Would you like to see DU on the list of Groups calling for Special Prosecutor for Bush/Cheney et al?

[omega minimo]

Poll question: Would you like to see DU on the list of Groups calling for Special Prosecutor for Bush/Cheney et al?

GROUPS REQUEST SPECIAL PROSECUTOR FOR BUSH, CHENEY, et alia
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/prosecutorstatement

Statement on Prosecution of Former High Officials

We urge Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a non-partisan independent Special Counsel to immediately commence a prosecutorial investigation into the most serious alleged crimes of former President George W. Bush, former Vice President Richard B. Cheney, the attorneys formerly employed by the Department of Justice whose memos sought to justify torture, and other former top officials of the Bush Administration.

Our laws, and treaties that under Article VI of our Constitution are the supreme law of the land, require the prosecution of crimes that strong evidence suggests these individuals have committed. Both the former president and the former vice president have confessed to authorizing a torture procedure that is illegal under our law and treaty obligations. The former president has confessed to violating the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

We see no need for these prosecutions to be extraordinarily lengthy or costly, and no need to wait for the recommendations of a panel or “truth” commission when substantial evidence of the crimes is already in the public domain. We believe the most effective investigation can be conducted by a prosecutor, and we believe such an investigation should begin immediately.

Drafted by The Robert Jackson Steering Committee
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/robertjackson

Signed By:

Center for Constitutional Rights
http://www.ccrjustice.org

The National Lawyers Guild
http://www.nlg.org

Society of American Law Teachers - SALT
http://www.saltlaw.org

Human Rights USA
http://www.humanrightsusa.org

After Downing Street
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org

American Freedom Campaign
http://www.americanfreedomcampaign.org

Ann Wright, retired US Army Reserve Colonel and US diplomat
http://www.voicesofconscience.com

ANSWER Coalition
http://www.answercoalition.org

Backbone Campaign
http://www.backbonecampaign.org

Brad Blog
http://www.bradblog.com

Cities for Peace
http://citiesforprogress.org

Citizens for Accountability, Ventura County

Citizens For Legitimate Government
http://www.legitgov.org

CODE PINK: Women for Peace
http://www.codepink4peace.org

Daniel Ellsberg, Truth-Telling Project
http://www.ellsberg.net

Defending Dissent Foundation
http://www.defendingdissent.org

Delaware Valley Veterans for America
http://www.delvalvets4america.org

Democrats.com
http://www.democrats.com

Glenn Greenwald
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald

Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
http://www.space4peace.org

Gold Star Families for Peace
http://www.cindysheehanssoapbox.com

Grandmothers Against the War
http://www.grandmothersforpeace.org/gatw

Grassroots America
http://www.grassrootsamerica4us.org

High Road for Human Rights Advocacy Project
http://www.highroadforhumanrights.org

Impeach Colorado
http://impeachco.com

Impeach for Peace
http://impeachforpeace.org

Indict Bush Now
http://www.IndictBushNow.org

Individuals for Justice
http://www.IndividualsForJustice.org

Iraq Veterans Against the War
http://ivaw.org

Ralph Lopez, author of "Truth in the Age of Bushism," chairman, Jobs For Afghans
http://jobsforafghans.org

Justice Through Music
http://www.jtmp.org

Marcus Raskin, co-founder of Institute for Policy Studies, member of editorial board of the /Nation/, member of the special staff of the National Security Council in the Kennedy Administration

Media Freedom Foundation/Project Censored
http://www.projectcensored.org

Naomi Wolf, author of /End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot/, and /Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries/ http://naomiwolf.org

National Accountability Network

Northeast Impeachment Coalition
http://www.neimpeach.org/wp

Op Ed News
http://www.opednews.com

Partnership for Civil Justice (PCJ)
http://www.justiceonline.org

Peace Action
http://www.peace-action.org

Peace Team
http://www.peaceteam.net

People for Peace & Justice/St. Augustine, FL
http://www.staugppj.org

Peter McLaren, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles

The Progressive
http://www.progressive.org

Progressive Democrats of America
http://www.pdamerica.org

PDA/DFA South Jersey
http://pdamerica.org/statecaucus.php?s=NJ

The Public Record
http://pubrecord.org

Republicans for Impeachment
http://republicansforimpeachment.com

Save the Bill of Rights
http://www.savethebillofrights.org

Smirking Chimp
http://www.smirkingchimp.com

Christiane Brown, The Solution Zone
http://www.1230kjfk.com

Tulsa Impeachment Committee
http://impeachok1.org

United for Peace and Justice
http://www.unitedforpeace.org

Velvet Revolution
http://www.velvetrevolution.us

Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/vips

Veterans for Peace
http://www.veteransforpeace.org

Voters for Peace
http://votersforpeace.us/index2.php

War Crimes Times
http://www.warcrimestimes.org

Wisconsin Impeachment/Bring Our Troops Home Coalition
http://www.impeachwi.com

World Can't Wait
http://www.worldcantwait.net

:kick:

PROSECUTEBUSHCHENEY.ORG:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/taxonomy/term/15

WHAT YOU CAN DO:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/39106

With permission of David Swanson
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5120872

[ellenfl]

1. K & R! eom

[Reeta77]

2. K&R!!

:kick:

[Time for change]

3. Yes, I would love to see that.

Thank you.

[omega minimo]

11. that's quite an impressive list, isn't it?

:kick::

[Time for change]

18. Yes, it is

It would be great for DU to be on it.

[IDemo]

4. Absolutely yes

[slipslidingaway]

5. YES!!! K&R n/t

[omega minimo]

6. Well the one vote for "Let's discuss it" didn't post anything so..............

the :eyes: have it :spray:

:bounce: :bounce:

[omega minimo]

7. okay make that 2 Mystery Votes for "wait and see"

[omega minimo]

8. all right, 50 minutes and one No.

Hmmmm

[Ichingcarpenter]

9. Yes...... I would be ashamed if DU is not on that list

and wouldn't consider it a progressive site anymore.

[bertman]

10. Absolutely.

[Lionel Mandrake]

12. Hell yes!

Better late than never.

There is no statute of limitations for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

[Ichingcarpenter]

13. kick nominated n/t

[omega minimo]

21. thanks for the

:bounce:

[chill_wind]

14. Wholeheartedly yes. K & R. n/t

[earth mom]

15. There can't be any answer but Hell Yes!

:kick:

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

16. We are thinking alike... I posted this earlier yesterday

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5121644
(Prosecute them for murder)

[omega minimo]

22. 94% now. We're almost up to Bush's disapproval rating!

[New Dawn]

17. YES!

[dgibby]

19. Definitely!

K&R!

[liberalsince1968]

20. YES.

[garybeck]

23. yes BUT (and this is a big BUT)

DU is not an organization, it's a discussion forum.

I am not aware of any previous attempt for DU to act as an organization. I'm not sure we want to break the mold at this point.

[omega minimo]

24. ah, I see. good point. I think the list has at least one other board on there, tho

thank you for pointing that out.

[Supersedeas]

25. no one is above the law - justice is blind

[bananas]

26. Absolutely! nt

[omega minimo]

27. .

[robertpaulsen]

28. Absolutely! K & R!

:kick:

[omega minimo]

29. link to kpete thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3755833

[omega minimo]

30. Have all the folks from the Check In thread voted?

:popcorn:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5075189

[omega minimo]

40. 95% of votes + linked "Check in thread" -- shall we ask Skinner?

[H2O Man]

31. Very good.

Nominated, of course.

There is some talk about a possible prosecution of Rumsfeld. I think that it has to include Cheney.

[omega minimo]

32. and.......................?

The statement calls for prosecution of Bush, Cheney, et alia.

I saved the Vanity Fair photos of Buscho "et alia" by Annie Leibovitz from around the "aluminum tubes"era. It was shocking how REAL (scary) their expressions were, their lies written all over their faces...........

[H2O Man]

33. Yep.

I like that statement. But I was speaking of some talks going on elsewhere.

[wildbilln864]

34. absofrikkinlutely! K&R! nt

[JNelson6563]

35. Ok, I'd need to think about this......

YES!! :patriot:

[omega minimo]

36. well thanks. for a minute it looked like maybe one of the "Maybe" folks was going to SAY something

:hi:

[chknltl]

37. Make It So, Number One

(KnR of course)

[omega minimo]

39. LOL

"Hmmm, I wonder what Skinner thinks........."

[madrchsod]

38. well.....we are the loudest liberal democratic site on the web