Comments on: A Blueprint for Impeachment: The Constitution Still in Crisis http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/a-blueprint-for-impeachment-the-constitution-still-in-crisis/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:34:32 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Marq Goldberg http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/a-blueprint-for-impeachment-the-constitution-still-in-crisis/#comment-10016 Marq Goldberg Sun, 02 Dec 2007 10:20:29 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/a-blueprint-for-impeachment-the-constitution-still-in-crisis/#comment-10016 As I see it the only cure for the root evils is for those who oppose the status quo to boycott companies that work against the interests of most Americans. For starters anyone who advertises on conservative radio or tv programs should be getting ZERO dollars from us. And campaign finance reform should be our number one demand of our Congress people. Cindy I'm sure you are well aware of Randi Rhodes' position on 3rd parties and I completely agree with her. I would much rather see you take out Pelosi at the primary stage and run as a Democrat. I hear a lot of support for Ron Paul. RP is not a true Republican. RP is a Libertarian. The problem with L's is that they can't wrap their skulls around the fact that the only thing that keeps corporations from running over us all is a strong government. Weaken the government and corporations will rush in to fill the vacuum. And if you think we have problems now you can't imagine how bad they would be under a weaker government. Hell, weak government is the problem now. The gov't is already doing too much of corporate America's bidding. As for impeachment check out why Ralph Nader says the Dems are not pursuing it. I found it rather enlightening. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIO-tCPSfHA As I see it the only cure for the root evils is for those who oppose the status quo to boycott companies that work against the interests of most Americans. For starters anyone who advertises on conservative radio or tv programs should be getting ZERO dollars from us. And campaign finance reform should be our number one demand of our Congress people.

Cindy I’m sure you are well aware of Randi Rhodes’ position on 3rd parties and I completely agree with her. I would much rather see you take out Pelosi at the primary stage and run as a Democrat.

I hear a lot of support for Ron Paul. RP is not a true Republican. RP is a Libertarian. The problem with L’s is that they can’t wrap their skulls around the fact that the only thing that keeps corporations from running over us all is a strong government. Weaken the government and corporations will rush in to fill the vacuum. And if you think we have problems now you can’t imagine how bad they would be under a weaker government. Hell, weak government is the problem now. The gov’t is already doing too much of corporate America’s bidding.

As for impeachment check out why Ralph Nader says the Dems are not pursuing it. I found it rather enlightening.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIO-tCPSfHA

]]> By: Mike McNiven http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/a-blueprint-for-impeachment-the-constitution-still-in-crisis/#comment-9658 Mike McNiven Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:51:15 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/a-blueprint-for-impeachment-the-constitution-still-in-crisis/#comment-9658 Ron Paul, as a "libertarian", is an imperialist capitalist! Some people think that "imperialism" means war. That is a very wrong understanding of a very serious matter called imperialism. Sweden, for eample, is not in a war with any country, actually has, wrongly, a peace-loving reputation. However, it is a very criminal imperialist state! It exports capital--sometimes using intimidation-- and steals the Third World countries wealth and resources! Ron Paul is against the visible bloodshed , but, not against stealing the wealth and resources of other countries! The libertarian ideology is about more caoitalism not less! This planet needs protection against US imperialism, and for that to start to happen a Third Party founded by individuals like Ms. Sheehan is very badly needed! To that day... Ron Paul, as a “libertarian”, is an imperialist capitalist! Some people think that “imperialism” means war. That is a very wrong understanding of a very serious matter called imperialism. Sweden, for eample, is not in a war with any country, actually has, wrongly, a peace-loving reputation. However, it is a very criminal imperialist state! It exports capital–sometimes using intimidation– and steals the Third World countries wealth and resources! Ron Paul is against the visible bloodshed , but, not against stealing the wealth and resources of other countries! The libertarian ideology is about more caoitalism not less! This planet needs protection against US imperialism, and for that to start to happen a Third Party founded by individuals like Ms. Sheehan is very badly needed! To that day…

]]> By: Jeremy Wells http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/a-blueprint-for-impeachment-the-constitution-still-in-crisis/#comment-9490 Jeremy Wells Fri, 23 Nov 2007 03:56:12 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/a-blueprint-for-impeachment-the-constitution-still-in-crisis/#comment-9490 P.S. from Jeremy Wells, jeremy@infowells.com. Is my notion above pure fantasy? Although I have been registered to the Green Party for over 10 years, and although the Greens are supposedly for "good" things, they are typically clueless as "progressives" and have no understanding of how corporate capitalism has seized the federal government and both parties. Such a new party must not simply attempt to attack the symptoms of problems but understand the root cause of the problems we are facing. See Naomi Klein's SHOCK DOCTRINE: The rise of Disaster Capitalism. P.S. from Jeremy Wells, jeremy@infowells.com.
Is my notion above pure fantasy? Although I have been registered to the Green Party for over 10 years, and although the Greens are supposedly for “good” things, they are typically clueless as “progressives” and have no understanding of how corporate capitalism has seized the federal government and both parties.
Such a new party must not simply attempt to attack the symptoms of problems but understand the root cause of the problems we are facing. See Naomi Klein’s SHOCK DOCTRINE: The rise of Disaster Capitalism.

]]> By: Jeremy Wells http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/a-blueprint-for-impeachment-the-constitution-still-in-crisis/#comment-9489 Jeremy Wells Fri, 23 Nov 2007 03:36:41 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/a-blueprint-for-impeachment-the-constitution-still-in-crisis/#comment-9489 I live in Henry Waxman's Congressional district in Santa Monica, CA. and despite my better instincts, have sent emails to him several times and actually received a couple of responses besides form auo-resplies. But Henry Waxman is supposedly one of the few "good" people in Congress who, like Bernie Sanders an "independent socialist", ends up on the wrong side of too many critical votes. They often vote for more war funding and never would consider signing on for impeachment, or removal of Nancy Pelosi for being speaker of the House, or pass resolutions against the invasion of Iran, or oppose nuclear arms in the Middle East, etc. There are many things this Democratic party could do to end this regime (including filibuster, cut off all war funding, bring the government to a financial stalement as did the Republicans under Newt Gingrich) but they sare too compromised and corrupted by corporate capitalist agendas to do this. The unescapable fact is that both parties are completely bought and owned by corporate interests and their main candidates fully support corporate agendas. Obama and Clinton (funded with tens of millions of corporate money) want to continue U.S. occupation in some form forever. Both oppose single-payer universal health insurance that is needed to cut out the for-profit companies and greed inflation that has destroyed the public health "system" in the U.S. To keep hoping that some shining super-hero "knight on a white horse" is single-handedly going to overthrow this entire system of corrupt corporate privatization of the federal government is truely insane. Individual humans are too corruptible and too vulnerable to indvidual assassination. Let's not keep repeating the same bankrupt political strategy of supporting a particular individual, thinking that this next time things will be different. When Cindy Sheehan left the Democratic Party in disgust, I had hopes that she would follow the logic of her action and thinking and call for the formation of a new political party. A new party that would not be funded by corporate money or corporate agendas. A People's Peace Party (PPP) that would stop funding wars, cut the military budget by 50%, shutdown most of the 700 plus foreign military bases, and re-instate the tax cuts to the super-wealthy and coprorations that are plundering the federal government. The new PPP would be a party "of, by and for the people" and not to simply promote the unending greed of corporations and wealthy individuals. The agenda or platform of this new party would be made up of the "issues" that energize the thousands of anti-war groups, environemtal groups, public health advocates, school teachers and parents, etc. ad infinitum. There would be a "ready made" constituency numbering in the tens of millions. Hopefully Cindy Sheehan will call put this notion onto the agenda of her Peace Summit next January 15. This would be a start of a new party to run people at local, state, and federal government. Perhaps a few might get elected in November 2008. No matter. It would signal the end of the tyranny of two parties but one corporate agenda of run-amok gangster capitalism. I live in Henry Waxman’s Congressional district in Santa Monica, CA. and despite my better instincts, have sent emails to him several times and actually received a couple of responses besides form auo-resplies.

But Henry Waxman is supposedly one of the few “good” people in Congress who, like Bernie Sanders an “independent socialist”, ends up on the wrong side of too many critical votes. They often vote for more war funding and never would consider signing on for impeachment, or removal of Nancy Pelosi for being speaker of the House, or pass resolutions against the invasion of Iran, or oppose nuclear arms in the Middle East, etc. There are many things this Democratic party could do to end this regime (including filibuster, cut off all war funding, bring the government to a financial stalement as did the Republicans under Newt Gingrich) but they sare too compromised and corrupted by corporate capitalist agendas to do this.

The unescapable fact is that both parties are completely bought and owned by corporate interests and their main candidates fully support corporate agendas.
Obama and Clinton (funded with tens of millions of corporate money) want to continue U.S. occupation in some form forever. Both oppose single-payer universal health insurance that is needed to cut out the for-profit companies and greed inflation that has destroyed the public health “system” in the U.S.

To keep hoping that some shining super-hero “knight on a white horse” is single-handedly going to overthrow this entire system of corrupt corporate privatization of the federal government is truely insane. Individual humans are too corruptible and too vulnerable to indvidual assassination. Let’s not keep repeating the same bankrupt political strategy of supporting a particular individual, thinking that this next time things will be different.

When Cindy Sheehan left the Democratic Party in disgust, I had hopes that she would follow the logic of her action and thinking and call for the formation of a new political party. A new party that would not be funded by corporate money or corporate agendas. A People’s Peace Party (PPP) that would stop funding wars, cut the military budget by 50%, shutdown most of the 700 plus foreign military bases, and re-instate the tax cuts to the super-wealthy and coprorations that are plundering the federal government.

The new PPP would be a party “of, by and for the people” and not to simply promote the unending greed of corporations and wealthy individuals. The agenda or platform of this new party would be made up of the “issues” that energize the thousands of anti-war groups, environemtal groups, public health advocates, school teachers and parents, etc. ad infinitum. There would be a “ready made” constituency numbering in the tens of millions.

Hopefully Cindy Sheehan will call put this notion onto the agenda of her Peace Summit next January 15. This would be a start of a new party to run people at local, state, and federal government. Perhaps a few might get elected in November 2008. No matter. It would signal the end of the tyranny of two parties but one corporate agenda of run-amok gangster capitalism.

]]> By: hp http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/a-blueprint-for-impeachment-the-constitution-still-in-crisis/#comment-9468 hp Thu, 22 Nov 2007 21:50:15 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/a-blueprint-for-impeachment-the-constitution-still-in-crisis/#comment-9468 Cindy, I sure wish you would hurry up and endorse Ron Paul and get it over with. This way who knows how many people will open their eyes and see he is the only candidate who is an American at all. Well, Kucinich is too but c'mon, I'm serious. We all are going to have to swallow a pet need or maybe two but isn't that what America is all about? The good of the whole. I'm willing to give up my one important to me issue if it means over all we all benefit and benefit hugely. Do it Cindy. Endorse Dr. Ron Paul. He really is a doctor. He's the only one who will end this so-called war, this nightmare. Sincerely Cindy,
I sure wish you would hurry up and endorse Ron Paul and get it over with. This way who knows how many people will open their eyes and see he is the only candidate who is an American at all. Well, Kucinich is too but c’mon, I’m serious.
We all are going to have to swallow a pet need or maybe two but isn’t that what America is all about? The good of the whole. I’m willing to give up my one important to me issue if it means over all we all benefit and benefit hugely.
Do it Cindy. Endorse Dr. Ron Paul. He really is a doctor. He’s the only one who will end this so-called war, this nightmare.
Sincerely

]]> By: Bert Eifer http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/a-blueprint-for-impeachment-the-constitution-still-in-crisis/#comment-9425 Bert Eifer Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:11:07 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/a-blueprint-for-impeachment-the-constitution-still-in-crisis/#comment-9425 Go for impeachment. Please put my e-mail address on your subscription list. Thank you. Go for impeachment. Please put my e-mail address on your subscription list.

Thank you.

]]> By: Robert B. Livingston http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/a-blueprint-for-impeachment-the-constitution-still-in-crisis/#comment-9385 Robert B. Livingston Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:47:25 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/a-blueprint-for-impeachment-the-constitution-still-in-crisis/#comment-9385 I really hope people send letters as Cindy Sheehan asks. The other day, because I live nearby I happened to be around when some of the first letters were being counted. I understand that Cindy has several thousand now-- but she wants at least 10,000. Naturally, Nancy Pelosi's office has denied that Pelosi ever said she would consider putting impeachment on the table if she received 10,000 hand-written letters. Some are saying Cindy is wasting her time-- but the interest people are showing clearly shows she is not. It is almost too bad Pelosi had not asked for a million letters. I think Cindy would get them. I really hope people send letters as Cindy Sheehan asks.

The other day, because I live nearby I happened to be around when some of the first letters were being counted. I understand that Cindy has several thousand now– but she wants at least 10,000.

Naturally, Nancy Pelosi’s office has denied that Pelosi ever said she would consider putting impeachment on the table if she received 10,000 hand-written letters.

Some are saying Cindy is wasting her time– but the interest people are showing clearly shows she is not.

It is almost too bad Pelosi had not asked for a million letters. I think Cindy would get them.

]]> By: Robert B. Livingston http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/a-blueprint-for-impeachment-the-constitution-still-in-crisis/#comment-9366 Robert B. Livingston Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:07:51 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/a-blueprint-for-impeachment-the-constitution-still-in-crisis/#comment-9366 Actually, I've been informed: It is not actually HR...it is H Res and it became H Res 799 when it was sent to the house judiciary committee by Steny Hoyer. Actually, I’ve been informed:

It is not actually HR…it is H Res and it became H Res 799 when it was sent to the house judiciary committee by Steny Hoyer.

]]> By: Robert B. Livingston http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/a-blueprint-for-impeachment-the-constitution-still-in-crisis/#comment-9357 Robert B. Livingston Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:44:52 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/a-blueprint-for-impeachment-the-constitution-still-in-crisis/#comment-9357 The House Resolution about impeachment is HR 333, not 799. The House Resolution about impeachment is HR 333, not 799.

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