Censure: Will it work this time?
One of the few respectable members of the U.S. Senate, Russ Feingold, is making another attempt at censuring President Bush and others in his administration over the deceitful invasion and occupation of Iraq and the illegal warrantless wiretapping scandal.
From the article:
Feingold spoke eloquently of the need to set the historical record straight. What message does it send, he asked, if elected representatives do not hold accountable a President and Vice President who have used mistruths, spin, manipulated intelligence reports and fear to drag this country into a war that is the most colossal foreign policy mistake in our history? What message does it send if we do not hold them accountable for weakening our security through relentless assaults on the rule of law on which our country was founded?
History must therefore record, Feingold argued, that when faced with an administration which doesn’t recognize or respect the separation of powers, which perpetually acts as if the executive branch is above the laws of our nation, the people and their elected officials stood up and demanded accountability.
Let’s hope that Harry Reid and other spineless Democrats grow some balls and get behind these resolutions. Impeaching and removing Bush and Cheney is far too much to hope for, but censure is within the realm of possibility and would be an important symbolic milestone.
For what it’s worth, you could express your opinion to your Representative and Senators.