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Impeach or Arrest Bush-Cheney? Vermont Seems to Have the Answers

By Robert Justin Lipkin

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Vermont seems to be taking presidential accountability seriously. Consider: "To many, it seemed quixotic, in a season where so much attention is showered on prospective presidents-to-be, to raise flags about a lame duck. . . . But John Nirenberg, who has called for hearings into the conduct of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick ab:

Cheney, with the possibility of impeachment, says rescuing America's standing in the world demands it. . . . The 60-year-old professor from Brattleboro, Vt. argues that, with a year left in Mr. Bush's term, there is still time to investigate his conduct of the Iraq war, as well as other issues which have brought criticism against his administration - the outing of a CIA agent, the surveillance of Americans without warrants, and the abuse of detainees. He . . . said he shudders with anger and fear in response to actions and statements, such as a willingness to redefine what is torture and when it can be used, made by Mr. Bush and Cheney: 'Anger because we have stooped so low, fear because all of what we have cherished as a nation - indeed, all of the great things about the United States that we have shown the world - are being destroyed by the current administration.' . . . With the White House refusing to turn over documents or testimony in response to Congressional subpoenas, the only weapon in the arsenal of lawmakers seeking accountability, critics say, is impeachment. Yet even before the Democrats officially took back control of Congress and she was elevated to House Speaker in January 2007, Rep. Nancy Pelosi announced that impeachment was "off the table. . . . And so Nirenberg, an Air Force veteran who built a career as a social studies teacher, college professor and organizational consultant, and is a former dean of the School for International Training, decided to take action. To read more click here.

In an unrelated (?) event, "Brattleboro residents will vote at town meeting on whether President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney should be indicted and arrested for war crimes, perjury or obstruction of justice if they ever step foot in Vermont. . . . The Brattleboro Select Board voted 3-2 Friday to put the controversial item on the Town Meeting Day warning. . . . According to Town Clerk Annette Cappy, organizers of the Bush-Cheney issue gathered enough signatures, and it was up to the Select Board whether Brattleboro voters would consider the issue in March. . . . Cappy said residents will get to vote on the matter by paper balloting March 4. . . . Kurt Daims, 54, of Brattleboro, the organizer of the petition drive, said Friday the debate to get the issue on the ballot was a good one. Opposition to the vote focused on whether the town had any power to endorse the matter. For more click here.

Vermont, as David, taking on Goliath, our soft dictatorship, and the apathy of the American public regarding its criminal acts, puts the rest of the Union to shame.

We can be thankful the Bush-Cheney regime will soon be over, but others
are not as fortunate. The tragedy of George W. Bush is chillingly depicted in the following: "It is the end of the road for George Bush. The bg: world takes less and less notice of him. He strutted and swaggered across the stage. He bellowed and raged. He plundered and murdered. And now he wants to be anointed as a peacemaker. His presidency, like his life, has been a tragic waste. But he at least he has a life. There are tens of thousands of mute graves in Gaza, Lebanon, Iraq and Afghanistan that stand as stark testaments to his true legacy. If he wants to redeem his time in office he should kneel before one and ask for forgiveness." The remaining question is how long after Bush-Cheney leave office will America and the world be redeemed and healed.