Only an Idiot like bush believes there is 'Clean Coal'

Just before Christmas, the true cost and danger of coal became apparent in the town of Harriman, Tennessee.

On the morning of December 22, the earthen dam at the Kingston Power Plant containing coal fly ash failed catastrophically, unleashing a six-foot wall of toxic water and mud.

By the time the flood subsided, more than a billion gallons of coal sludge had damaged 15 homes -- three beyond repair -- before pouring into the nearby Emory and Clinch rivers.

In comparison, the Exxon Valdez spilled a "mere" 11 million gallons of crude oil. And the coal fly ash spill in Harriman is three times larger than the October, 2000 coal sludge spill in Martin County, Kentucky, which the EPA called "the largest environmental disaster east of the Mississippi."

Miraculously, there were no human injuries in last week's spill. Yet the Emory and Clinch rivers flow into the Tennessee River -- the primary water source for many Tennessee towns and cities, including Chattanooga. Coal fly ash contains heavy metals including lead, mercury, arsenic, chromium, and selenium. And though it will take years for the full affect of this environmental disaster to be known, iLoveMountains.org has teamed with the Upper Watauga Riverkeeper and the Waterkeeper Alliance to test the waters's of the Clinch and Emory Rivers for contaminants. To learn more about these discoveries and find links to news, blog posts, photos, and videos of the event, visit:


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In short, the toxic coal ash spill at Harriman reveals what we've known all along -- there is no such thing as clean coal.

As Grist magazine points out, "there is no "clean coal" that doesn't produce millions of tons of toxic sludge, just as there is not yet any form of coal that doesn't send millions of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere."

Despite the spill at Harriman, TN, Big Coal and their lobbyists will be doing all they can in the coming year to convince decision makers in Washington that "clean coal" is the solution to America's foreign energy dependence. They'll do everything in their power to obfuscate the true cost of coal --

more than 470 mountains destroyed to date, thousands of miles of stream destroyed, and millions of pounds of toxic chemicals released into the environment and our nation's waters.

And let's not forget all the thousands of coal miners suffering from 'Black Lung';"Clean Coal"? (my aunt harriet's hat!)

But we can beat these industry lobbyists -- and put an end to mountaintop removal coal mining in America -- if we keep up the pressure in the new year.


That's why I am turning to you today to ask for your generous support. As 2008 comes to an end, can you make a contribution of $50, $100 -- or the most generous amount you can afford -- to help iLoveMountains.org as we prepare for the big challenges and opportunities coming our way in 2009?


Click here or visit http://ilovemountains.org/donate to make a special year-end gift to the mountains we love.


Your contributions to iLoveMountains.org supports the efforts of groups working to end mountaintop removal coal mining and to create a more sustainable and prosperous future for Appalachia -- and all of America.


I hope that you will consider iLoveMountain.org's leadership in the fight to end mountaintop removal coal mining worthy of your generous year-end support.


From all of us at iLoveMountains.org -- have a safe and Happy New Year.


Matt Wasson
iLoveMountains.org


P.S. With the holidays in full swing, many people have not heard about the environmental disaster in Harriman, TN. Visit http://www.ilovemountains.org/tva-spill/ to learn more about the coal fly ash spill and to help spread the word.

PPS. And of course, the idiot that is being evicted from the white house in just over a week gives his whole hearted endorsment to mountain top removal and dumping the debris into nearby streams, lakes, and rivers. We can't be rid of him too soon. Impeachment has no statute of limitations!

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Speak Out Against The Planned Bush Blanket Pardons BEFORE They happen

Pay no attention to the handful of Christmas pardons granted by Bush.
This is mere political window dressing to distract from the bumper
crop of blanket absolutions, including one for himself, scheduled to
be released just before midnight on Jan 19th. Cheney would not so
arrogantly be bragging on TV about how he authorized torture if it
were not so.

But there is a resolution in Congress, H.Res. 1531, preemptively
condemning any such move if we can just get enough members of
Congress to sponsor it (already 10 so far). Many of you have
submitted a action page on this already. Please do it again,
especially if your representative did not hear you the first time.

Action Page To Stop The Bush Pardons:
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Each action page you submit is another lump of coal in Cheney's
stocking. Some have speculated on the possibility of post
inauguration impeachment, especially considering the fact that many
insiders are waiting until then to spill the beans.

Maybe they don't want to get bumped off in asuspicious plane crash like Mike Connell.

But a self pardon at the very last minute would certainly be grounds
for some kind of action, perhaps even impeachment, if and only if
Congress would react and take action immediately.

So we will still continue to distribute the impeachment message items
until the very last minute as well. If you did not get one of the
original navy blue "IMPEACH CHENEY?" caps, which was the original
"question" hat, we still have some of those which you can get from
the return page of the action page above. And of course we have the
orange "IMPEACH BOTH!!!" caps (the "answer" hat). If you wear one and
a friend wears the other that is especially effective. Or you can
request a copy of the Impeachment Play DVD, either from that same
return page, or here is the link directly for all three.

Impeachment Caps and DVDs:
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In any case we need to get ready to raise a renewed hue and cry when
the expected happens on January 19th. How hard could it be to get
members of Congress to simply raise their hand and declare that a
presidential self pardon, let alone pardon of his criminal
co-conspirators, is maybe not such a good idea? If we are to draw the
line anywhere, this is where is must be drawn.

And let us look forward to the day when we will have real
representatives in Washington, for a change, because we never stopped speaking out.
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Special Prosecutor for Bush War Crimes

Dear Attorney General-Designate Eric Holder,

We the undersigned citizens of the United States hereby formally petition you to appoint a Special Prosecutor to investigate and prosecute any and all government officials who have participated in War Crimes.

These crimes are being euphemistically referred to as "abusive interrogation techniques" by such respected figures as Senator John McCain. These are euphemisms for torture.

Torture is a War Crime. Waterboarding is a War Crime. The CIA has admitted waterboarding detainees. Recently, Vice President Cheney has brazenly admitted authorizing the program that led to waterboarding, other forms of torture too numerous to list, and ultimately, the deaths by homicide of detainees.

As Major General Antonio Taguba, the Army general who led the investigation into prisoner abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison has stated:

"After years of disclosures by government investigations, media accounts and reports from human rights organizations,

there is no longer any doubt as to whether the current administration has committed war crimes. The only question that remains to be answered is whether those who ordered the use of torture will be held to account."

The Washington Post recently summarized the Senate Armed Services Committee Report on detainee treatment thusly:

A bipartisan panel of senators has concluded that former defense secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and other top Bush administration officials bear direct responsibility for the harsh treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, and that their decisions led to more serious abuses in Iraq and elsewhere.


We the undersigned citizens demand a full and thorough investigation immediately upon your taking office.

This investigation should be pursued no matter where it may lead and no matter what the political implications may be. To this end, we remind you that you work not on behalf of or for the President or the Congress, but for the People of the United States of America and for Justice itself.

The United States is a representative democracy. The actions of our government officials are done in the name of its citizens. War Crimes have been committed in our name. Torture has been done in our name. The only way to clear our name of War Crimes is to repudiate them through the aggressive prosecution of each and every person involved to the full extent of the law through the appointment of a Special Prosecutor.

Go here to sign the petition.

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More reasons for Impeachment

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America's Torture Disgrace
In a recent interview with ABC News, Vice President Dick Cheney confirmed that, in the period after the 9/11 attacks, the Bush administration embraced a policy of torturing suspected al Qaeda detainees. Cheney did not refer to the Bush administration's practices as "torture." In fact, he insisted that "we don't do torture. We never have." He did admit, however, that he had supported the waterboarding of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Muhammad. Waterboarding -- a technique in which water is poured over a prisoner's face to simulate drowning -- is considered torture under international law and has been prosecuted as a war crime by the United States. According to Malcolm Nance, a counterterrorism expert and former instructor and chief of training at the U.S. Navy's Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape school, waterboarding "is torture, without doubt."

TORTURE DOESN'T WORK: In a recent story in Vanity Fair, journalist David Rose reports that the conclusion of numerous counterterrorist officials he spoke to is "unanimous: not only have coercive methods failed to generate significant and actionable intelligence, they have also caused the squandering of resources on a massive scale through false leads, chimerical plots, and unnecessary safety alerts." The use of torture has made Americans less safe. Former Air Force interrogator and author of How to Break a Terrorist Matthew Alexander (a pseudonym) recently wrote that "the No. 1 reason foreign fighters flocked [to Iraq] to fight were the abuses carried out at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo." Alexander, who used non-violent methods of interrogation to obtain information on the whereabouts of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, argued, "Our policy of torture was directly and swiftly recruiting fighters for al-Qaeda. ... Torture and abuse cost American lives."

TORTURE IS A VIOLATION OF OUR LAWS AND VALUES: Arguments about the practical utility of torture distract from the more important point that torture is a violation of U.S. law, and its use represents a significant abdication of the U.S. commitment to human rights. The U.S. federal anti-torture statute, formally known as Title 18, Part I, Chapter 113C of the U.S. Code, "defines the crime of torture and prescribes harsh punishments for anyone who commits an act of torture outside of the United States." Alexander wrote "there's no doubt in my mind" that the tactics allowed by the Bush administration "are illegal." The U.N. Committee Against Torture has been very clear in demanding that the U.S. "should rescind any interrogation technique...that constitutes torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, in all places of detention under its de facto effective control, in order to comply with its obligations" under the U.N. Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.

HOLDING PERPETRATORS ACCOUNTABLE: The Bush administration's embrace of torture marks a significant reversal of decades of U.S. policy. Back in 2006, then-senator Barack Obama said that torture "is not how a serious Administration would approach the problem of terrorism," and declared the use of torture to be "a betrayal of American values." While Vice President-elect Biden didn't rule out future prosecution of Bush administration officials involved in torture, he made clear yesterday that "President-elect Obama and I are not sitting thinking about the past. We're focusing on the future." Whatever legal course is chosen by the new administration to deal with recent abuses, the damage done to America's reputation by the use of torture -- making a mockery of U.S. claims to uphold human rights -- has been incalculable.

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Happy Birthday to the Libertarian Party!

Dec. 11, 2008


Happy Birthday to the Libertarian Party!


Dear Loyal Supporter,


Even after 37 years, the Libertarian Party is still America's most viable alternative to Republicans and Democrats, and in times like these, our presence in American politics has never been more important.

If they haven't already, millions of Americans are losing faith in their elected officials. They're lost, and looking for the answers they now can't find in their old political parties. Republicans are supporting nationalization, and Democrats are supporting corporate welfare.

Yet, while members of the GOP and the Democratic Party wonder where their parties went, I want to renew our promises to you, which haven't changed in the 37 years that we've been around:

The Libertarian Party will never use your money to bailout private corporations

The Libertarian Party will always promote free market alternatives to government action in the economy

The Libertarian Party will always fight for less government intervention in the market

The Libertarian Party will never raise your taxes, letting you keep the money that you earn

The Libertarian Party will ensure transparency is included in all government expenditures

The Libertarian Party will drastically cut the size of government, not increase its size with positions like "Car Czar"

The Libertarian Party will protect a free and competitive market, which allocates resources in the most efficient manner—even in times of economic downturn

The Libertarian Party will always oppose all government attempts to redistribute wealth, or to control or manage trade

The Libertarian Party will work towards the repeal of the income tax, the abolishment of the Internal Revenue Service and all federal programs and services not required under the U.S. Constitution

The Libertarian Party will fight against government debt, which burdens future generations without their consent

The Libertarian Party will divest government of all functions that can be provided by non-governmental organizations or private individuals

The Libertarian Party will oppose government subsidies to business, labor, or any other special interest

The Libertarian Party will repeal of all laws that impede the ability of any person to find employment

The Libertarian Party will support the right of free persons to associate or not associate in labor unions, and protect the right of an employer to recognize or refuse to recognize a union

The Libertarian Party will oppose government interference in bargaining, such as compulsory arbitration or imposing an obligation to bargain

The Libertarian Party will repeal all governmental impediments to free trade

The Libertarian Party will protect your rights as a taxpayer, businessman or consumer

You will always know where we stand because we always stand for more liberty and less government.

This is our promise to you that we made 37 years ago, when our Party was founded by a group of people who were tired of the two-party system and were ready for a change.

That group has now grown to America's largest third party, and the only political party completely dedicated to maximizing freedom and minimizing government.

This is what we mean when we say we're the party of the taxpayer, the party of the businessman and the party of principle.

To celebrate our birthday, please consider a birthday gift of $37, celebrating our 37years as a political party. Your gift will help mark this special time for us, and will help to further what we do for liberty in the United States. Also, please consider a gift

Please consider donating right now, or simply renewing your membership as we have renewed our promise to you.

Thank you for all that you have done for us in these last 37 years, and we look forward to serving you for at least the next 37 years.

In Liberty,




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Co-Sponsor H.Res. 1531 Against The Bush

Ask Your House Member To Co-Sponsor H.Res. 1531 Against The Bush
Preemptive Pardons

Another day, another non-denial denial that Bush is planning midnight
preemptive blanket pardons for his entire gang, including himself. In
an article in the New York Times the other day, current attorney
general Mukasey is quoted as asserting it would not be "necessary".
Please take careful note he did not say it wouldn't happen, because
unless we speak out now it WILL.

The best shot we have is H.Res. 1531 which puts the administration on
clear notice that there will be strong push back from Congress if
they attempt such a scurrilous stunt. Please submit this action page
to ask your House member to sign on as a co-sponsor of this measure.

Support H.Res. 1531 Action Page: http://www.usalone.com/hres1531.php

We all know that George Bush as someone without even the guts to face
his own music, he who sent more that four thousand brave Americans to
their senseless graves, for a premeditated and knowing lie in Iraq,
tens of thousands of American crippled and mutilated for life,
trillions looted from our economy, and he doesn't even have the
simple courage to risk the accountability of having to defend his
numberless crimes in a fair trial.

And our spineless 110th Congress hasn't the courage or intestinal fortitude to stand up to him and bring forth hearings for impeachment.

It is now known that Nixon seriously considered pardoning himself,
but even he was not THAT despicable. George Bush most certainly is.
And remember that his administration has been infested with Nixon era
cronies like Cheney and Rumsfeld, so it is no surprise that the
malfeasance of the Nixon era has been magnified in the last eight
years.

Nixon infamously said, "If the president does it that means it is not
illegal", conveniently after his own blanket pardon by the way. That
has been their creed. The entire Bush administration has been one
ongoing criminal enterprise since day one, a wrecking ball to the
Constitution and rule of law, with torture, illegal surveillance,
obstruction and perversion of justice in the firing of U.S.
attorneys, not to mention national level election fraud, the naked
treason of outing Valerie Plame, and on and on.

And the only way we can make sure nothing like this EVER happens
again is to demand full accountability, so that all America truly
understands what a miserable, lying, cowardly creep we were so
foolish as to allow get away with stealing two successive
presidential elections.

Please call on your members of Congress to immediately sign on to
H.Res. 1531, and let's have a real national debate on the coming
greatest outrage of all, before they get away with that too.

Support H.Res. 1531 Action Page: http://www.usalone.com/hres1531.php

And you can also still get an "Impeach Both!!!" cap from the return
page from the action page submission. We're not going to say "while
supplies last", because we'll manufacture as many as you can wear,
right up until the last minute. Another 600 are going out today, for
a total of upwards of 2,000 more in just the last two weeks. So if
you have already requested yours, it is most likely already on the
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Sounds like thieves praising thieves to me…

Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Dennis Moore
Third District Kansas 1727 Longworth House Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20515-1603

Dear Congressman Moore:

I received your form letter written November 26, 2008 concerning my views about impeaching GW Bush from the office of President of the United States.

Again you state to me that congress has expressed no interest in resolving to impeach him.

Since you hold seats on the Committee on Financial Services, your seat on the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, and your seat on the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations; you have the pulse of what it is going to cost us taxpayers to provide this criminal with his lifetime retirement Pension, his lifetime Medical, and Dental programs, and his lifetime cost for security services for his exalted personage.

Yet you tell me that Congress won’t investigate his criminal offenses, and bring charges of impeachment against him? Even though the crimes are so blatant!

So being a master criminal is okay as long as you hold an office in the US Government, and you deserve your retirement pensions because you held the office?

You further tell me that the “110th Congress the legislative branch of our government, particularly the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has continually exercised its constitutional responsibilities”, HOGWASH!

If there was any oversight, it was in watching the foxes eat the chickens!

I believe Congress has been wearing blinders for the last eight years, and wishes the “People” would just shut their eyes and mouths to the goings on at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue as Congress has done.

You allowed impeachment hearings against Bill Clinton because of his Oral Sexcapades, yet you allow bush to lead the country into poverty, war upon illegal war, wire tapping of private US citizens, trashing and treading upon the Bill of Rights, violation of the Geneva Convention, Torture, and you can’t seem to find justification to even investigate him for impeachable offences.

I believe you simply don’t want to open that issue because too many Congressman, and Senators might fall victim to impeachment themselves for their actions whilst in office.

After all, didn’t you applaud an Alaskan Senator that was recently found guilty of 7 crimes, and faces jail; on his last day on the Senate floor? Didn’t some call him an outstanding example of a public servant? Sounds like thieves praising thieves to me…

Besides, since the taxpayers and generations of their issue will be paying through the nose to bail out the bankers that got us into this financial mess anyway because of bush’s deregulation of the banking industry; the few paltry millions we will have to shell out to keep bush in comfort until he drops dead of natural causes shouldn’t be an issue CORRECT?

After all, you didn’t impeach his dad for his part in the Iran Contra Scandal, and that was pretty blatant, and out in the open, and aren’t we still supporting him in the lap of luxury?

Considering the way the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform tends to business, it’s a wonder that China doesn’t own the whole country; or do they, and “We The People” just haven’t been informed of that fact by our illustrious oh so honest Congress?


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Sarah Palin plans to issue permits to hunt for big game trophies in Alaskan Zoos

Sarah Palin is such a great sportsman, not only does she issue bounties on the forelegs of wolves shot from air planes,[TRUTH] but she believes that Alaskans will benefit from revenue earned by issuing permits to hunt for big game trophies in Alaska's public zoos. She says the zoos can be closed to the public for two days a week while hunters harvest their trophies. A portion of the permit fees will pay for replacement species for the next hunt. (Just a spoof, but Well why not, isn't that an obvious next step from aerial hunting for a sportsman of her caliber?)

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For Immediate Release
November 7, 2008
Contact(s)
Wade Willis, Defenders of Wildlife, (907) 276-9453
Alaska Department of Fish and Game expand predator control methods
Wildlife officials release protocol for the killing of wolf pups in their dens

JUNEAU – Wildlife officials presented a new protocol to the Board of Game today that would allow Alaska Department of Fish and Game staff to kill young wolf pups in or near their dens as part of the state's predator control programs. This practice, known as “denning,” is currently illegal under Alaska state law.

“We are highly disappointed with the department’s decision to allow denning even if it is limited to department staff. The state’s predator control programs are already viewed as scientifically unsound by the many biologists who have closely examined Alaska’s programs. This move will further tarnish the department’s credibility and hinder conservation efforts in the state,” said Wade Willis, Alaska Representative for Defenders of Wildlife.

The new protocol established by the agency is viewed as the department’s response to the massive public outcry sparked this summer when state officials shot three wolf packs from a helicopter in Unit 9D, then landed and shot 14 orphaned pups in the head at their den sites. To date the department has failed to reveal all of the details of the incident, but given the pups’ ages, Defenders believes that the pups were inside or near their dens when they were killed – an action that is illegal even for state officials. According to the new protocol, officials will attempt to place the pups in zoos or other wildlife facilities before destroying them.

The unveiling of the controversial protocol comes as the Board of Game also considers proposals submitted by predator control advocates to allow hunters to practice denning. These proposals were first floated last January and March, but the Board of Game chose to table them until after the public voted on the aerial gunning ballot measure. With the defeat of the ballot measure at the August polls, aerial gunning can still be used to kill wolves – leaving conservationists to wonder why the denning proposals continue to move forward.

The Board will decide on those proposals in the next few days.

“There’s nothing sportsmanlike about cornering and killing newborn pups, cubs and their parents in their dens when they’re most vulnerable. Wildlife managers should not be conducting predator control efforts after April 30, when wolves are raising their young pups. This is one of the main reasons aerial gunning and other methods are not permitted after this time,” Willis said.

Learn more about what Defenders is doing to help Alaskan wolves.

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Under the terms of H. Res. 1531

(1) it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the granting of preemptive pardons by the President to senior officials of his administration for acts they may have taken in the course of their official duties is a dangerous abuse of the pardon power;


(2) it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should not grant preemptive pardons to senior officials in his administration for acts they may have taken in the course of their official duties;


(3) it is the sense of the House of Representatives that James Madison was correct in his observation that ‘‘[i]f the President be connected, in any suspicious manner, with any person, and there be grounds [to] believe he will shelter him, the House of Representatives can impeach him; they can remove him if found guilty’’;


(4) it is the sense of the House of Representatives that a special investigative commission, or a Select Committee be tasked with investigating possible illegal activities by senior officials of the administration of President George W. Bush, including, if necessary, any abuse of the President’s pardon power; and


(5) the next Attorney General of the United States appoint an independent counsel to investigate, and, where appropriate, prosecute illegal acts by senior officials of the administration of President George W. Bush.

Under the terms of H. Res. 1531

Under article (3), Whereas on President George H.W. Bush granted a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to Elliott Abrams, Duane R. Clarridge, Alan Fiers, Clair George, Robert C. McFarlane, and Caspar W. Weinberger for all offenses charged, prosecuted, or committed in connection with the Iran-Contra Scandal in which he was alleged to have been involved.

Because of his suspected involvement in the Iran-Contra Scandal, former President George H.W. Bush should be investigated, and charges of impeachment be brought against him. There are no statute of limitations on impeachment.

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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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