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An open letter to Barack Obama

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Senator Barack Obama
713 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20240

Dear Senator Obama:

On February 12 of this year you stood up for the rule of law and stood against an outlaw administration that has challenged the Bill of Rights and the Constitution in ways that most Americans agree are serious enough to warrant the President’s and the Vice President’s impeachment. You said,

“I am proud to stand with Senator Dodd, Senator Feingold and a grassroots movement of Americans who are refusing to let President Bush put protections for special interests ahead of our security and our liberty. There is no reason why telephone companies should be given blanket immunity to cover violations of the rights of the American people – we must reaffirm that no one in this country is above the law.

“We can give our intelligence and law enforcement community the powers they need to track down and take out terrorists without undermining our commitment to the rule of law, or our basic rights and liberties. That is why I am proud to cosponsor several amendments that protect our privacy while making sure we have the power to track down and take out terrorists.

“This Administration continues to use a politics of fear to advance a political agenda. It is time for this politics of fear to end. We are trying to protect the American people, not special interests like the telecommunications industry. We are trying to ensure that we don’t sacrifice our liberty in pursuit of security, and it is past time for the Administration to join us in that effort.”

We were so proud of you then.

We, the thousands of us, the hundreds of thousands of us who have been led to believe that you represent a strong and uncompromising chance to make a change in this country’s direction will be watching closely this week to see how effective you can be in rallying your party to the side of Senator Dodd and Senator Feingold. I am merely one of a vast number of people who contrasted your attitude with that of the insiders who were willing to let the President and the industry off the hook. We liked what we saw, Senator. We wanted that man to lead this country.

If you can not send a bill to the President that assures our security through the FISA process, but does not pardon any past lawlessness, then many of us will break ranks in disillusionment. Send the President a strong and uncompromising bill and let him veto it if he dares. This is your chance to show us that you can stick by what you say. I urge you to take that chance, and if that raises the “national security question” early in your campaign against Senator McCain, so be it. You can’t beat McCain by behaving like him. Stand up for yourself. Stand up for us all. Stand with Senators Dodd and Feingold against the forces of lawlessness. Strike down the telecommunications immunity provisions in H.R. 6304.

Sincerely,

Frank Paynter

Impeachment – Article Fourteen

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Article 14
MISPRISION OF A FELONY, MISUSE AND EXPOSURE OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION AND OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE IN THE MATTER OF VALERIE PLAME WILSON, CLANDESTINE AGENT OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
In his conduct while President of the United States, George W. Bush, in violation of his constitutional
oath to faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability,
preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty under Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution “to take care that the laws be faithfully executed”, has both personally and acting through his agents and subordinates, together with the Vice President,

(1) suppressed material information;
(2) selectively declassified information for the improper purposes of retaliating against a whistleblower
and presenting a misleading picture of the alleged threat from Iraq;
(3) facilitated the exposure of the identity of Valerie Plame Wilson who had theretofore been employed
as a covert CIA operative;
(4) failed to investigate the improper leaks of classified information from within his administration;
(5) failed to cooperate with an investigation into possible federal violations resulting from this activity;
and
(6) finally, entirely undermined the prosecution by commuting the sentence of Lewis Libby citing false
and insubstantial grounds, all in an effort to prevent Congress and the citizens of the United States from discovering the deceitful nature of the President’s claimed justifications for the invasion of Iraq.

In facilitating this exposure of classified information and the subsequent cover-up, in all of these actions and decisions, President George W. Bush has acted in a manner contrary to his trust as President, and subversive of constitutional government, to the prejudice of the cause of law and justice and to the manifest injury of the people of the United States. Wherefore, President George W. Bush, by such conduct, is guilty of an impeachable offense warranting removal from office.

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Impeachment – Article Thirteen

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Skipped a beat yesterday… missed my daily Article of Impeachment post:

Article 13
Creating a Secret Task Force to Develop Energy and Military Policies With Respect to Iraq and Other Countries
In his conduct while President of the United States, George W. Bush, in violation of his constitutional
oath to faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability,
preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has both personally and acting through his agents and subordinates, together with the Vice President, created a secret task force to guide our nation’s energy policy and military policy, and undermined Congress’ ability to legislate by thwarting attempts to investigate the nature of that policy.
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