Has our Constitution been destroyed?  Are those who speak out against Bush, traitors?
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Articles 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 United Sta
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It isn't about President Bush, anymore than it was about Former President Clinton when he was in office.\n\nWe have people in the U.S.A. and outside the country who have confused name-calling, rumor-spreading, and undermining the country in the eyes of the World community\n\nfor\n\ndissent, disagreement, and protest.\n\nThey do not know the difference and are being seditious.\n\nWhat is worse, most of us have been silent about it, or even voted for the ones who do it.\n\nI'm a Democrat.  I strongly urge all U.S.A. citizens to stand together against this kind of behavior.  Disagree!  But be U.S.A. citizens, first.\n\nSee those who wish to destroy our constitution, attack capitalism, attack democracy, attack religion, attack our elected officials (even the ones who act criminally) as the real enemies of our country.  Take action.  Respect their free speech, but ANSWER THEM every time.  When politicians do these seditious things, don't vote for them.  When they act criminally, wait until they are CONVICTED, then never vote for them.  Stop condemning the elected officials and never let anyone convince our children (as some are trying) that our government is bad, "big brother", or whatever.  WE ARE THE GOVERNMENT!\n\nIF you stand up against them, they won't be able to hate our Presidents with impunity.  They will be alone, and know it.\n\nThere's a lot more of us, than them.  Join us.  Don't call them names.  Don't join them, but call them on their behavior everytime.
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Are going???????  ...Don't you really mean to say: Have already gone?    ...Indeed, we are looking at a very sad and dangerous heading for our hard-fought democracy.   Poor founding fathers have been shaking in their bones for some time now, I'm afraid.   I truly wonder: Have we really taken good enough care of the wonderful and immeasurable heritage they had left us?   It is much harder to recover our lost liberties than to lose them.   ...The worst crimes in this world have always been committed and justified in the name of the best and the holiest of intentions.
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restore the constitution
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Or this one:\n"I, George W. Bush, promise to protect and uphold the Constitution of the United States, against all enemies, foreign and domestic..."\nto\n"The Constitution is just a damn piece of paper"\nto\nasking for a Constitutional Amendment all within 2 years.\n\nIt must be really difficult to protect something from yourself...
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Yes..you hit the nail right on the head..I can tell you from an "outside" perspective that is exactly what the world sees..it is a shame that trusted governments can hurt their own people so much..Freedoms are being lost daily in the USA..Bush has been a very destructive man..not just to the U.S. but the suffering he has caused throughout the world is appalling. I hope the American people can stop it before it is too late...The blind and shallow-minded will disagree.
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The Democrats broke the Bush Dictatorship, took control of the House of Representatives and the Senate is still in question. Bush will have to be responsible for his actions now. Democracy still works with the Constitution.
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Given that we are not legally "at war" (as defined by federal and the Constitution), Bush was again talking out of his ash .......\n\nThe very fact that Bush is deluded enough to think that there is any way elections could have been canceled, when the Constitution mandates elections (war or not) just shows how dangerous he is....\n\nAnd the very fact that Bish is stupid enough to fail to realize that there is no legal state of war (which can only be declared by Congress, and hasn't been) shows either his utter disrespect for the rule of law, or just how brain-damaged he is regarding what he thinks the government is allowed to do. \n\nBoth are yet more examples of why Bush is too dangerous, too clueless, and too criminal to be allowed to remain in office.
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George W Bush has spent six years trying to protect the Constitution from terrorists, foreign governments and domestic opposition.\n\nChange your avatar to another George.  King George III thought the Declaration of Independence was just a piece of paper and he is more illustrative of your anti-American position.\n\nAnd to the person who says he heard our President make this statement:\nThe story is from Capitol Hill Blue, a decidedly left-wing web publication that bills itself as non-partisan.  The statement was supposedly made in a planning session attended by "GOP leaders".  The reporter does not identify the date (except as occurring "last month") of the session or the names of any attendees (other than the President).  Makes it kind of hard for anyone to prove it didn't happen without interviewing everyone who attended any meeting in the Oval Office during the month.
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the american people have done it to themselves. as a whole we have lost our moral compass. then we complain when our "paid for" representatives behave the same way. we will never find our way with a relative compass thats different for evey one; only with one that points true can lead us. which requires us ask, what is truth?
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Yes, there are many people who love Bush and think all of his stumbles and gaffes were made up by the media.  These are the same people who think that if you criticize the president, you are somehow giving comfort to "the enemy" and are a traitor.  They say they believe in America and the flag, but they would stifle freedom of speech in the name of patriotism.  They scare me because if there are enough of them, they can destroy America and all that it stands for.
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In all seriousness, the president could declare some form of martial law after another 9/11 type event. He could therefore remain in power indefinitely. \n\nHe has already subverted the Constitution. Anyone can be declared an enemy cobatant by the Presdient. And once charged, the laws of Habeus Corpus and your right to a fair trial, an attorney, even the right to know what you have been charged with... \n\nhave all been thrown to the pigeons. \n\nAlong with the pigeons are the sheeple who feed and stuff themsleves with ignorance. Watch them. Watch in this forum how they defend their leader. Watch how they dogmatically defend Bush.  Watch as they attack Bush critics with a religious fantacism reminiscent of those who violently opposed the Danish cartoonists for portraying Allah. \n\nSee how they never admit any wrongdoing by Bush. See how they think of Bush as infallible...like a pope...like a god. \n\n\nA 3rd term is possible. Bush said himself that the constitution is "just a goddamned piece of paper."
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I'm concerned about the ramifications. The bigger question is why is this administration continuing to push beyond their power limited them by the constitution.  The "terrorism" card has been played all along the way by George and cronies. They are slowly taking freedoms away that so many of our soldiers have fought and died for us to keep. Your question is a good one and we should all be concerned about what our democracy is morphing in to.
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It is time to pull together and write congress and the senate and voice your opinion!! People are just talking and not doing anything. They voted this control freak in twice, Bush Bag!! They need to see with the truth what he has done to our country /www.bushnews.com start reading the truth and wake the F up America !!!!!
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While not a flag burner or waver I feel that to many have died to change the law and not allow it. Repuglicans stepping on the constitution is another matter, I think burning them ought to be the law.
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they make a mess of the country and when they listen to George Bush they make a mess out of the Constitution too
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It's bad news for anyone who believes in freedom and liberty.\n\nThe fight has already begun to take them away from us.  We either respond now or let those in power take our freedom.  Their favorite and very effective trick is to use "terrorism" to scare the public in to letting them pass new laws that increase their control over the citizens, heading towards total dictatorship.  In the last few years the American Constitution (which is supposed to be a symbol for democracy, fairness, freedom and liberty) has be OVER-RULED !!!!\n\nBush has taken over 200 years of morals and shoved them hard up every ones behind.  The UK isn't exactly far behind, and I for one will not just sit here and watch.\n\ntake action.... I am.