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Thursday, 20 February 2003

Bush: This is not a democracy ::

Bush, quoted in yesterday’s New York Times: “Size of protest—it’s like deciding, well, I’m going to decide policy based upon a focus group.”

Translation: “What do you think this is, a democracy? I didn’t need democracy to get elected and I’m not beholden to the stupid voters of this country!” If you haven’t read the whole story of the Nov. 2000 election, in Michael Moore’s Stupid White Men ...and other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation, do! There’s also a recent documentary I’m going to see at first opportunity (Tiburon, March 14), Unprecedented; the film’s web page alone says much.

I cast a “vote” for former Attorney General Ramsey Clark’s articles of impeachment. The impeachable offenses include:

5. Threatening the use of nuclear weapons and ordering preparation for their use;

7. Authorizing, ordering and condoning assassinations, summary executions, murder, kidnappings, secret and other illegal detentions of individuals, torture and physical and psychological coercion of prisoners;

8. Authorizing, ordering and condoning violations of rights of individuals under the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Eight Amendments to the Constitution and of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and other international protections of human rights;

9. Authorizing, directing and condoning bribery and coercion of individuals and governments to obtain his war ends;

10. Making, ordering and condoning false statements and propaganda and concealing information vital to public discussion and informed judgment to create a climate of fear and hatred and destroy opposition to his war goals.

President Bush is accused of Crimes Against Peace, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity. No crimes are greater threats to the Constitution of the United States, the United Nation Charter, the rule of law or the future of humanity.

Thu, 20 Feb 2003, 07:58 PST
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References:
Unprecedented ( 8 April 2003)

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