Do you think that impeachment proceedings should be started against Bush and/or Cheney? Don't just say yes or no, give reasons for your answer.
2007-06-28 16:17:55 · 20 answers · asked by Sarah 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
seano: if you really want to get down to it, we are a country that is *suupposedly* run of the people, by the people, for the people. As such, "we" should have the power to impeach those who are not holding up their end of the bargain, with the help of the Senate, who was elected by us.
2007-06-29 07:00:06 · update #1
They should be impeached, but they won't. The Democrats in Congress are too weak and spineless. Besides, what are you going to do if they are removed from office? Do you really think Nancy Pelosi will be a strong leader? Please.
Anyone who thinks this administration hasn't committed impeachable offenses either hasn't been paying attention or is too partisan to admit it. The Patriot Act itself has so many Constitutional violations in it, I wouldn't know where to begin. Bush launched an illegal war, he has tortured people in violation of every international accord, he has suspended habeus corpus, he has authorized illegal wiretaps, he has authorized illegal searches and seizures, he has created a climate where to not agree with him makes you subject to violence. He has made the world more dangerous, especially for Americans traveling abroad. He has made us a hated country. He has created more terrorists. He has done excatly the kinds of things that made people want to bomb us in the first place. He thinks he doesn't have to abide by the nation's laws, even the ones he signs -- he thinks he can just attach a "signing statement" and ignore what he just signed. He claims to fight for freedom and oppose tyranny, yet we don't lift a finger for the people of Sudan, Burma, or China.
People don't get worked up about this because they think it doesn't apply to them, only to the bad guys. Well, imagine if this were a Democratic president. These same people would be screaming bloody murder. As well they should. You don't let these kinds of Constitutional abuses go unchecked just because you like the guy in power. You call it out no matter which side of the aisle he's from. Protecting America's founding principles are more important than short-sightedly and blindly defending the guy in power just because you happen to share his political views.
I voted for this bunch in 2000, and it's one of the worst political mistakes I ever made.
2007-06-29 01:29:15 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, the proceedings should have begun already. Clinton was on the verge of impeachment for Lewinsky, sounds like cotton candy compared to the mistakes with the Iraq war, and I cannot believe nothing is happening to the two stooges. I think we R becoming a nation of passive cowards. How come the wives and moms and families of the soldiers , R so quiet. Our kids R being killed everyday, and we know that there is grave spending of taxpayers money being flushed down the toilet in Iraq (and being recycled into some pockets in the US) yet the major issue in this country is Paris Hilton getting out of jail. Are we in Denial? Why is there no civil action against all this? It is our money that is being spent , and will not be available to us , when we need it in our retirement years. If we don't start impeachment, this is going down as a shameful time in American History. I think the English have in a way started something by sending Tony Blair home, time for us to follow suit.
2007-06-28 17:09:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes.
Bush is an impediment in changing our course in Iraq, he is a war criminal, he violates laws and treaties like water, yet complains when other countries violate the same ones we are. We stopped giving the UN under the NPT our nuclear arsenal reports and we didn't allow the International Red Cross to see those being held! In every other war we would be screaming our heads off if they were not allowed to see our prisoners.
And personally, Bush has no credibility and I do not think he has EVER acted in the best interest of the US!
His crimes are too numerous to even get started on, and those are just the ones we know about!
What I am afraid of if we don't get rid of them, we may never have another presidential election!
waycar. You need to take a look at what is going on. The 11Th Circuit Court of appeals ruled that the government arresting 2 US citizens, throwing them into a BRIG for 3 1/2 years with NO CHARGES is UNCONSTITUTIONAL. That was last week that he was forced to let one go! Do you read the news.
And how do you know they are terrorist? Many were rounded up in sweeps, many, or most have never been charged in over 5 years! You could be the next person Bush labels a combatant with absolutely no proof or oversight by a civilian court!
2007-06-28 16:26:25 · answer #3 · answered by cantcu 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
NO. Perhaps at one point they should have but it is too late now, they have less than a year and a half left before elections which leave them no choice but to leave, if action to impeach were taken now it would probably take about that long to get them out anyways and all we will have accomplished is increasing the National Debt. The best choice we have now, is to concentrate on who we would choose to repair the damages that have been done.
2007-06-29 07:31:15 · answer #4 · answered by Countess Nefertiri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as quickly as extra I could clarify that impeachment could contain an "impeachable" offense that's a "intense crime or misdemeanor." precise wing lack of understanding, paranoia and hysteria would not in any way symbolize an "impeachable offense. So no be counted what you're able to think of, impeachment shouldn't happen till Obama commits an impeachable offense, so according to probability one in all those stupid query could wait till that occurs.
2016-10-19 03:31:31 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We don't get to impeach the President and VP, the Congress has the Constitutional power to do that. Now if you mean should Congress impeach the President, then no they should not because you cannot impeach a President just because you dislike his policies.
2007-06-29 03:56:22 · answer #6 · answered by Seano 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Bush has over stepped his powers, lied to his people, finished his fathers war based on lies and failed intelligence, defied the Americans wishes to pull our troops home where they should have been from the get go, mislead congress and LIED,LIED,LIED. Need I say more.
Bush should be impeached and imprisoned!!!!
Bush has made America more of a police state than any other president. His eavesdropping is unlawful and for now he's getting away with it. But it's a dog on his *** that will soon be biting at his ankles.....
2007-06-28 16:23:52 · answer #7 · answered by Chaoticfreedoms 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
"we" implies that the american people are organized enough have any power over their own congress, which obviously isnt true when the new democrats that everyone got so excited about are still voting to fund the war in iraq while speaking out against it.
and anyway, if we did impeach bush, we'd still have cheney, so everything would be exactly the same.
2007-06-28 16:24:04 · answer #8 · answered by mooseburrito12 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No, if it got struck down which it would, the Democrats would be ridiculed for decades and lose alot of power. Impeaching a president without a criminal charge is disgusting. It is like charging a baby with murder, it make you look dumb.
Just be happy Gore wasn't there when September 11th happened, he would have blamed Global Warming.
2007-06-28 16:20:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Yes yes, we should impeach the two scounderals, lets make an enample of them and streaghten out this world. We all know rite from wrong.
2007-06-28 17:11:41 · answer #10 · answered by Robert B 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋