Arrest Speaker Pelosi for Obstruction of Justice

According to AfterDowningStreet.org - Nancy Pelosi is urging the Judiciary committee NOT to go forward with contempt charges against former Presidential advisor Karl Rove. House Judiciary Chairman Congressman John Conyers and the rest of the Judiciary staff are battling to pursue the charges, yet Ms. "Impeachment is off the table" has unilaterally decided to protect the criminals in the Executive Branch. Therefore, Ms. Pelosi should be immediately arrested for not fulfilling her solenly sworn duty to enforce the checks and balances of the United States Constitution, and immediately replaced by someone with a healthy respect for the rule of law. So... who knows how to reach the Sergeant-at-Arms?????

Does the Constitution Require the Impeachment of Bush and Cheney?

Here is a *must-read* article that can be found at http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/constitutionrequires...

And (by the way...) the answer is "Yes!!!!"

A message to Silvestre Reyes about Telcom Immunity

(Note: Congressman Silvestre Reyes, D-TX, Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, sent a widely publicized and strongly worded letter on 2008-02-14 to (p)Resident Bush regarding his objections to the FISA bill provisions for Telcom Immunity.)

Wow.. for a little while there, I was impressed...

After reading your letter, which included such gems as:

If our nation is left vulnerable in the coming months, it will not be because we don’t have enough domestic spying powers. It will be because your Administration has not done enough to defeat terrorist organizations – including al Qaeda -- that have gained strength since 9/11. We do not have nearly enough linguists to translate the reams of information we currently collect. We do not have enough intelligence officers who can penetrate the hardest targets, such as al Qaeda. We have surged so many intelligence resources into Iraq that we have taken our eye off the ball in Afghanistan and Pakistan. As a result, you have allowed al Qaeda to reconstitute itself on your watch.

You have also suggested that Congress must grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies. As someone who has been briefed on our most sensitive intelligence programs, I can see no argument why the future security of our country depends on whether past actions of telecommunications companies are immunized.

The issue of telecom liability should be carefully considered based on a full review of the documents that your Administration withheld from Congress for eight months. However, it is an insult to the intelligence of the American people to say that we will be vulnerable unless we grant immunity for actions that happened years ago...

...I, for one, do not intend to back down – not to the terrorists and not to anyone, including a President, who wants Americans to cower in fear.

We are a strong nation. We cannot allow ourselves to be scared into suspending the Constitution. If we do that, we might as well call the terrorists and tell them that they have won.

As recently as February 24th, Congressman Reyes was on the record as being anti-telcom-immunity in an article in the Washington Post, co-written with Jay Rockefeller, Patrick Leahy, and John Conyers

Well, it was nice while it lasted...

According to this article from Crooks & Liars, Silvestre Reyes Says The House Is About Ready To Approve FISA Bill—WITH Immunity!!!

Here is a similar article at the "Wake Up, America" blog

And a truly damning appraisal, compliments of Scholars & Rogues, entitled: The Reyes Doctrine: speak loudly and cower like a whipped cur

Yes, folks... proving once again that talk is cheap, a highly-placed member of the so-called "opposition" party has told the American public exactly what they wanted to hear, only to support the criminal policies of the Bush Administration when it came time to "walk the walk..."

As I wrote on his Facebook fan page,

You caved on Telecom Immunity???? After all that tough talk, you sold us out... threw us under the bus... What do they have on you? Or were you just a shill all along??? Remember - those who do not fight this regime are guilty of aiding and abetting War Criminals - as well as guilty of violating their sworn, solemn oath to uphold and defend the Constitution... perhaps you should start thinking about some sort of Congressional Immunity bill... you might just need it...

In the words of the Chimp, himself: You're either with us (the American people) or you're against us (in cahoots with the administration)

Remember: Democrats can be war criminals, too...


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"...Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed..."

USDA recalls 143M pounds of beef

In the largest beef recall in U.S. history, the USDA is recalling beef products dating to Feb. 1, 2006, that came from Chino-based Westland/Hallmark Meat Co., which supplies meat to the federal school lunch program and to some major fast-food chains.

The article in Newsday includes an official saying that about 37 million pounds of the recalled beef went to school programs, but they believe most of the meat probably has already been eaten.

A recall on perishable goods dating back two years? For potentially hazardous foodstuffs that have already been consumed by the innocent, unsuspecting, (and seemingly expendable) future of our nation?

Nice, isn't it? Admittedly, we all roll the dice when we entrust our health to the Fast Food restaurants, but the School Lunch Program??? Come on...

Politicians LOVE to talk about "protecting the children" - but only if they can use it as a cudgel against a member of the opposition party...

Children are more important than corporate profits, right?

Right???

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(As for the Fast Food restaurants - according to another source, McDonald's and Burger King are NOT customers of this distributor, but Jack-in-the-Box and the fabled In-N-Out Burger may have purchased Westland/Hallmark "beef" - however, no time frame was given...)


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"...Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed..."

House passes contempt citations against Bush aides - AG will not enforce????

In an article from RawStory - House passes contempt citations for Bush aides, we are reminded that Attorney General Michael Mukasey recently told Congress he would not prosecute the contempt charges because Bolten and Miers were following Bush's order that they not appear.

1) "Following orders" got soldiers executed after WWII - why the double standard????

2) Since when is the AG allowed to be in contempt of Congress?

When will they be held accountable???

"...Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed..."

Senate bans waterboarding and other torture - Justice Dept agrees it is illegal - Bush vows to Veto????

In an earlier post - "May we arrest them all???" I did not directly mention Bush/Cheney by name, yet it was this gruesome twosome that I was referring to when I said Pelosi and Conyers were aiding and abetting War Criminals...

Well, if you had any lingering doubts about the Executive Branch's contemptuous disregard for the law, take a look at these stories:

First up is a Yahoo News link - Justice Dept: Waterboarding not legal

Second is an article from USAtoday - Senate votes to ban waterboarding; Bush vows veto

Let's see now... Banned by Senate, Declared illegal by Justice Department... hmm... sounds like SOMEONE (shrub) is endorsing criminal activity...

When will we hold these war criminals accountable?????

"...Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed..."

New Utah Bill To Allow Police Misconduct Be Hidden From Public

Ran across this gem at WhatReallyHappened.com - here is the link to the story from a local Utah TV station's website...

As the article states, a bill such as this one "... would be allowing for hidden misconduct from those who are expected to live the highest of society’s standards."

Unfortunately, some seem to forget that the police (like the government) work for the people, and must answer to the people...

Once again, it's a matter of accountability...

"...Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed..."

May We Arrest Them All ???

1) Madame Speaker Pelosi is guilty of aiding and abetting War Criminals
2) Madame Speaker Pelosi is guilty of violating her sworn, solemn oath to uphold and defend the Constitution

3) House Judiciary Committee Chairman Conyers is guilty of aiding and abetting War Criminals
4) House Judiciary Committee Chairman Conyers is guilty of violating his sworn, solemn oath to uphold and defend the Constitution

5) Attorney General Mukasey is guilty of contempt of Congress
6) Attorney General Mukasey is guilty of violating his sworn, solemn oath to uphold and defend the Constitution

We oughta drive the entire bunch of traitors out of Washington clad in tar and feathers...
Some might even ponder letting them face Capital Punishment for their actions... It would have precedent - and - it would be within the law...

"...Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, -- That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness." - The Declaration of Independence

Once again, the media chooses your candidates for you...

An excellent article with some astute reader comments (always nice to see!) that appeared in the Las Vegas Sun, discusses the exclusion of Dennis Kucinich from Tuesday night's (1/15) nationally televised Democratic "debate."

Originally invited by MSNBC to appear on the program, Congressman Kucinich's invitation was rescinded, causing him to challenge the case in court and present such a powerful argument that the judge ordered the network to allow Congressman Kucinich to participate, under penalty of an injunction that would cancel the entire event. The judge's ruling was that the appearance would be beneficial to potential voters, believing that Nevada voters would be better served by hearing from more than just the "three front-runners."

Unfortunately, the might of the giant, multi-national weapons manufacturer, General Electric, which just happens to own NBC, was brought to bear upon the Nevada judiciary, claiming First Amendment right to show whatever the hell they pleased, and they certainly weren't going to let some peace advocate distract attention from their bought-and-paid-for war party candidates. And MSNBC is a cable channel, so forget your antiquated (and no longer enforceable) fairness doctrines in the media - those only applied to the regular airwaves when they *were* in force...

So there!!! (writer embellishment... sorry...)

The Nevada Supreme Court, in its infinite wisdom, sided with the First Amendment Rights of the General Electric Corporation over the the civic responsibilities of the People of the United States to be informed, educated voters and citizens.

Who the hell is General Electric (or NBC, or any media outlet for that matter...) to tell you that these are the only three candidates from which you may choose? Are you going to tell me that Iowa and New Hampshire are truly representative cross-sections of this multicultural melting pot, therefore, the rest of the country would have no reason whatsoever to deviate from the opinions held by these cold, white, predominantly rural, omniscient king-makers?

Hmmm... methinks large groups of Americans have been summarily disenfranchised. I can assure you with the utmost certainty, that the issues of greatest import to the fine folks in Des Moines or Concord are not necessarily identical to those of their fellow citizens in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans or Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

The last I knew, all the citizens deserved the opportunity to listen to all the candidates and make their own decisions, thank you very much! (Which reminds me... it looks like the amazingly coincidental correlation between vote fraud and the Electronic Voting Machines from Diebold will have to be discussed in another post...)

Anyway...

YOU CHOOSE YOUR CANDIDATE - NOT THE MEDIA!!!!!
YOU CHOOSE YOUR CANDIDATE - NOT THE MEDIA!!!!!
YOU CHOOSE YOUR CANDIDATE - NOT THE MEDIA!!!!!

(And please, please, please... don't go with the flock mentality, either, huh? "Oh, but everyone else is voting for so-and-so!" Aaarrgghh... do your own homework, OK? You just might be copying your answers to the exams from over the shoulders of a whole lot of the dumbest people in the class - who didn't do *their* howework, either... Thank you...)

Andy Olmsted

A soldier died in Iraq, a few days ago. I found out because the soldier was a blogger I read fairly regularly on Obsidian Wings. He wrote well, reasonably and with civility. His commentaries were interesting. They were worth reading. He was a good man who cared deeply and communicated that caring.

He also understood the possibilities of being in a theater of war, and what they could mean. He wrote an entry to be published in the event of his death. I quote a bit bit from his posthumous post:

What I don't want this to be is a chance for me, or anyone else, to be maudlin. I'm dead. That sucks, at least for me and my family and friends. But all the tears in the world aren't going to bring me back, so I would prefer that people remember the good things about me rather than mourning my loss. (If it turns out a specific number of tears will, in fact, bring me back to life, then by all means, break out the onions.) I had a pretty good life, as I noted above. Sure, all things being equal I would have preferred to have more time, but I have no business complaining with all the good fortune I've enjoyed in my life. So if you're up for that, put on a little 80s music (preferably vintage 1980-1984), grab a Coke and have a drink with me. If you have it, throw 'Freedom Isn't Free' from the Team America soundtrack in; if you can't laugh at that song, I think you need to lighten up a little. I'm dead, but if you're reading this, you're not, so take a moment to enjoy that happy fact.

I will make no point. No argument. No plea. Someone who moved me with his writings is dead and I am sad, angry and reminded that we get a sorely limited tenure on this rock before we are a long time gone.

Valhalla. The Summerlands. Nirvana. Heaven.

Wherever you are, Andy, thank you and Rest In Peace.

Happy New Year from Jefferson Weeps!

Just a quick note wishing all a very happy, healthy, and prosperous new year from us here at Jefferson Weeps... Of course, since 2008 is a presidential election year here in the the States, we would be remiss if we did not remind you to get out and exercise your constitutional right to vote in your state primary elections over the next few weeks, and then again, way down the road, in November. Not only is a right, but it truly is your duty as a responsible citizen... Here is one way to get into the spirit of participatory democracy - a link to an online primary being held at MySpace on Jan. 1st and 2nd:
http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=impact
Remember - do not let others tell you to cast your vote for a candidate who is 'electable,' who 'looks presidential,' that they 'would like to have a beer with,' whose platform is in 'the best interests of any sovereign nation other than the United States,' or any other such nonsense... Cast your vote based upon the candidates' stands on all the issues and listen closely to your conscience for direction...
Meanwhile... Happy New Year!

Catch-22 - Impeachment vs. Martial Law

Rep. John Olver (D - MA, 1st District) issued a statement back in July 2007 stating that Congress won't impeach Bush/Cheney - because if they do, Bush/Cheney will bomb Iran, declare a national emergency, institute martial law, and suspend the 2008 elections.

This statement gained notice in October when it was brought to a larger stage through Ralph Nader including Rep. Olver's words in a speech that became widely available on YouTube.

The question now becomes: What makes you think they won't do this *without* the threat of impeachment? Why won't they go ahead and do it anyway? What will we do *then*????

This administration has proven time-and-time-again that they will resort to whatever underhanded means they require in order to advance their agenda. Assume the worst, err on the side of caution - a return to normalcy after martial law can *not* be guaranteed, so the risks are too high in doing nothing...

You're either with us or against us... Congress MUST support Rep. Kucinich's bill to impeach, or face prosecution further down the road...

Democrats can be War Criminals, too...

If they do not take action to stop the wars of aggression pursued by the current administration, then they are complicit in the War Crimes perpetrated by the administration.

If they do not take action to impeach the traitorous members of the current administration who have committed numerous 'High Crimes and Misdemeanors,' against their own people and the whole of humanity, then they have abdicated their oaths to uphold the Constitution and have themselves become complicit in Treason.

Let them know that they will be held accountable...

Senate Bill 1959 to Criminalize Thoughts, Blogs, Books and Free Speech Across America

Profuse apologies for the two-week gap in posts here at Jefferson Weeps - I imagine that my unindicted co-conspirator RoadPoet-NY was waiting for your humble host to actually post something for a change, yet I so hate bumping his creations further down the page...

Anyhow...

This evening's bee in the proverbial bonnet combines two favorite topics for discussion around here... America's steady march toward fascism contrasted with the potential saving grace of the Dennis Kucinich presidential campaign.

Over at NewsTarget.com, they have a major article bearing the same name as this blog post - Senate Bill 1959 to Criminalize Thoughts, Blogs, Books and Free Speech Across America - which you should definitely take a moment (or two) to read at http://www.newstarget.com/022308.html. This bill poses a direct threat to our civil liberties and rights guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution - in other words, a topic that should be of grave concern to all Americans.

Contributor Mike Adams does an excellent job of explaining the provisions of the bill, and why it should matter to your ordinary citizens - plus, he includes a frightening look at the "Ten Steps to Fascism" as explained by author Naomi Wolf in a lecture available on YouTube as well as in her book, The End of America - Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot."

So far, so good... right? A very important article containing very important information and additional reference materials with which to pry open the eyes of the teeming masses, so that they might awaken to the abominations taking place directly under our noses and begin fulfilling their obligations as responsible citizens as opposed to the media-driven role of sheep-like consumers.

Well... It seems that Mr. Adams has been afflicted with a particular type of convenient factual blindness that is endemic amongst the fervent supporters of Republican Texas Representative, Dr. Ron Paul, which leads the supporters to loudly proclaim that the honorable doctor is the one-and-only staunch defender of the U.S. Constitution.

Now, it is completely understandable that in this day and age - where the convenient illusion of a two-party system serves to hide the reality of one single war-party, whose members are bought-and-sold by moneyed interests and beholden to big business, certain foreign governments, and the military-industrial complex - regardless of the letter appearing after their names - it is completely understandable that one might lose sight of the few rare individuals who take their solemn oath to defend the Constitution very seriously. However, is it unreasonable to expect a little homework from members of the Fighting 101st Keyboard Corps, these pontificating pundits, before the bloviating begins in earnest? We here at Jefferson Weeps think not...

It is with this responsibility in mind, to present *all* the facts, not just the "cherry-picked" variety so valued by the current regime in Washington and so eagerly regurgitated by the so-called "mainstream media," that the following letter was written. You see, there is at least one *other* staunch defender of the Constitution currently running for the highest office in the land, and his name is Dennis J. Kucinich. With any luck, Mr. Adams now knows this as well. The text of the letter follows:

Bravo on the article and the link to Naomi's 10 Steps... however, I must call you out on the carpet for an out-and-out falsehood in your article.

When you wrote, "...In terms of the upcoming election for U.S. President, there is only one candidate that actually believes in freedom: Ron Paul. He needs your support to win: www.RonPaul2008.com ...All the other candidates are nothing more than tyrants of different political affiliations. Ron Paul is the only candidate that truly understands the fundamentals of freedom." you did your readers a MAJOR disservice...

Ron Paul is NOT the only candidate whom actually believes in Freedom... there is one other, and he has been fighting just as long and just as hard to defend our Constitution. His name is Dennis J. Kucinich, the Democratic Representative from Ohio, and excluding Congressman Kucinich from your article makes you guilty of the same tactics that others use to marginalize the campaign of Dr. Paul

I admire Dr. Paul greatly, and believe that his campaign is doing wonders for our political process - however, Congressman Kucinich deserves the same attention and respect - so perhaps the rhetoric could be scaled back a wee bit, eh?

Meanwhile, thanks for your time, your articles, and for alerting the public to this grave danger to our Republic!

In closing, Mike Adams deserves great praise for his attempts to shed some light on Senate Bill 1959, and anyone who reads this article owes it to themselves, their families, and their country to spread the word far and wide in order to defeat this appalling piece of legislation - just do yourselves another favor while you're at it... Remember Dennis Kucinich, and don't let the media pick your candidates!

Torture...

...and why it only works on (and for) fools.

Ok, it comes down thus…

Big Bad Terrorist (BBT) is captured, questioned at length and threatened with waterboarding and/or other torture. BBT has trained against such tactics, knowing full well that such would be his fate if captured, so he tells the powers that be to pound sand.

The captors think that he know something… anything…specifics are irrelevant or worse, inconsequential.

They torture at length, and…

Lo, what words, through yonder lips do break?

He sputters, coughs and finally lets slip the fact that there’s a cell in LA planning to blow up Ahhnold and, with any skill, thousands of civilians, at some major sporting event. He provides a salient name. A location or two. The Feds go wild… LA is locked down and indeed three men are bagged with a truckload of ammonium nitrate and appropriate hardware. Trial is scheduled for August.

Big win… until the next day, when Manhattan, Boise or Houston is incinerated by the main bomb the main cell installed while BBT was bullshitting the bullshitters.

If terrorists (or anybody else) can find volunteers to die on multiple airplanes, they can certainly find volunteers to create multiple bomb plots. No cell members will need to know that under torture, leaders will ‘cave’ with one set of names to preserve the main objective.

Its called misdirection, and as Penn & Teller regularly demonstrate, it ain’t rocket science. Sad to say, it would make ‘saving’ LA quite the Phyrric victory.

OTOH, it’ll turn the vast majority of Americans into the same raving holy warriors they supposedly tortured people to stop. Exactly the lose/lose scenario desired by extremists.

Are they really that smart? Yes.
Are we really that dumb? Jury's still out.