{"id":4024,"date":"2007-11-16T10:58:35","date_gmt":"2007-11-16T16:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=4024"},"modified":"2019-10-13T12:46:54","modified_gmt":"2019-10-13T18:46:54","slug":"its-treasonstaying-silent-on-bush-white-house-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/11\/its-treasonstaying-silent-on-bush-white-house-crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s Treason:Staying Silent on Bush White House Crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Richard W. Behan<\/strong>, <\/strong>AlterNet<\/strong><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/a>Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort.<\/p>\n

–Article III, Section 3, United States Constitution<\/p>\n

The mainstream Democrats — represented, say, by Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Joe Biden, and Christopher Dodd — have not levied war against the United States. Their treason lies instead in committing the second offense: They adhere to enemies of the country, giving them aid and comfort.<\/p>\n

The enemies are President George W. Bush and Vice President Richard Cheney. Like no other president and vice president in history, these men attacked their country.<\/p>\n

It was not our geography George Bush and Richard Cheney invaded. Instead they abandoned and subverted the bedrock institution of our constitutional democracy: the rule of law. By word and deed, Mr. Bush repeatedly and arrogantly sets himself above the law, claiming obedience to be a matter of presidential choice. Mr. Cheney orchestrates, coaches, applauds and iterates.<\/p>\n

This cannot stand if the country we know and cherish is to survive. George Bush and Richard Cheney are literally enemies of the state; long before now and by any measure of constitutional justice, they should have been impeached and removed from office.<\/p>\n

(Original Article)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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