Rep. Jerrold Nadler Leads Opposition to Bush Pardons

This is my inclusion on the petition:

Congressman Dennis Moore, Senators Roberts, and Brownback. Since you have not shown enough intestinal fortitude to move for impeachment, perhaps this watered down bill, H.Res. 1531 will get your vote.

Or are you going to stick your head in the ground, and hope this issue will go away, and the question of impeachment or any related thing will not come forward to force you to do the duty you swore an oath to do.

You couldn't find the fortitude to censure, and remove from chairmanship Joe lieberman for his actions during the recent election campaigns. You wouldn't even censure Alaska Senator Stephens when he was found guilty, and convicted of 7 crimes. As a matter of fact you applauded him on his last day in office; SHAME ON YOU! DO YOU THINK YOUR ACTIONS, OR INACTIONS GO UNNOTICED? A record is kept on whether or not you voted on an issue, and how you voted.

I for one am against rewarding criminals with a lifetime pension, security of their persons, and medical and dental benefits when I can't afford those same benefits for my own family.

There is no Statute of Limitations on Impeachment, and criminals no matter how high an office they hold; be they Congressmen, Senators, or those of the highest offices in the land are impeachable if they commit crimes that warrant such action.

You swore to uphold the laws of this Country, and the Constitution of the United States. It's time you honored your oath; or step down and let someone hold your office that WILL HONOR THE OATH of your esteemed office.

--- On Mon, 12/1/08, Democrats.com wrote:

From: Democrats.com
Subject: Rep. Nadler Leads Opposition to Bush Pardons

Date: Monday, December 1, 2008, 7:21 AM

Rep. Jerrold Nadler Leads Opposition to Bush Pardons

Congratulations! Just one week ago we asked you to launch a massive movement against pardons by signing a petition to your Representatives. Over 46,000 of you took action and Congress took notice.

On Friday, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) introduced H.Res. 1531 urging President Bush not to pardon senior administration officials for crimes the President authorized.

It notes: President George W. Bush may have committed crimes involving the mistreatment of detainees, the extraordinary rendition of individuals to countries known to engage in torture, illegal surveillance of United States citizens, unlawful leaks of classified information, obstruction of justice, political interference with the conduct of the Justice Department, and other illegal acts and that Bush has been urged to grant preemptive pardons to senior administration officials who might face criminal prosecution for actions taken in the course of their official duties

Nadler's resolution urges Congress to investigate those crimes and any pardons relating to them, and urges the Attorney General (current or future) to appoint an Independent Counsel to prosecute those crimes.

These are major steps towards holding George Bush, Dick Cheney, and other senior officials accountable for their crimes and thereby upholding the rule of law, rather than allowing Presidents to become dictators.

Rep. Nadler's leadership is crucial because he chairs the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties and can use his credibility and clout to move the resolution forward either during the lame duck session in December or when the next Congress convenes on January 6.

So our next step is to persuade as many Representatives as possible to co-sponsor H.Res. 1531. Please sign our new petition:
http://www.democrats.com/nadler-pardons?cid=ZGVtczQ2NDU0M2RlbXM=

We also encourage you to call your Representative at 202-224-3121 and speak with the Legislative Assistant who handles Judiciary matters. If your Representative says (s)he will co-sponsor, please let us know by commenting on our resolution "whipping" page:
http://www.democrats.com/nadler-pardon-resolution

Thanks for all you do! Bob Fertik #####

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