Of course, you know the outcome, Congresswoman and House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi. You would automatically become our next president. That
presents a dilemma. As Speaker of the House, you cannot be seen as
encouraging proceedings that might succeed in making you president. You
also cannot simply ignore the impeachable offenses of the current
administration.
If what you've really waited for 200 years to achieve is a chance to
prove greatness in women which is as deserving of celebration as the
great male leaders of two centuries ago, you now have the opportunity
to prove that the long struggle was worth it.
Don't wait until 2008, however, leaving it up to Hillary Clinton to
assume the role that women have waited for 200 years to play. If you
do, you'll be an enormous disappointment to both men and women. Between
now and 2008, the current White House can get up to more mischief than
the world can bear.
How much can you do as Speaker of the House to stop Bush and Cheney
from adding to their mass murders of Iraqis and sacrificing young
Americans for a lie? Both Bush and Cheney will continue to alienate the
rest of the world with their arrogance. Can we afford to embitter more
of the international community?
Bush and Cheney will certainly carry their arrogant warmongering powers
into Iran, or provide the means and support for Israel to do it, with
further violations of the Constitution. However Iran simply isn't going
to stand for it. What will you do about Iran’s resistance? Will you
sanction a repeat of Hiroshima over Tehran?
There are several things you
can do as Speaker of the House while impeachment proceedings are underway:
- In addition to requiring accountability as you promised concerning
Iraq, you must insist on the same accountability regarding Iran.
- Demand undeniable proof that Iran’s nuclear development is more
than energy related. Don’t let the White House get away with the hat
trick they pulled with Iraq when they insisted Iraq prove they didn’t
have WMD’s.
- Require the administration to explain why the US previously
encouraged Iran to develop nuclear energy in order to preserve oil
resources.
- Make it clear to the Congress that action against Iran intended to
protect Israel will ultimately result in public retaliation against the
Jewish community in America and more resistance to and hatred of
America in the international community.
On her way out of Congress on December 27, 2006, Congresswoman Cynthia
Mckinney entered 12 grounds for impeachment in 3 different categories
into the
Congressional Record:
six failures to ensure the laws are faithfully executed, two abuses of
office, and four failures to preserve, protect and defend the
Constitution.
Complete coverage of Ms. McKinney's charges has been published by
David Swanson in the Atlantic Free Press and can be viewed here.
If you can accomplish what really needs to be done in the only course
of events that will save us from further devastation, both men and
women will cheer and toast the woman for whom we have waited for 200
years.
Writings 
Two hundred years ago, you were busy raising children, teaching them things they don't learn today. You were also looking after your husbands — those men who made America great. Because you looked after them well, we had leaders that make today's politicos look like cretins.
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