[Sosfbay-discuss] [GPCA-MediaComm] POSSIBLE RELEASE: Greens, Prop J, Nancy Pelosi and Impeachment

Tue Dec 5 11:08:44 PST 2006

Note that this Sunday Dec. 10 the national Day Of Support For
Impeachment and our release could support this.  

AfterDowningStreet.org
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/december10

December 10, 2006: Human Rights and Impeachment Day
Submitted by davidswanson on Thu, 2006-11-02 20:04. Activism |
Impeachment

December 10 is Human Rights Day, and this year we're making it Human
Rights and Impeachment Day. Slogan: "Putting Impeachment on the Table."

We encourage you to organize a town hall forum or rally on this day for
the impeachment of Bush and Cheney.

You can create a public listing of your event here. You will be able to
communicate with the people who sign up for your event, and to edit the
listing for your event, changing or filling in details later.

You can view existing events and sign up to attend one here.

Here is a list of available speakers with their contact info.

Be sure also to invite your Congress Member or newly elected future
Congress Member to speak.

Here are resources that will make your event easy and effective.

If you want to include war resisters in your event, you may want to
join forces with this effort by Courage to Resist and also list your
event on their website.

Big December 9 Event in New York City

Big December 10 Event in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Lots of December 10 Plans in Los Angeles, Calif.

Big December 10 Event in San Francisco, Calif.

Big December 10 Event in Washington DC

There are also events planned outside the United States. The technology
of the events system we're using won't include them, but you can submit
them to us to be posted here.

--- JamBoi <jamboi at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Sounds great!  I can work on getting something from Carol.  It might
> take a day or two.
> 
> Green solidarity!
> 
> Drew
> 
> 
> --- civillib at cwnet.com wrote:
> 
> > Why don't we do a statewide release about Prop J. (there's enough
> > here)
> > with quotes from Krissy and Carol and putting that up against
> > Pelosi's
> > apparent stand NOT to do anything??
> > 
> > I canwork this up, but if Drew or someone in SF can get me 4-8
> lines
> > from
> > Krissy and Carol so I caninsert them in the release it would help
> > alot.
> > 
> > OK?
> > 
> > Cres
> > 
> > At 12:49 AM 12/5/2006 -0800, JamBoi wrote:
> > >By working with top GPCA vote getter Krissy Keefer (who ran v
> > Pelosi),
> > >and our own Carol Brouillet we are in an EXCELLENT POSITION to
> have
> > >major impact on BRINGING IMPEACHMENT!  Check this out:
> > >
> > >Green solidarity!
> > >
> > >Drew
> > >
> > >Nancy Pelosi and Impeachment
> > >
> > >By John Nichols
> > >The Nation
> > >BLOG | Posted December 3, 2006
> > >http://www.thenation.com/blogs/notion?bid=15&pid=145071
> > >
> > >  This coming Tuesday, in San Francisco, the
> > >official canvass of the results of the November 7
> > >election must be completed and those results will
> > >be certified. 
> > >
> > >On that day, this will be formal confirmation of
> > >the intentions of the voters of San Francisco. 
> > >
> > >Two of those intentions will be of particular, if
> > >conflicting, significance. 
> > >
> > >First, the voters will have reelected their
> > >representative to the House of Representatives,
> > >Nancy Pelosi, who in January will become the
> > >Speaker of the House. 
> > >
> > >Second, the voters will have joined the citizens
> > >of several dozen other communities across the
> > >country in formally requesting that their
> > >congressional representatives take the necessary
> > >steps to impeach President Bush and Vice
> > >President Cheney. 
> > >
> > >"We call upon the United States House of
> > >Representatives to initiate an investigation into
> > >High Crimes and Misdemeanors committed by
> > >President George W. Bush and Vice President
> > >Richard B. Cheney and to submit Articles of
> > >Impeachment to the United States Senate,"
> > >declares Proposition J, a measure that was
> > >endorsed by almost 6O percent of the city's
> > >electorate. 
> > >
> > >With the certification of the results, it becomes
> > >the policy of San Francisco that its
> > >congressional representatives should "immediately
> > >invoke every available legal mechanism to effect
> > >the impeachment and removal from office of
> > >President George W. Bush and Vice President
> > >Richard B. Cheney for High Crimes and
> > >Misdemeanors under Article II, Section 4 of the
> > >Constitution of the United States of America." 
> > >
> > >Pelosi is not taking the hint. In fact, she
> > >contintues to say, when asked, that "impeachment
> > >is off the table." 
> > >
> > >It is of course, Pelosi's right to refuse to
> > >implement the official policy of the city that
> > >elects her. No law, nor pattern of practice,
> > >requires members of Congress to actually
> > >represent the views of their constituents. 
> > >
> > >But in coming days, as activists across the
> > >country raise the issue of impeachment at rallies
> > >and forums nationwide, Pelosi may want to take a
> > >few minutes to review the official position of
> > >the community that has sent her to Congress. 
> > >
> > >That position states: 
> > >
> > ><< It is the Policy of the people of the City and
> > >County of San Francisco to call for the
> > >impeachment of President George W. Bush and Vice
> > >President Richard B. Cheney for violating the
> > >public trust and for knowingly harming the United States of
> America,
> > >the State of California, and
> > >the City and County of San Francisco. 
> > >On November 2, 2004, the people of San Francisco
> > >passed Proposition N, asking the Federal
> > >government to "take immediate steps to end the
> > >U.S. occupation of Iraq and bring our troops
> > >safely home now," citing President Bush's lies to
> > >the American people in making the case for war in
> > >Iraq. 
> > >
> > >President George W. Bush abused his power by
> > >authorizing the National Security Agency and
> > >various other agencies within the intelligence
> > >community to conduct electronic surveillance
> > >outside of the statutes Congress prescribed as
> > >the exclusive means for such surveillance and
> > >concealed the existence of this unlawful program
> > >from Congress, the press, and the public. 
> > >
> > >President George W. Bush and Vice President
> > >Richard B. Cheney abused their power by
> > >arbitrarily detaining citizens and non-citizens
> > >indefinitely inside and outside of the United States, without due
> > >process, without charges and
> > >with limited - if any - access to counsel or
> > >courts. They have failed to faithfully execute
> > >the laws of the United States by allowing torture
> > >and failing to investigate and prosecute
> > >high-level officials responsible for torture. 
> > >
> > >President George W. Bush disregarded his
> > >Presidential duty when he and his appointed head
> > >of Federal Emergency Management Agency failed to
> > >quickly and adequately respond to a major
> > >disaster on United States soil, Hurricane
> > >Katrina, which killed at least 1,383 people in
> > >the Gulf Coast Region and left over 78,000 people
> > >homeless, and is guilty of gross incompetence or
> > >reckless indifference to his obligation to
> > >execute the laws faithfully. 
> > >
> > >President George W. Bush arrogated excessive
> > >power to the executive branch in violation of the
> > >basic constitutional principle of the separation
> > >of powers. 
> > >
> > >On February 28, 2006, the San Francisco Board of
> > >Supervisors passed a resolution calling for a
> > >"full investigation, impeachment or resignation
> > >of President George W. Bush and Vice President
> > >Richard B. Cheney." 
> > >
> > >We call upon the United States House of
> > >Representatives to initiate an investigation into
> > >High Crimes and Misdemeanors committed by
> > >President George W. Bush and Vice President
> > >Richard B. Cheney and to submit Articles of
> > >Impeachment to the United States Senate. 
> > >
> > >We call on the United States Senate, after trying
> > >any Impeachment, to remove President George W.
> > >Bush and Vice President Richard B. Cheney from
> > >office. 
> > >
> > >We call upon the Legislature of the State of
> > >California to transmit charges supporting
> > >impeachment of President George W. Bush and Vice
> > >President Richard B. Cheney to the United States
> > >House of Representatives. 
> > >
> > >We generally call on our elected federal and
> > >state representatives to immediately invoke every
> > >available legal mechanism to effect the
> > >impeachment and removal from office of President
> > >George W. Bush and Vice President Richard B.
> > >Cheney for High Crimes and Misdemeanors under
> > >Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution of the
> > >United States of America. >>
> > >
> > >
> > >© 2006 The Nation 
> > >
> > >___________________
> > >
> > >JamBoi
> > >Jammy The Sacred Cow Slayer
> > >
> > >"Live humbly, laugh often and love unconditionally" (anon)
> > >http://dailyJam.blogspot.com
> > >
> > >
> > > 
> >
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> 
> ___________________
> 
> JamBoi
> Jammy The Sacred Cow Slayer
> 
> "Live humbly, laugh often and love unconditionally" (anon)
> http://dailyJam.blogspot.com
> 
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JamBoi
Jammy The Sacred Cow Slayer

"Live humbly, laugh often and love unconditionally" (anon)
http://dailyJam.blogspot.com

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