The main goal of the Howard Dean campaign was and continues to be to remove the current administration from office. Now, how's that going to be accomplished?
Shrub and his cronies have to be removed, one way or another. Either at the ballot box or through impeachment. The ballot box is quicker and marginally neater. But, if the ballot box doesn't work, it will have to be done by the House of the people and that means a significant spinal stiffening.
Since every single member of that body is subject to re-evaluation this year, it would seem that there's a lot of work to be done. If enough of us just get off our duffs and do it.
Right now, since Congress is still in session it's a good time to evaluate potential challengers as to their commitment to change. Then when the members come home to their districts, even as early as the Easter holidays, they can be interviewed as to their commitment to voting to impeach. It's a simple question. Will you vote to impeach or not?
While it's very difficult if not impossible to hold someone to account for NOT doing what they were supposed to (Reagan got away with not implementing all kinds of legislative directives), in this case we are dealing with things that were done--troops that were ordered into war without good reason, people who have been detained contrary to national and international legal standards. Who knows what else? The people whom it was done to know. All they have to be sure of is that their witnessing will be protected and acted on.
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2004/02/22/where_are_iraqs_pentagon_papers/
Posted by Hannah at February 23, 2004 09:06 AM