I just answer, "When you impeach, I will donate." We elected Democrats to DO SOMETHING about this war and this administration. They have done NOTHING. No money from me.

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Is there a way citizens can start an impeachment?

Obviously we need to impeach far more than just our top brass. I have my eye on two local congresswomen, Tausher and Pelosi, and I haven't even starting looking at the rest of them yet.

We citizens do own this country. We can do whatever we decide we want to do with it, that is how our government works. All we have to do is all agree on what we want to do.

I want an impeachment.

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just an aside about the real news, who produced this piece.

they are a fledgling citizen based media group that is just getting warmed up.
i had dealings with these guys a few years ago when i was sending cameras to citizen journalists in Iraq and later when i was raising funds to film dahr jamails trip to lebanon during the invasion. we unfortunately didn't end up working together, but i am extremely impressed with their direction and motivation, and am glad to see alternet has picked up their broadcasting.
these guys need support as the new kid on the block so please go check em out at therealnews.com
peace, and of course impeach.

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Rep. Wexler said the Democratic leadership believes that Democrats were elected to solve the problems of the American People. If that is true, they need to realize that the Bush Administration is the greatest problem facing the American People.

IMPEACH!

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than protecting the constitution?
oh, right, i forgot, steroid use in baseball...
and additional funding for the war...silly me, what was i thinking?

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The mindset of the Republican and Democratic leadership since the "Republican Revolution" of '94 reminds me of an amazing schoolyard fight I saw in high school. One of our school's hoods called out a hanger-on to the hood's group. (I'll call them Bully and Wimp.)They were to meet at a designated time just off campus to fight.

All day, Bully strutted around telling everyone that he was going to kick Wimp's ass. Like him or not, no one could believe it would come out differently, though Bully was a skinny little runt, and Wimp was taller and outweighed him by at least ten pounds. Wimp went around saying that he knew he would be badly beaten, but that he was honor-bound to show up. His attitude radiated defeat.

At the appointed time, Bully and Wimp met at the agreed place, and several hundred students gathered to watch. Bully started out punching and kicking, and Wimp responded. Surprisingly, they seemed to be evenly matched, until Wimp kicked Bully right in the nuts. Bully doubled over, incapacitated. He was totally vulnerable.

Unaccountably, Wimp rushed to Bully's side, stammering apologies, and helped him to stand up. Then he supported him, continuing to apologize while Bully recovered.

When Bully got his strength back, he began beating Wimp methodically, taunting him all the while. Wimp made no more aggressive moves, only making defensive warding gestures.

Finally, Wimp allowed Bully to manhandle his face in a way that caused Wimp's gums to bleed, an obviously painful "trick" that Bully had learned from other hoods. What was apparent here was the dominance and submission between the two.

Then Bully embraced Wimp and declared that it was a good fight and they were best pals forever (at least until Wimp ever did anything to displease or challenge Bully.)

I think the bully mindset has become rampant in the Republican leadership. From the glaring disrespect of Republicans purposely using the term "Democrat Party" even on the floors of Congress, to the Swift Boaters, to the years misusing prosecutorial powers to hound President Clinton.

On the Democratic side, the victim mindset is also obvious. They abuse the impeachment power as much as the Republicans ever did, by summarily "taking it off the table." Now that Congressional Democrats control Congress, they use their power to further the Republican agenda. Like my friend Wimp, they fear winning.

Democrats desperately need new leadership, with a new attitude.

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What must our president do how many people must die before they do some thing about it? He has lied, made us hate the arabs, made us hate citgo, made us hate one another, in fact I think I hate everyone, we are killing good people and saying they are alquin or some dam thing just to justify the killings (it is no big thing to read 100 arabs insurgents died by bomb or what ever) and as a foot note we lost a few men and women today fighting the arabs, just like it is not a big deal to kill a few arabs or loose a few americans, (what the hell is wrong with this picture) and say one word to nancy (no guts polosie) about impeachment and she runs and hides? What has Mr. Bush & Co. have to do to get impeached? how many good people must die before we do some thing to stop this maddddneesss? Alternet pleaase help me and all good Americans let us impeach this man and his helpers NOW. Bill (bigtime) Davidson

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Exactly what legislation could possibly be more important than the redemption of this nation, its principles, its constitution, and its national processes? Of course, Pelosi and some other high-ranking Democrats might find themselves in deep shit in the course of impeachment hearings when it got around to the little item of torture and the violations of international law and the Geneva Conventions.

So much easier, so much safer, to waste millions of taxpayer dollars on semen stains and the like. Even there, the lessons may be clear to our upstanding representatives-uh, excuse, me, "leaders"-as Speaker of the House hopeful Bob Livingston and a few others can attest to. No matter how trivial, danger lurks. So let the grunts and the brown people deal with the real dangers, and let Cheney and Bush walk. And let the United States of America slide into the moral decay of Republics grown too weak, too fat, too corrupt, too fearful, too self-absorbed, and in full decline.

There should be a lot more candidates for impeachment along with Bush and Cheney.

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I think High Treason should be added to the "Bill of Impeachment" and then see how many democrats vote for the "Death Penalty".

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Lying to "the public" may not be a crime...but lying to Congress is a felony, and it has been well documented that President Bush has lied to Congress on multiple occassions. However, since the difference between the Republicans and the Democrats is akin to the difference between the Gambinos and the Gottis, don't expect Congress to take any action. Congress answers to the corporations (and their lobbyists) who fund their campaigns, not to the people. Anyone who thinks America is still a functioning democracy, which requires an independent legislative branch, an independent judiciary, an independent media, and an informed electorate, is in fantasyland.

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