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\"inside_flag.gif\"<\/a>Impeachment part of system of checks, balances<\/p>\n

April 22, 2007 – By LIZA EARLE<\/p>\n

A call for impeachment investigations passed in 38 out of 40 Vermont town meetings because it’s common sense. It’s not extreme. What is extreme is the abuse of executive power, including misleading us into war, the policy of torture and disregard for citizens’ rights.<\/p>\n

Wait until Jan. 20, 2009? Nearly two more years of not questioning Bush-Cheney will cement our reputation throughout the world as a people who condone torture and lies. Two more years of a soldier dying every seven hours and mounting hatred toward our country, all to the tune of $2 billion per week, is unconscionable.<\/p>\n

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