Rocky [Anderson] to be speaker at impeachment rally - Washington State

[helderheid]

Rocky to be speaker at impeachment rally

By Heather May
The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 02/28/2007 01:21:48 AM MST

Rocky Anderson is the new Cindy Sheehan.

Salt Lake City's mayor is becoming a national anti-war protester, just like the Texas resident who lost her son in the Iraq conflict. Anderson spoke at a rally in Washington, D.C., last month and he will testify Thursday in support of a Washington state resolution urging Congress to investigate and, possibly, impeach President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.

"I'm interested in doing absolutely everything we can to heighten the awareness of the American people of how this president and his administration have brought our country to probably the lowest moral point in our history," the Democratic mayor said Tuesday, saying Bush has violated constitutional rights and international treaties. "If impeachment is not appropriate under these circumstances, I can't imagine a case where it would be."

Democratic Washington Sen. Eric Oemig is sponsoring the impeachment resolution and invited Anderson to speak. The resolution asks Congress to see if there is sufficient evidence to charge Bush and Cheney, and if so, to impeach them.

"Washingtonians want to know how we got into Iraq, and they want to ensure that something like this never, ever happens again," Oemig said in a news release when he introduced the resolution earlier this month.

The resolution accuses the president of providing Congress and Americans "distorted" intelligence to make the case for the Iraq invasion, squandering taxpayer money on the war, conducting electronic surveillance of Americans without warrants and using the ''enemy combatant'' status to "strip American citizens of their constitutional rights."

"Such offenses, if committed, are subversive of constitutional government to the great prejudice of the cause of law and justice, and to the manifest injury" of Americans, the resolution states.


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[Arkana]

1. Thread does NOT deliver.

I was hoping for Rocky Balboa.

[helderheid]

2. You obviously haven't experienced Rocky Anderson! I'll fix the OP

[dogday]

6. This Rocky will knock your socks off when he speaks

I have heard him, and I tell you, he is great....:thumbsup:

[helderheid]

14. Here is a video from the DC Rally - please watch it!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=M0ZzxGkYbyA

[lebkuchen]

22. I wish he had been mayor when I lived in SLC

takes guts to say what he said in SLC. I admire him.

[helderheid]

24. TWICE elected - wish he were my mayor - I live in Sandy

[lebkuchen]

27. Terrible about Trolley Square

I greatly enjoyed my couple of years in SLC.

[helderheid]

28. when were you here?

[lebkuchen]

29. Let's see

88-90.

right below the capitol.

I enjoyed a swim across the street, and the gym! And a bike ride behind the capitol up that beautiful canyon...I can't remember the name of it.

And Big/Little Cottonwood Canyons

and so many other things about the area...really a best kept secret in the US, Utah.

[porphyrian]

3. Kick for the stereotype-shattering residents of Utah. - n/t

[helderheid]

4. thanks!

:hi:

[porphyrian]

7. I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the concept of a progressive Mayor of SLC...

;p

[helderheid]

8. Salt Lake City is a BLUE city - very progressive. Other pockets here are Park City, Moab, and Price

The rest is ass backwards RED.

[porphyrian]

9. Heh, I know, you told me before. I'm just giving you a hard time.

;)

[helderheid]

10. It bears repeating :P

[teriyaki jones]

5. He was pretty amazing at DC rally

I found him to be the most dynamic, most exciting speaker of the day. He tells it like it is.

tj

[helderheid]

11. he was GREAT! I have been fortunate enough to not only hear him at 2 Utah rallys but

I got to watch one of the Kerry/Bush debates in his home. His very humble home where he had to go out and buy rabbit ears for his TV because he never watches it.

[pat_k]

12. Kick & Rec! (Where's that fifth vote??)

[helderheid]

13. thanks!

[BuelahWitch]

15. I plead the fifth!

;)

[opihimoimoi]

16. ROCKY FOR PRESIDENT.....nuff said....

[helderheid]

17. I could live with that! :D Oooh! GORE/ANDERSON!

[Kolesar]

18. Rocky's campaign/donation site is not working. Bad timing with this publicity.

I was going to kick in something. It would have been: http://www.voterocky.com/

[helderheid]

19. He's not running for Mayor for a 3rd term, that's why - that would be for his old campaigns :)

:hi:

[Kolesar]

20. Congress?

:hi:

[helderheid]

21. he hasn't said!

Though in Utah, he couldn't win.

[helderheid]

23. kick

[VP505]

25. Mayor Anderson

gives us all hope that at least some of our elected officials are tuned into the will of the people.

[Homer Wells]

26. As a fellow DU'er once said about KUDZU

I am Bullish for Rocky-
He IS GOING PLACES!!

:applause: :applause: :woohoo: :headbang: