I agree Mary. This has grown from a tragedy into an emergency. They must be stopped. This is why I was so frustrated about liberals sitting back and criticizing the demonstration in D.C.
We need to use all means at our disposal. Get ten times as many people to D.C., work on the Congress in every way we know, whatever it takes. The time for endless polite policy analysis is over.
And while we are all looking the other way, the President signs an executive order placing political appointees in charge of all Federal regulatory agencies to vet any statement of policies, information, or guidance. No more government regulation. No more interference on anything that might have an economic impact on corporate America. One note propaganda from the Ministry of Market Economies now flows through EPA, FDA, HUD, Dept of Agriculture, NOAA, FCC, FTA,FTC, and all other acronyms. It now has the force of DOJ behind it.
The right to impartial information and science: it's a privilege you are not entitled to.
Posted by suds at January 30, 2007 02:14 AMPlease, Please, Please, consider just how urgent it is for the Congress to clearly and emphatically state that any action by either the US military or the intelligence community (or any "Black Asset"), that attacks any country that has not declared war against the United States with nuclear weapons is an act of treason against the people of the US and the Constitution, and Congress will so charge those involved in originating such an order as well as those carrying it out (including any Ollie North wannabees). Further, Congress should clearly state that any country using whatever assets they may posses that attack another country with nuclear weapons will be considered to have attacked the interests of the United States and by attacking, declared war on the US.
This may be the only way to effectively allow the military and intelligence establishments to refuse to follow an illegal order handed down the chain of command and halt an abuse of power by the executive gone rouge.
IMHO There looks to be very little time within to act; once nuclear weapons are deployed, no amount of investigation, or anything else will be able to counter the rouges, public opinion will mean nothing to them any more than public opinion meant to any fascists, or Stalin for that matter.
It looks like there has been a "signing" that puts a political commisar into every administrative office there is so that the "correct party line" is followed as directed by the WH.
As for financing the "new pentagon" look no further than Carlisle for that ability, Congressional funding is supplanted by those assets. Figure what Saudi Arabia has invested in the US for 40 years at 100 Billion a year, plowing back all gains in the process. It was no wonder Michael Moore was addresses by Treasury Secret Services when he filmed outside the Saudi embassy.
Posted by E.X.Pat at January 30, 2007 02:34 AMWhat Our Goal Must Be: Limit the President's Ability to Do More Harm
The most effective way to do that is impeachment.
Posted by Christopher at January 30, 2007 03:48 AMHi folks
I like Josh Marshall's analogy of a bankrupt company. The stock value, if you will, of the Bush Administration, indeed of ANY administration, can only be measured in TRUST. In Bush's case the trust/stock value has fallen and will continue to fall.
The most effective way to do that is impeachment.
Too bad it's a practical impossibility.
And not because 'Nancy Pelosi refuses to put it on the table'.
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[Editor: ignore=off]"analysis of the disaster that is Bush and how our most pressing need right now is to stop him from doing more harm."
There is only one way to stop this cancer. IMPEACH!
investigate. then impeach.
Posted by benjoya at January 30, 2007 07:27 AM"It's time to be melting the phone lines to Washington."
Here's some melt material and a phone number:
H. J. Res. 14, Concerning the Use of Military Force Against Iran, requires the president to receive specific authorization from Congress prior to initiating any use of military force against Iran. Introduced by Rep. Walter B. Jones (R-NC3) with 20 cosponsors, it's now in the House Foreign Affairs Committee (t: 202-225-5021), Hon. Tom Lantos (D-CA12), Chairman.
Urge your Rep. to cosponsor and support H. J. Res 14 and urge Rep. Lantos to bring the bill before the committee for debate, passage and referral to the House.
P.S. The House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold hearings 10:00 AM, Wed., Jan. 31, 2007 on Understanding the Iran Crisis with testimony from
Dr. Abbas Milani, Co-Dir., Iran Democracy Project, Hoover Inst., Stanford Univ., Dr. Ray Takeyh, Sr. Fellow Mid-East Studies, CFR and Others???
A Left Coaster field report on this bit of public business would be such a treat.
As Keepout points out, the necessary bill preventing Nero's unilateral war with Iran has been submitted for all in Congress to see and support.
Do the ordinary CITIZENS really have to be the ones even now to point out that this insane regime must have the riot act read to them?
Bushco is changing the subject from Iraq to Iran, basically, via surg-culation. The Dems need to get out in front for a change and tell Deadeye and our fine generals that attacking Iran is off the table. And will be considered illegal, Mr. Admiral and Mr. Three or Four Star.
A resolution stating that without prior Congressional authorization, our military is not authorized to attack targets in Iran could be passed in the House in 3 days. There is no reason for something so basic under our constitution to drag out for weeks.
And our Representatives really shouldn't need thousands of citizens demanding this in order to do it. Jeebus, what is going on in Washington!?
Posted by euzoius at January 30, 2007 08:07 AM