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Never before, in the history of our world, has there been a threat so grave or imminent as that which is now posed by the United States of America and the sociopaths that rule it.
There are only two exceptions to the ban on armed force stipulated in the Charter of the United Nations: self-defense against an armed attack and a definite decision on the part of the Security Council. Neither of these provisions applies to the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq by the United States of America. Such an attack, without a clear mandate from the United Nations Security Council, constitutes a flagrant violation of the prohibition of the use of force.
The U.S.A. has further abused its position as a permanent member of the Security Council by disregarding Resolution 1441, which does not authorize force. Without express allowance through a new resolution, the invasion of Iraq was an illegal act of aggression.
America has also violated numerous Articles of the Geneva Conventions as well as many treaties that, under the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution, Article VI, Clause 2, are the supreme law of the land. The breaking of these treaties constitutes further violation of international law.
The goals and intentions plainly stated in The Project for the New American Century combined with blatant disregard of international law and utter contempt for the United Nations, its Bodies and Resolutions are ample cause to identify the United States of America as a clear and present danger to every sovereign nation on Earth.
The push to Fascism in America funded by the rampant, global privatization of Free Market Capitalism is the direct cause of millions of deaths and threatens virtually the entire human race.
Whereas the United States of America has with full knowledge and intent grossly violated the Charter of the United Nations and international law you are herein petitioned to declare it a rogue state and to impose such mandatory sanctions as deemed necessary to curtail its stated intent of subjugating all the nations of the world by military force.
A Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council will determine the number and nature of these sanctions.
The conditions for the lifting of the sanctions will be as follows:
George W. Bush, Richard Cheney, all members of the current United States Administration and Congress found to be complicit must appear before the World Court to stand trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Further, the United States must:
1. Not be a permanent member of the Security Council until meeting these conditions.
2. End all efforts, using eugenics, sterilization, genocide, forced abortion or any other method, at attempting to reduce the population of Earth to a single ethnic group, which the ruling elite imagines is superior.
3. Install and maintain a fair and honest voting system with all candidates funded by public campaign financing. Elections will be subject to international monitoring.
4. Decommission and destroy its nuclear arsenal in accordance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty under monitoring of United Nations Weapons Inspectors.
5. Immediately cease deployment and use of all depleted uranium munitions.
6. Halt all acts of direct aggression or the support and furtherance thereof and reduce its military to a size appropriate to defensive purposes only.
7. Stop conducting covert operations for the purpose of destabilization or overthrow of duly elected governments.
8. Cease manipulation of the global economy and adopt a policy of Fair Trade with the other sovereign nations of the world.
9. Overturn all court rulings and opinions granting rights to corporations as persons.
10. Take immediate action to mitigate global climate change by converting to non-combustible, renewable energy sources.
11. Decommission and dismantle all existing nuclear power plants and drop all plans for any further construction.
12. Immediately establish and utilize a single payer health care system funded from reductions in military spending and corporate welfare.
The United States of America must meet these conditions or be isolated and contained through these sanctions imposed and upheld by the combined effort and cooperation of every sovereign nation on Earth.
America has squandered its opportunity as world leader and assumed the mantle of world tyrant. Failure to bring this rogue, fascist state under control will ultimately mean death to unthinkable numbers and unimaginable, irreparable destruction.
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I agree with David Swanson that wearing a teeshirt is the most powerful statement and avenue to open up conversations leading to expanding the movement of all.
I own about six now so I have dark ones for night and light ones for daytime as well as always having a clean one around.
And I wear my ‘IMPEACH CHENEY?” hat nearly every day as well.
It is a conspiracy. We are conspiring to see that the law is enforced and the Constitution is restored.
Apology accepted.
As for what I’m doing, I’ve written my own representative with a stern warning that he’s going to lose both my vote and respect if he doesn’t address this issue and do his job (and got, in writing, a dismissal Cheney’s impeachability as a “liberal conspiracy”), and I’ve sent copies of the DIY petitions to at least 7 or 8 different congresspeople. I own one of the orange “Impeach Bush & Cheney” shirts and tend to wind up in a lot of conversations about it whenever I wear it places. Kind of amazes me how even in this aging, rural, religious community I live in, I still get almost nobody that admits to disagreeing when they start considering the details of the whole mess. Really shows how even the most devoted supporters 7 years ago are getting fed up with everything now.
But I digress. I’m limited by my own resources as I barely make enough money to afford rent and my student loan payments every month, but I do what I can to get the word out and be a good citizen.
Beau,
My apologies if I over-reacted.
My point is that those most active in the movement need more encouragement than criticism.
What are YOU doing that we can encourage?
~ Mikael
P.S. My attention span is just fine, thank you for your concern.
His, thank you. And please, if you’re going to mock me, read the rest of the sentence that you’re going to mock first.
My point was that if we’re going to take action, we need to do it coherently and with a singular goal, lest we spread ourselves too thin or reach too far and people don’t take us seriously. That petition is far too broad and covers far too many issues, many of which I guarantee you a lot of impeachment supporters don’t also support.
To condense that into a form your attention span can handle, my point was that we need to be careful not to bite off more than we can chew if we ever intend to swallow any of it.
“Be careful you don’t fall into the trap of activism”
That’s right Beau… just sit back and let the United States of America descend into tyranny and fascism.
Beau casts her vote for the new anti-movement: INACTIVISM!!!
This simply won’t work. It’s way too far-reaching. Be careful you don’t fall into the trap of activism and stray from a common goal into a needlessly and irrationally radical crusade. That’s what Bush & co. did to get us here (albeit in the other direction), and reacting the same way won’t get us out of it.
Besides, when it comes down to it, even with real representation and democracy, the United States of America would not stand for some of the things in that list, and like it or not, we’re pretty powerful. Provoking America into war with the world is a BAD idea, regardless of its justification.
Let’s just focus on getting the source of these problems out of office ASAP and leave the UN alone for now.
I believe impeachment is in order. I believe that the US is operating as a rouge nation. I believe that PNAC is too deeply embedded into both political parties, though one more than the other. I believe a bicameral legislature is a fatal flaw. I believe that the pursuit of sanctions is a fair and valid course of action.
I would prefer it if you left personal agenda out of the petition. How does civilian nuclear energy play into this? Furthermore, fascism is a valid form of government, as undesirable as it is, and doesn’t seem to constitute grounds for sanctions.
If impeachment efforts fail, this may be our only hope.