{"id":2406,"date":"2007-07-02T01:29:15","date_gmt":"2007-07-02T07:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=2406"},"modified":"2017-05-21T02:17:04","modified_gmt":"2017-05-21T08:17:04","slug":"doak-restore-constitution-as-law-of-the-land-impeach-cheney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/07\/doak-restore-constitution-as-law-of-the-land-impeach-cheney\/","title":{"rendered":"Doak: Restore Constitution as law of the land &#8211; Impeach Cheney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"imagelink\" href=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/iowa.jpg\" > <img decoding=\"async\" style='float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 250px;' src=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/iowa.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"iowa.jpg\" align= \"right\"\/><\/a>Des Moines Register<br \/>\nBy RICHARD DOAK<br \/>\nSPECIAL TO THE REGISTER<\/p>\n<p>Simply waiting for President Bush to be replaced in 2009 won&#8217;t undo the damage done to the Constitution these last six years.<\/p>\n<p>The absolute executive power asserted by Bush must be disavowed while he is still in office, lest it become precedent for all future presidents.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why Vice President Cheney should be impeached.<\/p>\n<p>His conviction and removal from office would be the most powerful way to send the message that unchecked executive power is not the American way.<\/p>\n<p>Why impeach Cheney and not Bush himself? Because an impeachment of the president would be an all-consuming drama that would keep the nation from other important business.<\/p>\n<p>(Original Article)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Des Moines Register By RICHARD DOAK SPECIAL TO THE REGISTER Simply waiting for President Bush to be replaced in 2009 won&#8217;t undo the damage done to the Constitution these last six years. 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