Impeachment ought NOT to be debated on the grounds of whether it is politically viable or not (although this is likely to be the knee-jerk reaction of all too many who have been spoon-fed the pablum of our times). It SHOULD be done, however, because it is the appropriate legally prescribed remedy for the situation we find ourselves in of perceived crimes committed at the highest levels. Not an "option." By NOT doing it, members of Congress would have to be considered accomplices in the crimes. For if they see it, have the power to act upon it, but decline to do so, they allow the crime and the conditions created by it to continue in effect, further eroding our already weakened Constitution.

We are very close to Constitutional crisis and perhaps even violence if we try to sweep, once again, this situation under the rug, as, alas, America is wont to do. We have really become rather addicted to comfort and convenience and don't want to trouble our pretty minds with reality, power games and such. We'd much rather sip a few and watch the game. Why do you think professional athletes, movie stars and entertainers get paid such huge sums. It's not just that they sell stuff. It's that they serve a SOCIAL FUNCTION that is valuable to those paying. Everyone's eyes OFF the prize.

Well, the nation has been hijacked (of course we've been told that it's OTHERS that have threatened us), and we're faced with WHAT, if anything, the People can and will do about it. We don't have a great history in this direction, and a massive MISinformation scheme of media conglomerates kinda filters the public's access to information and therefore, its view on things.

In any case, the courage to push ahead, to finally CALL this Administration on its dismal, dangerous record and CHALLENGE it to do the bidding of the American public--as it was designed to do--in Congress, in town halls, in workplaces, in the media (alternative and wherever else possible), in classroom, and on the streets, will require consistent and growing vocal pressure from those of us on the short end of this stick. Without such growing pressure--and visibility--this Congress is unlikely to find the political will to do its assigned job. They need us, and we need them to do the right thing. Full court press, my friends.

Apropos of this, there is an online PETITION (what--another? No, this is the real deal) on Sen. Edward Kennedy's site (tedkennedy.com)--"It's Not His Decision; it's OURS"-- to tell Bush in no uncertain terms that he does not have the right to make his life or death decisions alone or just with his buddies. It is public acts like this which can engender courage and just possibly a sea change that not even this repugnant regime can handle. We must never underestimate their hatred and power to do harm to those who disagree with them. But even they have limits--their belief that force can create New Realities from whole cloth (while on some levels seems to work quite well) is nothing more than a sick delusion. Reality is moved by millions of little things.

Let's start working on the little things, moving always in the right direction of telling truth to power, and we may even surprise ourselves.

Labels: Bush, Constitution, crimes, crisis, Impeachment, Kennedy, public pressure