"If Democrats will not impeach this president," says Dave Lindorff, "I quit."
What a fantastic idea.
The cowardly Democrats have been playing around with fake and meaningless antiwar resolutions and pointless hearings about administration crimes, but refuse to even talk about impeachment.
It is obvious that they hope to placate angry voters by giving the illusion that they are stopping Bush, but doing nothing of substance. They hope only to embarrass the president and position themselves as the country's saviors to win the next election.
That's not good enough.
If enough Democrats quit in disgust, the party might be encouraged to get a little backbone and do the right thing, even becoming real saviors in the process.
Lindorff joined the Green Party. Your choice may vary. It doesn't matter whether you join the Greens, the Socialists, the Populists, or just go unaffiliated. As long you don't join the Republicans, of course
As Lindorff says, "Only the impeachment of Bush and the other criminals in the current administration can restore the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the tradition of separation of powers that has provided the underpinning of American democracy for over two centuries."
When you quit, change your registration, be sure to let the Democratic National Committee and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi know. Tell them you won't be back until they actually begin impeachment.
Posted by Deck at April 1, 2007 09:30 PM