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Stage Set for Impeachment

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Ship Sinking for Bush and Cheney
Stage Set for Impeachment

Dear XXXXX,

The stage has been set for the impeachment of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. Their lies have been laid bare. The popular sentiment in the United States has turned dramatically against the administration. As their war crimes and attempted usurpation of Constitutional government are continuously revealed, more and more prominent people are joining the movement, and taking the step of publicly calling for impeachment.

Bush and Cheney are hoping that they can escape accountability because of the shameful timidity of their Congressional critics. But even this fact won't save them as the people of the United States become convinced that the government lied to them about its plans to wage a naked war of aggression.

What is needed is a final groundswell of popular support demanding that Congress act in accordance with the Constitution to hold the President, Vice-President and other high officials accountable for their commission of high crimes and misdemeanors.

When we began this movement - with tens of thousands coming together across the country to take back the Constitution - we were told that while the principled position was commendable, it was unrealistic. Now, you cannot turn on the television or open a newspaper without running across someone talking about the need for impeachment. Together we have made an incredible difference and now is the time for us to get into gear for the next steps.

The ImpeachBush.org / VotetoImpeach movement is undertaking a six-month action plan that includes full-page newspaper ads, radio and television 60-second commercial spots, an internet based publicity campaign and a huge manifestation of the impeachment movement in the streets during the locally coordinated anti-war demonstrations on March 18-20 marking the third anniversary of Bush’s criminal invasion of Iraq. We need your help today - please make the most generous contribution that you can by clicking here.

What is the situation today?

The people are speaking out for impeachment and demanding action. An Ipsos Public Affairs poll released on October 11 found 50 percent favoring impeachment if Bush lied about the reasons for going to war. The recent Zogby poll put the number favoring impeachment at 53 percent if Bush lied. This number is significant because so many people do indeed believe that Bush, Cheney and the others lied.

Bush and Cheney are desperately trying to counter their critics. Recognizing that their ship is sinking, Cheney in those free moments when he is not lobbying for the right to carry out torture is going out in attack dog mode. He is trying to tear apart their critics, but it is backfiring. The people have had enough.

Even the sit-on-their-hands Democrats cannot ignore the fact that half of the signs at recent mass anti-war demonstrations supported impeachment. The Republicans impeached Clinton for relatively minor offenses when his administration had an approval rating of 60%. The Democratic Party big-wigs have stayed safely on the sidelines trying to hold back the motions for impeachment even though Bush’s approval ratings have slipped to 38%.

Rep. John Murtha came out two days ago with a scathing attack on the administration and its war in Iraq. Yet the leadership of the Democratic Party has distanced itself from Murtha's position calling for prompt withdrawal of U.S. troops. The moving force behind impeachment, and behind ending the war in Iraq, will be the pressure of the people. That is what the ImpeachBush.org movement represents.

Help us bring this massive pressure to bear by getting the word out, talking to your friends, co-workers and neighbors, proudly displaying and wearing your Impeach Bush gear which you can pick up at the Resource Center, and, help us launch the massive advertising and publicity campaign by making a donation now.