Anti-Bush activists push for support
BY CARA MCDONOUGH : The Chapel Hill Herald-Sun
CARRBORO — A local grass-roots activist group would like to give the town a new nickname.
At least until 2008.
Leaders of the Grassroots Impeachment Movement, which is pushing for the removal from office of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, have suggested that Carrboro, known as “The Paris of the Piedmont,” be renamed “The Cradle of Impeachment.”
Civil rights lawyer Al McSurely, who works with the group, recently made the request in an open letter to town leaders.
It’s unlikely, though, that the request will be honored.
Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton said he’s not sure the town Board of Aldermen will go so far as to publicly support the “Cradle of Impeachment” slogan, even if they support the sentiment.
“I understand the president’s approval rating is below 25 percent nationally, and I would imagine it’s probably lower than that in Carrboro,” Chilton said, but he didn’t believe changing the nickname would be likely to happen.
John Heuer, co-chairman of GRIM, as the group is known, said that the suggestion is one of many actions the group is taking to spur an impeachment movement that he says is growing in momentum.
And Carrboro — along with Chapel Hill and other towns in central North Carolina — is a great place to be an impeachment activist, he said.
“Citizens seem to make connections between local and larger issues,” Heuer said. “There’s a great tradition of resistance here.”
He credits the area’s positive response to the impeachment movement to the fact that residents are well-informed and communicative.
Others support anti-war sentiment for personal or religious reasons, he said.
“Perhaps even more than the level of information and communication is the active faith community,” Heuer said. “People are actively practicing their faith. They take commandments like ‘Thou shall not kill’ seriously.”
Whatever their reason, those in agreement with groups like GRIM will have a lot of ways to show their support in upcoming months.
GRIM has hosted a number of impeachment rallies, featuring songs and speeches, in the area and will continue to do so with their next rally scheduled for this afternoon in Greensboro.
The group is also fostering relationships with similar groups around the country, Heuer said, making right now an exciting time.
GRIM supporters will meet up with activist Cindy Sheehan’s “Summer of Love ’07” march that left Crawford, Texas, on July 10 and will end in New York. Participants will be in Washington — in front of the White House and the Capitol — on July 23.
They will not protest quietly.
“We’ll take our drums with the mission of drumming this administration out of office,” Heuer said.
Locally, GRIM has set up tables at both the Carrboro Fourth of July celebration and at the Festival for the Eno, where they had 840 people sign up for one of their polls.
On the political side, their goal is to get all 13 North Carolina congressional districts to support impeachment, Heuer said.
There has been local support for the movement. The Carrboro Aldermen, like Chapel Hill’s Town Council, did pass a resolution in 2005 asking their delegation to support impeachment. But since then, the board hasn’t opted to take further action, Chilton said.
“I think the fact is that Congress is not likely to take any action on this topic,” he said. “The president deserves probably something worse than impeachment, but I think we can all see that’s not really going to happen.”
But Heuer said GRIM supporters, and other impeachment supporters all over the country, think otherwise. He said he believes Cheney’s impeachment is on the way, and Bush’s will soon follow.
He said many national groups in support of impeachment have events planned in coming months, then added, “and after that if it takes longer.”
“We’re very confident,” Heuer said.
August Red Alert!! Plot to overthrow the U.S.A and Constitution
August 20, the criminals are meeting in Montebello, Quebec to plot the overthrow of the U.S.A and destroy our Constitution.
Carry signs with Traitor, Impeach, or Treason printed on them.
Impeach Bush! -North America Union- is Treason! News snuffed, Secret deal!! U.S.A ends 2010.
Lying King George behind our backs and under the smoke of his own war has given the United States his legacy of Treason.
The North America Union is being implemented without Congress consent or without any public vote or comment. North America Union replaces our Democratic Republic, United States of America; it will be fully implemented in 2010. When our soldiers come home from war, they will return to North America Union, not the United States of America, how are you going to explain that to them? King George has ruled that the U.S.A be abolished!!
This is it folks, every American who has ever pledged their Allegiance to the Flag, every American who has pledged to defend the Constitution of the United States of America, has to step forward. Now!
Demand your elected representatives to control this dictator and to bring him and his conspirators to Justice for Treason.
Demand your Congress representatives to confirm their allegiance to the Constitution of the United States of America. Mark any neo-con Republican or Democrat who side with Bush and his North American Union as Traitors and run them out of office!! Now!
July 4, 2007
-A Patriot’s Message- The hammer falls on the Constitution of the United States of America. Our freedom and Democracy, our sovereignty as a nation is coming to an end (2010).
The politically appointed neoconservatives in Justice sneer at Habeas Corpus; Geneva Convention; worker, consumer, investor and environment protection; education; affirmative action; individual rights and “entitlements†like Social Security and health care.
The corporate neo-con conspirators (Establishment) have their own agenda of a New World Order; W.T.O; N.A.F.T.A; N.A.U; immigration; globalization and “free tradeâ€; military seizure of foreign oil fields; employing a private army of mercenaries and propagandist; “dealing†with Afghanistan Opium drug lords harboring Osama Bin Laden and financing Al Qaeda.
The ideal corporate model is “Communism†where individual freedom and democracy are mute. The board of directors rule. The corporate neo-cons hate our regulatory government, Constitution and Individual Rights.
Our Federal Government is purposely bankrupt by war/trade debt and the ideal corporate nation, China, are carrying trillions of dollars of our debt. Communist China and their junior corporate American partner’s technically own the “U.S.A†resulting in “Globalization†and loss of sovereignty. Mission accomplished. The surge strategy is not to win the war but to pump oil and further indebt U.S.A to Communist China. Patriots, sign on! Impeach Bush, Cheney and nullify their Supreme Court appointments!
Lawrence Baker (your name)
(Your representatives)
Sen. Boxer
Sen. Feinstein
Rep. Eshoo
All representatives- We are starting a list. I demand that you reaffirm your allegiance to the Constitution of the United States of America and begin impeachment procedure against Bush, Cheney. If you do not, you will be branded a traitor. You’re either with U.S or against U.S.
Impeaching Bush, Cheney would not only save and cleanse the U.S.A but also bring our citizens together. Once again Americans would have pride and respect for their country. Impeachment of these neo-con criminals would vindicate the U.S.A with the rest of the world.
If these evil criminals win, they rule with slavery, secrecy, lies, fear, hate, torture, terror and violence.
Our Founding Fathers knew that this element would always try to destroy the U.S.A that is why we have a Constitution to keep this element in check. After 2010 under N.A.U. rule (after the people find out; neo-con corporate media guilty) there will be violence and war which will play into their hands, evil thrives in that environment.(Mexican Army)
What about the economy? (shake, shake) our economy is already destroyed, the economy is an inside game. We can compete as Americans, after we purge our government of the traitor politicians; do not let their defeatist strategy scare you. We can do it! All we need is enough courage. The longer we wait, the harder it will be to get it done. DO IT NOW PEACEFULLY!!