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August 4, 2007

Open Letter to Democrats:

(by my dad)

Starting with Nancy Pelosi’s infamous “Impeachment is off the table” declaration, the Democratic majority in Congress, with the exception of a scant few courageous heroes like Dennis Kucinich, have refused to begin impeachment hearings against the most corrupt, anti-democratic, secretive, and destructive Administration in US history. Presumably, this decision to avoid doing their sworn duty to defend the Construction against attack is a strategic decision, based on some hypothetical political advantage proposed by a Party strategist. Likely this is the same Democratic Party strategist who told war hero John Kerry to refuse to flaunt his purple hearts in debates with AWOL coward GW Bush, thus negating Kerry’s enormous advantage.

The failure of Congressional Democrats to react to repeated insults and abuses by the present Administration is a colossal error that is certain to backfire. Americans will conclude, justifiably, that Democrats do not have the moral courage to defend the US Constitution from vicious, unrelenting, conscious, and premeditated attacks. This Administration has, by Presidential decree, declared its intention to violate the law and conduct illegal surveillance on US citizens who are accused of no crime. This Supreme Court-appointed “President” rarely signs a bill into law without attaching a “signing statement” which is an explicit assertion that the President refuses to recognize the Constitutionally mandated authority of Congress to enact legislation. This Administration has declared itself exempt from International Law and the Geneva Convention, and has authorized the use of torture. This Administration has decreed that the President is above the Law, a supreme dictator, and that everything he does is therefore legal. This Administration has refused to provide documents requested by Congressional subpoenas, and instead has destroyed evidence of their crimes. The Attorney General has openly lied to Congress about his firing of US Prosecutors who refused to obey Administration demands to selectively indict Democrats and exempt Republicans from prosecution. By a recent Presidential decree, Bush declared that at his own discretion, he can seize the property of any US citizen whom he considers to oppose his policies in Iraq. A large majority of Americans have stated that they support the impeachment of Bush if it is proven that he lied about the reasons for starting the Iraq War, which we know now that he and Cheney did repeatedly. Why does Congress refuse to do their job? If all of these outrageous high crimes and misdemeanors do not constitute grounds for impeachment, then what would? If Congress refuses to protect the American citizens from these egregious attacks, then who can we turn to?

If a police officer witnesses a brutal murder, he/she does not have the option of deciding to ignore it because it is inconvenient to arrest the murderer, possibly because the work shift is nearly over and paperwork might be involved. No, the police officer must arrest the murderer - there is no option but to do the job. A Democratic Congress was elected because the American Public is fed up with the unrelenting abuse of power by this Administration. Even a prominent Republican (Paul Craig Roberts, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan administration) declared that the systematic attempts by the Bush Administration to assume supreme dictatorial power are precisely the kind of abuses the Founding Fathers had in mind when they created the option of impeachment. In the face of the extraordinary attempts by this Administration to destroy our democratic system of government, why does Congress refuse to do their job? The very fabric of our Nation is being systematically destroyed by a pack of ruthless, brutal despots. Congress alone has the power and authority to restore democracy, but they evidently are too timid to confront the sociopathic criminals who have stolen our Democracy. Martin Luther King stood up to police dogs, but our present Congress is afraid to stand up to Karl Rove and the rest of the neocon media attack dogs.

Tom writes,

This morning we went to Grant Park (downtown Chicago) to see the Eyes Wide Open display.  A pair of boots for each American killed in Iraq.  Most had names, some had pictures, or something written.  Done by the American Friends Service Committee.

  Then we walked around the new Millenium Park secton, with the reflective Bean, and when we went back to the car, the number had already been incremented.

  This may be the only time I remember Memorial Day having any meaning for me at all.  This insanity really has to stop.