Would that Congress or the the international community had the guts to proceed with indicting Bush and Cheney as war criminals. It seems pretty clear that they have authorized actions, including torture, in violation of the Geneva Conventions. Moreover, they lied and took the nation into a war that has killed tens of thousands of civilians and squandered in the neighborhood of $1 Trillion. Further, they have sought to undermine the U. S. Constitution and violated the rights of American citizens. Here is 365gay.com's coverage of the effort in Vermont (http://www.365gay.com/Newscon08/01/013008bush.htm):(Brattleboro, Vermont) A town petition making President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney subject to arrest for crimes against the Constitution has triggered a barrage of criticism from people who say residents are "wackjobs" and "nuts."
The petition - with more than 436 signatures, or at least the 5 percent of voters necessary to be considered - was submitted Thursday and the town Select Board voted 3-2 Friday to put it on the ballot. It goes to a town-wide vote March 4. It reads:
"Shall the Selectboard instruct the Town Attorney to draft indictments against President Bush and Vice President Cheney for crimes against our Constitution, and publish said indictments for consideration by other authorities and shall it be the law of the Town of Brattleboro that the Brattleboro Police, pursuant to the above-mentioned indictments, arrest and detain George Bush and Richard Cheney in Brattleboro if they are not duly impeached, and prosecute or extradite them to other authorities that may reasonably contend to prosecute them?"
Resident Kurt Daims, who submitted the petition, said late Tuesday he was chagrined that the town and its employees were subject to ridicule. "I feel bad for people who are loyal to Bush who have lost a son or had one in the service and it's hard for them to admit the utter waste of it, and that it was caused by this man in the White House," he said.
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