DONE!

Impeach Mukasey for obstruction of justice!

Remember how Sen. Chuck Schumer kept telling us that he was in favor of putting Mukasey into office because we could trust him, and how he assured us that Mukasey would put the law first, before his allegiance to Bush/Cheney? Where is Chuck Schumer now? Where? He should be leading the call for Mukasey to either enforce the subpoenas or to step down as Attorney General.

Really, I admire my Brooklyn neighbor Chuck Schumer... but he's got to accept some responsibility for Mukasey and for Liebermann. (He supported Ol' Turncoat Joe when he should have backed Ned Lamont, the Democratic candidate.)

The end of this administration should not be the end of this battle.

The whole crew should be chased down, arrested, tried, and imprisoned as soon as they step off the White House lawn.

OF course, any trial runs the risk of the same kind of unjustifiable ratification of the Unitary Executive by the stacked Supreme Court, which would establish precedent, and essentially be game, set, match.

Which is why I strongly suggest deliberate caution. This war on our constitution was not waged overnight, and it may in fact require disciplined perseverance to keep the damage from becoming permanent.

Deighveh H Stern MD @ 7:

The end of this administration should not be the end of this battle.

The whole crew should be chased down, arrested, tried, and imprisoned as soon as they step off the White House lawn.

OF course, any trial runs the risk of the same kind of unjustifiable ratification of the Unitary Executive by the stacked Supreme Court, which would establish precedent, and essentially be game, set, match.

Which is why I strongly suggest deliberate caution. This war on our constitution was not waged overnight, and it may in fact require disciplined perseverance to keep the damage from becoming permanent.

I can't wait to see how they act. I wonder if they'll go into hiding or claim they have Alzheimer's to keep the critics at bay?

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The CONGA line grows,
The Administration thumbs it's nose,
At Congress and it's prose.

Talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, - talk!
Walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, - walk!

WHERE IS THAT IMPEACH-MENT?
WHEN WILL WE HAVE JUST-ICE?

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So, I CAN be the President of the USA and obstruct Justice WITH impunity? Just like ordering warrantless wiretapping of Americans? Or the use of TORTURE?

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THE PEOPLE SHALL REMEM-BER!
COME VOTING TIME NOVEM-BER!

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Rep. Wexler would be well advised to teach his leaders how to grow backbones.

Failing that, he has to get on the evening news under some other pretext, and then slip in this info on the Cheney impeachment drive. And get his 13 additional congressional supporters in this drive to do the same.

The truly amazing thing is that the voting public's respect for the holy institution of Law will remain largely unaffected, like a nation of sheep begging the wolves to play shepherd between meals.

Wexler is one of the few people who give me any kind of hope that we still have an accountable government. I fear though that his message may be too little, too late. Lets all give him some support folks

So, Pelosi has filed a civil lawsuit in the matter of Mukasey ignoring the subpoena's which were given to Bolten and Meirs. I wonder where the lawsuit has been filed? Which court?

And furthermore I think it would be very interesting to understand the process by which this lawsuit might wend it's way through the system. All the way to the Supremes? I guess we all know right now what that final judgment will be.

Oh, well.

You can bank that Pelosi's lawsuit will find its way to a court that Congress allowed Bush to stack with a toady.

The Attorney General’s letter, effectively claiming that members of the executive branch are immune from congressional subpoenas, calls for quick action.

Were Nixon's members "immune" ?

Were Ronnie Retard's ?

Where the hell does Mukasey get off making an unprecedented claim that protects the most dishonest and worst president and administration in US history ?

PatrickD @ 17:

Wexler is one of the few people who give me any kind of hope that we still have an accountable government. I fear though that his message may be too little, too late. Lets all give him some support folks

I have been supporting him and am proud of it. I remember watching Feinstein making her pitch for Mukasey. It was very much like Schumer's. I recall thinking, "Am I reading this guy wrong, or is she taking the Pollyanna approach?". Well, I just wish he would do one good thing, so I could say he is a major disappointment. But, he cannot even drag his ass off of zero. It would seem like he would be an easier target for impeachment than Cheney. Congress should go get a Ken Starr type, and keep him under the microscope until he breaks. Has anyone checked the bottom of his shoes?

Can you believe he only has 17 members of congress on his side? wow, it just goes to show you that War Crimes in America are no big deal...sex crimes (or a BJ) is an impeachable offence, but murdering people in the name of big business is Okie-dokie!

*I use the words murdering people because if you launch a war based on lies then the people (our soldiers and the Iraqi's alike) who are killed in that war are being murdered by the administration who lied to get us to in the war that killed these people.

If a person told another person to go through door #1 and the door opened over a cliff and the person fell to their death, would't the person who lied about door #1 be accountable for the 2nd persons death? I would hope so!

Att Gen Mukasey with his refusal to follow the contempt citations has just failed his oath to follow and uphold the law of the land. He is of no more use to the American people. Just like Al Gonzo before him, he thinks the AG position is to serve Bush and not the American people. You're wrong, sir, and you always will be. You're 'quaint' interpretation of the law is irrelevant and you like your boss is irrelevant. Now if only you could be removed from office.

During the Senate Judiciary committees hearing, Mukasey stated flat out that he believes that if the President orders someone to do something outside the law, he is placing them within the law. It's part of the novel, unprecedented and unconstitutional theory of the Unitary Executive. This should have alarmed the Senators enough to refuse to pass his nomination onto the floor. In typical gutless fashion, Schumer claimed that if they didn't let Mukasey pass, Bush would merely install someone worse during recess. They should have just let him do that. Now, as it is, Mukasey has an undeserved veneer of legitimacy having been rubber stamped by the Senate. If Bush had been forced to make a recess appointment, his AG would have no such legitimacy.

Abbybwood @ 19:

So, Pelosi has filed a civil lawsuit in the matter of Mukasey ignoring the subpoena's which were given to Bolten and Meirs. I wonder where the lawsuit has been filed? Which court?

The civil suit has not yet been filed (probably this week or next). It will be filed, IINM, in the district court of D.C.

Rove and others are in process for receiving the same disfavors.

Snowball @ 30 "During the Senate Judiciary committees hearing, Mukasey stated flat out that he believes that if the President orders someone to do something outside the law, he is placing them within the law. It's part of the novel, unprecedented and unconstitutional theory of the Unitary Executive."

Take that piece of information, and cycle it through your impeachment ideas.

"This should have alarmed the Senators enough to refuse to pass his nomination onto the floor."

On the contrary, 70-80 Senators side with that argument, and have the whole way along.

"In typical gutless fashion, Schumer claimed that if they didn't let Mukasey pass, Bush would merely install someone worse during recess. They should have just let him do that."

Actually, Bush threatened to leave the office open, which he would have done. For the working of the Congress, it is FAR better to have a sitting AG than no one.

"Now, as it is, Mukasey has an undeserved veneer of legitimacy having been rubber stamped by the Senate. If Bush had been forced to make a recess appointment, his AG would have no such legitimacy."

This is incorrect, for the reason that he stated he would leave the post open. However, your thinking that being "rubberstamped" by the 70-80 Senators is something surprising is also wrong. This is the vote-count that Speaker Pelosi did before she announced impeachment was off the table.

Do the math. She did. And she has taken hell for it, while the problem is in the OTHER body, and wasn't her fault. Do the math!

*sworn* in. Sorry.

QuakerDave @ 35:

sound and fury signifying nothing. Too little, too late, 4,000 Americans dead.

It is never too late to try to stop someone from raping your sister.

Dahgrostab'ph-r-i @ 27:

Can you believe he only has 17 members of congress on his side?

Overtly on his side for the Cheney impeachment.

There is far greater support for the contempt charges.

Out of Iraq Caucus continues to have about 90 members (out of 435).

These facts and alignments go back YEARS now.

QuakerDave @ 35:

A "bold step" would have been to introduce articles of impeachment immediately after the new House members were sworon in after the 2006 election.

That effort would have been dead in the Senate by February 2007. And we would be at war with Iran.

Bravo Wexler, keep at it.

So what happened to all the blather about how congress had its own marshal and it's own jail cells in the capitol that we never hear about and, boy, Miers and Bolten would be in big trouble now with contempt charges because congress was boss and you don't diss congress without reprecussions so you just wait because these mighty minions of congress will come to your door and carry you back to accountability?

The sort of impotence they figure voters will find trendily sexy around November? Still too late to impeach, you figure? Too late for what?

Otay @ 14:

When I think of our current Congress, I think of the Vichy French government.

let me correct your spelling mistake ;)

'When I think of our current Congress, I think of the xtian Federal government.'

The first thing President Obama or Clinton should do, is appoint Atty. Gen. Edwards to replace this Bush lackey pile of shit to clean-up DOJ, and hunt down and enforce subpeona's on everyone of the Bush cabal of bungling criminals. Then he should go after all their corporate-crony, privatization thieves.

And once agian, screw you Senator's Di-Fi and Schmucky. Assholes!

I don't know who I am more sick of... Bush, Pelosi or Paul in LA. Paul, we all know your position, so can't you wait until all the pelosicrat bashers have had their say then post one 'brilliant' reposte and be done with it? I make my pitch for impeachment once per relevant thread and that's it. Either people agree or they don't but I know there is no profit in my ranting at everyone who disagrees. I know you feel you are some kind of expert on all things Pelosi, but for the sake of your own arguement, "Give it a Rest!".

smchris @ 46:

So what happened to all the blather about how congress had its own marshal and it's own jail cells in the capitol that we never hear about and, boy, Miers and Bolten would be in big trouble now with contempt charges because congress was boss and you don't diss congress without reprecussions so you just wait because these mighty minions of congress will come to your door and carry you back to accountability?

The sort of impotence they figure voters will find trendily sexy around November? Still too late to impeach, you figure? Too late for what?

Anybody with a brain laughed at the idea of Congress sending its own 'troops' to enforce its contempt laws, they are slaves to the DOJ.
The National Guard via a State Governor is prob the only forces Congress could call on in an emergency, and they are conveniently off somewhere else being depleted.

Talk talk talk. NO action.

Sorry but impeachment is off the table.

We can talk about it til they leave next year though.

Worthless pieces of shit in congress.

ferrofluid @ 53:

I would have said its better that the DOJ collapses under its own corruption and incompetence, and it would do so quicker with no figurehead.

The DoJ is already on siesta. Having an AG means that Congress can pressure that department, actually getting rulings, and have someone to question on policies. Without that, it would be a dialtone until next February.

The rest of your comment made no sense to me. What makes you think Bushco would have suddenly needed an AG? For what?

For the first time in American history an administration carefully stacked the decks throughout government to block all efforts at impeachment. The only reason such a thing would be done is in anticipation of a massive, eight-year crime wave, and that's precisely what has happened.

What's even worse is that the Bush/Cheney legacy of crime will be protected from the rear by a host of partisan hack judges that wouldn't convict a Republican if he was caught with a bloody knife in his hands. Nor would the M$M bother mentioning a roomful of dismembered corpses. Notice how they continue to allow the Bushies to call the rhetorical tune on "enhanced interrogation techniques?" How loudly must torture victims scream?

Luckily, there is a way out, but it's going to require that We The People elect liberals...with a vengeance. Their platform: Impeach, Convict, Imprison. I'm talking about removing Bush's safety net, especially his goose-stepping puppets on the United States Supreme Court.

When Hitler was taking over Germany, his strategy was simple: Infiltrate the bureaucracy, legislature and the judiciary with blind loyalists that would always rule in his favor. Thus Hitler's takeover was completely legal under German law. Bush and Cheney have done exactly the same thing, which is why the next Democratic administration (if we actually are allowed to elect one) must immediately undertake impeachment proceedings against Scalia, Roberts, Alito, Kennedy and Thomas. Otherwise these thugs will continue to obstruct justice for decades to come, and further the cause of fascism in America.

Paul in LA @ 58:

ferrofluid @ 53:

I would have said its better that the DOJ collapses under its own corruption and incompetence, and it would do so quicker with no figurehead.

The DoJ is already on siesta. Having an AG means that Congress can pressure that department, actually getting rulings, and have someone to question on policies. Without that, it would be a dialtone until next February.

The rest of your comment made no sense to me. What makes you think Bushco would have suddenly needed an AG? For what?

The AG is the Presidents man with top ties and will be on wingnut welfare for life after the AG slot, lackeys standing in for an absent AG might have plans for future public office careers, so would be more open and honest to the rule of law.

Barack the Magic CoIntelPro @ 63:

I guess they'll have to impeach Pelosi first.

All the people approved by the Dems without proper vetting and THIS is where we are.

I am voting against any incumbent repug and in all future primaries I am voting against the incumbent Democrat.

Anonymous @ 65:

How many signatures does Wexler need supporting impeachment but still getting no action, before he changes gears, and calls on the House to remove Pelosi as Speaker, to make way for impeachment?

First of all, Pelosi will not be removed. She enjoys ENORMOUS support in the caucus, and has worked very hard indeed.

Second, IF Pelosi were removed after this year's election (and the new Congress), then DLC Steny Hoyer would become the Speaker. The issue would of course be moot, but it is worth noting that UNLIKE PELOSI, Hoyer voted for the IR, voted for the second supplemental, and was key to passage of the massive omnibus bill in late December against Pelosi's will. He is, in other words, WORSE.

#60-"When Hitler was taking over Germany, his strategy was simple: Infiltrate the bureaucracy, legislature and the judiciary with blind loyalists that would always rule in his favor. Thus Hitler’s takeover was completely legal under German law. Bush and Cheney have done exactly the same thing, which is why the next Democratic administration (if we actually are allowed to elect one) must immediately undertake impeachment proceedings against Scalia, Roberts, Alito, Kennedy and Thomas. Otherwise these thugs will continue to obstruct justice for decades to come, and further the cause of fascism in America."

there is no way to remove a supreme court justice, they are appointed for life. the consequences of this could last for decades.

I have already signed up to support Wexler, I have signed up to support Conyers, I have signed up to support all of them, but to this day they are still unable to get any of their legislation passed, whicj is so frustrating.

I have all but given up on anything decent to get passed, with these right wing nuts, still controlling everything.

We have got to first get a President in office that is not in the pocket of these corporations and then we have got to replace as many of these fools, currently in office that have out worn their welcome and those that are leaving or retireing, replace them with good up standing knowledgable people, who really care about working hard to bring back some dignity and respect to the political arena. We have to be able to trust our officials to work for the betterment of this country and get rid of these self serving jerks, many of which have overstayed their time.

We have to stop being lazy and get into the background of these people, before we allow them to take office and all of these people know they need to produce their finance records before they take office and when they don't, there is usually more then enough reason to demand it.

Just look what we got with Bush folks, because we messed around here and allowed this disgusting corporate media to let these people slide, right through the process and if we really want change in this country, we cannot allow this to happen again and sometime it's not about who we like, but who we need to accomplish our goals, because there are many of them that I have personally faught for and helped win the offices they now hold, but they are not working as hard as they should or could for whatever reasons and I now support the removal of these same people for the betterment of this country.

Wexler is one of the good ones, but we need more like him.

Didn't the Democrats confirm this guy? This is simply another symptom of the Democrats' consistent recapitulation concerning issues that they, at one time or another, petulantly and vociferously opposed. These people have less than no spine.
I'm sick and tired of Democrats bending to the will of Republicans, and then bitching about about the heretofore obvious consequences when they inevitably emerge. They seem to vote the same way that Republicans do, except you notice that Republicans don't sit around apologizing for it after they vote in a way that displeases people. I'm sick of hearing people apologize.

I want to see something done about this administration as much as the next man. I am tired, though, of seeing these angry letters to constituents always having an appended request for donations, and then nothing material ever happening. Why do these politicians always need to be paid before they will do anything? I guess that question is rhetorical.

I already donated to Wexler's cause. It's called taxes. It amazes me that he's asking for private donations just so he can do his job.

John @ 76:

I already donated to Wexler's cause. It's called taxes. It amazes me that he's asking for private donations just so he can do his job.

All of our taxes are blown on the war.

John @ 76:

I already donated to Wexler’s cause. It’s called taxes. It amazes me that he’s asking for private donations just so he can do his job.

All of our taxes are blown on the war.

And our childrens taxes, and THEIR childrens taxes, and THEIR childrens taxes...etc. etc. etc.
If there is a god...may she/he/it/them strike this entire adminstration and their corporate overlords down and banish them to some sort of fiery, subterranean type place.

JFK knew thier was secret societies and probably knew his own brother Ted was a big lughead. His book he wrote "Profiles of Courage" needs to be read by all our representatives. Does anyone have any ideals how we can get this book to our spineless congress.

The petition has well over 230,000 signatures, including my own. Now do you really think our elected officials are really listening to us?