[Sosfbay-discuss] GPSCC Impeachment Resolution

[Gerry Gras]

Oops, I forgot to make one of the edits.  It is corrected below.

Gerry


Gerry Gras wrote:

> Last night the GPSCC conditionally passed a revised Impeachment
> Resolution last night.
> 
> - "conditionally"?
>    There was some concern about whether Rumsfeld and Gonzalez
>    are in fact impeachable.  It seems likely that they are,
>    but it needs to be verified.
> 
> - "revised"?
>    We started with the Nevada County Resolution with "Nevada"
>    replaced by "Santa Clara".
> 
>    There was concern about the usage of "massive death".  We
>    agreed to replace it with "widespread death".
> 
>    There were differing opinion's on Carol Brouillet's proposed
>    change, but in the end it was accepted.
> 
>    There was major concern with the usage of the word "demands"
>    in the sentence "Therefore, the Green Party of [Santa Clara
>    County] demands the impeachment and consequent removal of
>    the four aforementioned officials."  There were a number of
>    proposed alternatives such as "strongly urge", "strongly
>    advocate" and others.  The concern against "demands" was
>    that it would be offputting to the elected officials.  The
>    main reason expressed for keeping "demands" was that it is
>    for a much wider audience than just Congress.
> 
>    The majority wanted to leave in the word "demands", so the
>    suggested amendments were not accepted, there was at least
>    one person who would not stand aside on the concern, we
>    took a vote: 10 Yes / 2 No / 1 Abstention.
> 
> There was some discussion about what to do with the resolution.
> The end result was:
> - We will not use email for the Congress members, we will use
>    paper and envelope.
> - It was suggested that it would be better to hand deliver the
>    resolution.  I will be hand delivering to Anna Eshoo's office.
>    I don't know who, if anybody, will be hand delivering to Mike
>    Honda's office, Zoe Lofgren's office, or Richard Pombo's office.
> - The resolution will be sent, by email, to the GPCA media
>    committee and some of the media.
> 
> We did not talk about other possibility additions, e.g. Plame,
> Katrina, First Amendment vioaltions.
> 
> 
> So here is the revised resolution, IF we get verification of
> the impeachability of Rumsfeld and Gonzales:
> 
> ============================================================
> 
> 
>     A RESOLUTION OF THE GREEN PARTY OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY,
> CALIFORNIA in defense of the Constitution of the
> United States demanding the impeachment of George W.
> Bush, Richard B. Cheney and two complicit associates.
> 
>     Whereas the Declaration of Independence declares
> securing "unalienable Rights" including "Life,
> Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" to be the
> purpose of government and
>     Whereas the Constitution of the United States
> establishes the firm foundation for our rule of law
> and its Bill of Rights provides for the precious
> individual rights and freedoms guaranteed to all
> American citizens,
>     Whereas, in the conduct of their offices, President
> George W. Bush, Vice President Richard B. Cheney,
> Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, and Attorney
> General Alberto Gonzales, in violation of their
> constitutional oaths to "preserve,  protect and defend
> the Constitution" and to "take Care that the Laws be
> faithfully executed," have committed any or all of the
> following "high Crimes and Misdemeanors:"
> 
>     1. WARRANTLESS SEARCHES: ordering the National
> Security Agency to conduct secret warrantless searches
> and seizures of the private personal communications of
> American citizens, without oversight by the
> legislative or judicial branches of the government, in
> violation of the 4th Amendment of the Constitution and
> the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of the
> Congress (FISA 1978);
> 
>     2. TORTURE: authorizing and permitting torture
> against human beings, in violation of the Geneva
> Conventions (1864-1949) and the United Nations?
> Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman,
> or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1985);
> 
>     3. INDEFINITE DETENTION: depriving American citizens
> of their constitutionally guaranteed rights regarding
> unjust imprisonment and speedy and public trial, in
> violation of their rights to guaranteed liberty and
> due process of law in the 5th and 6th Amendments;
> 
>     4. WAR OF AGGRESSION: launching an illegal, unjust
> and undeclared war against the sovereign state of
> Iraq, in violation of Article I, Section 8 of the
> Constitution and Chapters 1, 6, and 7 of the Charter
> of the United Nations (1945);
> 
>     5. USE OF ILLEGAL WEAPONS: authorizing the use of
> illegal chemical and radioactive weapons in military
> campaigns, notably white phosphorous and depleted
> uranium in Iraq, in violation of the United Nations
> Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR 1948);
> 
>     6. DELIBERATE DECEPTIONS: repeatedly, consciously,
> and with forethought, lying to the American people and
> the U.S. Congress by providing false and deceptive
> rationales for an unjustified and illegal war in Iraq,
> obstructing justice by destroying evidence, and
> covering up the truth about the 9-11 attacks;
> 
>     7. ATTACKING CIVILIANS: authorizing, ordering, and
> condoning direct military attacks on civilians and
> civilian homes and communities, thereby causing
> widespread death, maiming and destruction in Iraq, in
> violation of Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of
> Human  Rights; and
> 
>     8.  VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL TREATIES: violating
> and unilaterally abrogating lawful signatory treaties,
> such as the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (1972)
> between the United States and Russia,  the Treaty of
> Rome (1950) establishing the International Criminal
> Court and the Geneva Conventions providing for humane
> treatment of combatants and civilians, in violation of
> Article VI of the Constitution acknowledging these
> treaties to be "the Supreme Law of the Land."
> 
> 
>     Therefore, the Green Party of Santa Clara County
> demands the impeachment and consequent removal from
> office of the four aforementioned officials.
>     Be it further resolved that the Green Party of Santa
> Clara County petitions the House of Representatives
> of the U.S. Congress to initiate Impeachment
> proceedings against all four identified officials.
>     Be it further resolved that copies of this
> Resolution be sent to our Congressional
> representatives.
> 
>     (Adopted at the Monthly Meeting on March 7, 2006 in
> Sunnyvale, California)
> 
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