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Should the President Should Be Impeached?
The question posed is very simple; it takes little thought to answer if you are self aware of the current situation the country is in. Are you happy with the President? A vast majority of Americans, some 90%, would say No. It seems like a pointless question, one of an opinion that can be formed in seconds, not truly following whether or not the questioned truly feels that way. So another question which 100% of Americans said yes to is imposed. Are you aware of the Abu Ghraib scandal, one where United States soldiers beat and killed prisoners, be they civilian or militant, innocent or guilty, and also kidnapped and used family members of the detainee as bargaining chips for information (Seattle), and in a few cases, raped the small children of a prisoner to force a confession out of him? (Herald) Were you aware that this was not an isolated event? (CS) The abuse has also been seen at Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, an America-run “Terror” prison. The sad thing of torture is that it can be hidden behind a veil of patriotism and good intention, though the road to hell is well paved over time and time again with good intentions. Some things, though, cannot be overwritten. Some things go too deep, too far for one to be able to pave over his telltale heart. The Geneva convention says this about civilian hospitals in a time of war. Part II, Chapter 3 of the Geneva convention: “Civilian hospitals organized to give care to the wounded and sick, the infirm and maternity cases, may in no circumstances be the object of attack but shall at all times be respected and protected by the parties to the conflict.” (Geneva) A story came out of the news, one of soldiers raiding a hospital in order to free a U.S. soldier being treated there. (Post) The story of a captured Jessica Lynch being picked up by a squad of U.S. soldiers sent in by a general’s orders to bring her back. Though one side of this story is less spoken of, this is the one of doctors and hospital patients themselves being forced out of their beds, handcuffed or shackled while forced onto the floor for the duration of the “Rescue.” As defined by the Geneva convention, this act is NO Less then War Crimes, and Crimes Against Humanity for the civilian patients involved. (Cuffed)
Though, crimes against humanity do not have to occur across the world, they can happen much closer to home. In 2005, A storm hit the southern coast of America, one named Katrina by N.O.A.H. The area affected the most was New Orleans, Louisiana. Five days before the storm hit, Governor Blanco declared a state of emergency. The Bush Administration refused them aid, and later denied they had ever even declared a state of emergency. (Snopes) The following events are well known, one of FEMA not giving aid till four days after the storm had passed and the city was doomed, Of George thanking Brown, the former director of FEMA for his dismal failure: “You’re doing a heck of a job, Brownie” is the now famous quote. Thousands were stranded at the Superdome while bodies of the dead lay on the street outside and in the water. Those of rape, murder, and starvation of the people held captive in that dome while the government refused to let aid come into the city. (Aid)
Americans are guaranteed the right to a democratic election of their leaders. Twice now this right has been inarguably taken away. In 2004, there were massive cases of voter fraud in Florida. Cases of black voters not being allowed into polling places at all, of voters taken off the registered voter list for having names similar to those of convicted felons. A striking amount of dead voters cast their ballots along with U.S. servicemen turning in their ballots in too late. Along with a punchcard voting system that was known to be flawed and yet still used, a tally was made, and in the end, former Vice President Al Gore was said to be the popular vote leader, but the Supreme Court ruled in favor of George W. Bush.(Fraud)
History did just as it said it would, repeating itself again in 2004. The election seemed clear cut with George Bush as the winner yet again, though this time winning in three swing states instead of the one. Since the election and up to this day, news of abhorrent yet impossibly similar fraud has yet again surfaced, bringing a new light upon the outcome. In Palm Beach Florida alone, there has been a count of over One Hundred Thousand Diebold voting machine errors alone during the 2004 election. (Wow!)
Though a defense should be brought up for each American. While elections may be debatable, along with the war the president has started, it is not a good idea to change leaders in the middle of a war. Though former president Truman may disagree, the strength of the country could weaken under new rule, the goal of the former president weakened and taken off track. Troops could be demoralized and the overall message to the world could then be skewed, a chain reaction of death, destruction and chaos from the removal from power of one man. The cost as well could be tremendous to the country. A nation already far in debt could be plunged even further by the trial of its leader. During the Clinton impeachment, the total cost of the proceeding were exceeding 1.2 million dollars. (Impeach). With the list of impeachable offenses, and the time it took to simply resolve one issue of impeachment, the impeachment trial of President George Bush could run into the hundreds of millions, a price almost as much as a single day at war In Iraq (177 Million). (Clock)
The information is there for all to see. Simply the beginning of a long list of reasons, calling to action a life-saving event. The reasons against it are few and far between, an obvious fault to a logistical argument against the one presented now. War crimes, crimes against humanity both home and abroad, not even to mention an unjust war and two questionable elections, stand firm, in fact, to any opposing argument to the impeachment of the man inhabiting the office of President of the United States. There is one final question, that of which the others asked the questioned you to comprehend. A question that Seven short of all asked, said a firm “Yes” to. Should the president be impeached?
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