{"id":651,"date":"2007-03-15T13:16:32","date_gmt":"2007-03-15T19:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=651"},"modified":"2017-06-06T04:14:33","modified_gmt":"2017-06-06T10:14:33","slug":"vermont-impeachment-leader-calls-for-focus-to-turn-to-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/03\/vermont-impeachment-leader-calls-for-focus-to-turn-to-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"Vermont Impeachment Leader calls for Focus to turn to Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ties that bind us&#8211; Grassroots Impeachment &#8211; Are Elected Dems With Us?<br \/>\nOpEd News March 14, 2007<br \/>\nby Dan DeWalt<br \/>\n<a class=\"imagelink\" href=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/20028899561.jpg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" style='float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 250px;' src=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/2002889956.thumbnail1.jpg\" alt=\"2002889956.jpg\" align= \"left\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nOne week ago, the calls for impeachment at Vermont town meetings showered sparks across our state, igniting a smoldering populace. We are coming to realize how great our numbers are, and we shall now harness our power to direct the attention of our representatives.<br \/>\n[&#8230;]<br \/>\nIt is time to speak to all Democrats about the power that is accorded those who make principled decisions, about the dignity that is bestowed upon those who live up to their oaths and promises, and about the scorn that is heaped upon those who would do neither.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/opedne_dan_dewa_070314_the_ties_that_bind_u.htm\">(More)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ties that bind us&#8211; Grassroots Impeachment &#8211; Are Elected Dems With Us? OpEd News March 14, 2007 by Dan DeWalt One week ago, the calls for impeachment at Vermont town meetings showered sparks across our state, igniting a smoldering populace. We are coming to realize how great our numbers are, and we shall now&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[122,3,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bush_era","category-impeachment-related-oped","category-vermont"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Vermont Impeachment Leader calls for Focus to turn to Democrats &#8226; Impeach for Peace<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Citizen&#039;s impeach strategy. 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