and spying operation against the people of the United States through the National Security Agency.\n\n5) Threatening the independence and sovereignty of Iraq by belligerently changing its government by force and assaulting Iraq in a war of aggression.\n\n6) Authorizing, ordering and condoning assassinations, summary executions, kidnappings, secret and other illegal detentions of individuals, torture and physical and psychological coercion of prisoners to obtain false statements concerning acts and intentions of governments and individuals and violating within the United States, and by authorizing U.S. forces and agents elsewhere, the rights of individuals under the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Eighth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.\n\n7) Making, ordering and condoning false statements and propaganda about the conduct of foreign governments and individuals and acts by U.S. government personnel; manipulating the media and foreign governments with false information; concealing information vital to public discussion and informed judgment concerning acts, intentions and possession, or efforts to obtain weapons of mass destruction in order to falsely create a climate of fear and destroy opposition to U.S. wars of aggression and first strike attacks.\n\n8) Violations and subversions of the Charter of the United Nations and international law, both a part of the "Supreme Law of the land" under Article VI, paragraph 2, of the Constitution, in an attempt to commit with impunity crimes against peace and humanity and war crimes in wars and threats of aggression against Afghanistan, Iraq and others and usurping powers of the United Nations and the peoples of its nations by bribery, coercion and other corrupt acts and by rejecting treaties, committing treaty violations, and frustrating compliance with treaties in order to destroy any means by which international law and institutions can prevent, affect, or adjudicate the exercise of U.S. military and economic power against the international community.\n\n9) Acting to strip Uni
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We are all sorry, but G.W. Bush has not lost his authority.\n\nHe is celebrating the fact that he WAS NOT elected President either time, and he still hasn't got impeached yet.\n \nHe will not his authority until Kenneth Starr or whoever has his job now gets him impeached,\nthere’s still time.\n\nIf they held him to the same standard as past Presidents,\nthey would have done it already.\n\nI mean Clinton only had sex.\n\nBush has committed many impeachable acts.\nSuch as starting a war without the UN.
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No, just because it is not logistically sound. Only the U.S. House can impeach a President, and there are enough votes there for it. But that does not remove him from office. He would then stand trial in the Senate, where a 2/3 majority vote would be needed to remove Bush from office. There are not enough votes in the Senate for that. Therefore, it would just be a waste of time for the Congress, and a waste of taxpayer money.