May 2006

Voting, Organizing, and Protesting

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I voted in a local election today in Charlottesville, Va., a progressive town in a regressive state in a very backward nation. The electronic machine I voted on creates no paper trail. The friendly woman who directed me to it reassured me that they would produce a paper record later, which I could read at the registrar’s office, completely missing the concept of producing a simultaneous record that could later be compared with what the machines produce. But I did have to show an ID, so read more

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Impeach Cheney First

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By David Swanson

We should impeach Vice President Dick Cheney first, and President George Bush immediately thereafter. This idea is not original with me. It’s been seen on bumper stickers for quite some time. My attention has been called to it by the fact that Congresswoman and Judiciary Committee Member Maxine Waters is talking about it. See below.

I’m persuaded of thevalue of this approach for several reasons. Among activists who very much want impeachment, one can hear a long read more

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Today Is Mission Accomplished Day

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Impeachment Petitions to be Delivered to Speaker Dennis Hastert at 9 a.m., Monday, May 1

At 9:00 a.m. ET on Monday, May 1, “Mission Accomplished Day,” in Room 235 of the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C., Ellen Tenney of Rockingham, Vermont, will present the Speaker of the House with petitions from three towns in Vermont calling for the impeachment of President Bush. The towns each passed resolutions to send the petitions.

These are the first of many petitions from towns, read more

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