Nashua Telegraph
President Bush, Cheney should be impeached
It’s been five years since this corrupt and irresponsible administration has set its well-documented, years-old global domination plans into motion by attacking and occupying Iraq.
In doing so, it has lied to the American people, lied to Congress, lied to the United Nations and lied to the world.
It has displayed the most egregious degree of cronyism in history and lined the pockets of favored members of the military industrial complex with billions of dollars in blood money.
Meanwhile, it has played on the fears and the patriotism of ordinary Americans, blinding them with false information, intimidating truth tellers and dismantling the very basis of what defines this country ““ our Constitution.
The administration is in league with countries that have terrorist sympathies, nuclear weapons and serious human rights violations.
There are more impeachable offenses to list than space permits. We all know what they are. What are we going to do about it?
Our “representatives” have not acted on our behalf. Government of, by and for the people has been erased by a flawed system that has allowed power and money to circumvent the checks and balances so brilliantly devised by our founding fathers.
I urge every reader of this letter to contact our elected representatives, Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (1-202-225-5456) and Rep. Paul Hodes (1-202-225-5206), as well as Speaker of the House Nancy “off the table” Pelosi ([email protected]), and ask them to do what they were elected to do, what they are bound to do by their oath of office: impeach President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney
More locally, impeachment resolution HR 24 is expected to go to the floor of the New Hampshire House of Representatives this month. Show your support for this wakeup call to the U.S. House sponsored by Rep. Betty Hall, D-Brookline, by e-mailing your thoughts to [email protected].
Your tangible expression including name and city will be submitted to the Legislature for consideration. The text of the bill can be found at www. gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2008/ hr0024.html.
At the very least, read the bill. Either there is a tremendous lack of awareness or a frightening level of apathy going on in this country due to shell shock, distraction or a feeling of powerlessness.
Despite the complicit press, we have all known more than enough to demand impeachment for a very long time. If we do not act, the damage will be irreparable.
If we do, perhaps we can restore our national pride and global reputation by shouting loudly and clearly that we do not stand for these kinds of lies, crimes and aggression, but rather that we reconfirm our country’s foundation and our commitment to the spirit of individual human rights and freedoms guaranteed by our founders through their intended prohibition of these abuses of power.
Are we a nation of sheep or of patriots? Don’t be a lemming. Make your voice heard.
Donna Lee Richards
Nashua