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Apparently one of the Representatives brought forth 35 articles of impeachment against President G.W. Bush. This was brought to my awareness not by the media but by a friend of mine, Anarch-Renae.

That point alone is interesting. The article provides a link to the charges themselves, which is a bit long, but I skimmed through about half of it. Here is a link to the article: [link]


The article urges us citizens and resident aliens to be granted our right to information. 35 articles, folks. What took them so long? was my initial reaction, followed by "who else could be charged if he can?" Bush is accused of more or less initiating the war (in/on) Iraq. I've never liked the guy (the first time I saw his picture when he was running, I disliked him; I'm still not sure why but I'm glad my instincts were there even then)but I have always gotten the impression he was a mere puppet for his administration, so I'm not sure how I feel about *him* getting impeached.

However, when I read the actual articles I found myself indignant, particularly at a section (in Article X) regarding Jessica Lynch. Apparently Bush/the government is accused of "falsifying accounts of Troop deaths and injuries for political reasons". Lynch was not injured in battle as was previously claimed; she survived an automobile accident. She was not wounded from gunshots; she was wounded from broken bones.

If her story was falsified how many other lies did they feed us?


I would like to know. I'm rather curious; the impeachment would lead to real investigation under public eye rather than the government's alone. I would like to see the trials because I have questions I've wondered since it all began: I would like to know how much Bush had to do with this. I want to know if he was a mere puppet who spoke the words, or if it was he who dreamt of certain prosperity. If he really wanted all of it, I would like to know how he got his administration in the same boat. I would like to know how many lies the government told about Iraq.

No matter what the outcome, it would be a fascinating trial, as Anarch said. However, as the article pointed out, the charges aren't being publicized (which again seems to say something to me about the whole damn thing).

I am going to try to write these people, more out of curiousity than out of anything else, and I encourage anyone else to do the same. We have the right to know, and if we don't ask who knows what we're getting.

We're a world power, America; what we do can change the world. Though not always for the better, but we can try our best.


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