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This presumes that massive election theft does not occur because the turnout on election day is so massively huge that the Cheney-Rove-Diebold-et-al cabal doesn't dare to pull a "stunning" upset. All the same, patriots, you have to keep in mind that the oligarchs -- oops, I mean the republicans -- are busily preparing us with the relentless repetition of the twin mythologies of the "vaunted Republican voter turn-out operation" and the "conservative evangelical family values voters" that produces results that contradict even more completely than the presidential 2000 and 2004 election polling data, and today that data guarantee the U.S. House --- and probably the Senate --- transform to a Democratic Party majority. It's a drag to consider, but we should really be prepared with contingency plans if 9pm election night brings, "Wait a minute, wait a minute, it looks as though 25 contests that heavily favor Democrat candidates are now in play with unexpectedly strong Republican vote totals . . ."

SO! The oligarchs --- oops, I mean the Republicans! ---

cut and run, and November 8th is morning in America!

What do we do then? said Grandfather to Peter . . .

Bob Fertik has a great list, and I don't see a single line I disagree with.
I implore that you put INVESTIGATION at the top of the list, and
investigations directed to bring forth ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT
against Bush-Cheney must be initiated within the first 100 days of the
new Congressional session.

This means work must start now to replace both Nancy Pelosi and
Harry Reid as the Democrats' legislative leaders. It's not acceptable
to say "We will not put impeachment on the table," and it's tragic
that she and Reid are so cowed by the rabid right wing media and the
Republican attack dogs. It is on its face totally nutz to give W a blank
check for the remaining 110 weeks of his reign. Good grief, look at
the damage Bush has already done. You want to play Russian roulette
with Bush???

Further, Pelosi & Reid fail their duties as officers of our government.
People need to understand that in the end, impeachment's got
nothing to do with how much we hate Bush/Cheney et al. This is
about a matter of law. They broke the law, and the legislators are
REQUIRED to bring articles of impeachment against them and the cabal.
People must also understand the Constitution's Article 2, Section 4:

The President, Vice-President, and all civil officers

of the United States, shall be removed from office

on impeachment for, and conviction of . . .

It means that Rice, Rumsfeld, Gonzales, even Karl Rove, can all
be impeached and removed from office, indicted, prosecuted and
convicted for their criminal actions.

You have heard about Jefferson's Manual of Parliamentary
Practices, which was essentially his vision of a time --- now --- in
which the Congress is so decadent, corrupt, bribed, bought-off,
that it's no longer responsible to the people who elected them, and
so Jefferson contrived a means by which the people in a state can
go over the heads of a "nothing doing" Congress.

Here in New Jersey we're in a campaign to get our state's
legislature to pass a Resolution to Impeach Bush-Cheney. When
this resolution is passed, thanks to Jefferson's rules, which are
part of the rules of the U.S. House, the resolution would travel
from New Jersey to the Clerk of the U.S. House, and would have
the effect of "an order transmitted to the House, directing it to
take up the issue of impeachment." This is do-able, it can be
done with dispatch, and will serve to bring momentum to John
Conyers' Resolution 635, which will initiate investigations into
articles of impeachment.

Now here's another aspect that demands mention.

Getting rid of the bad guys who now hold the power in our
government does not solve the whole problem, of course.
In fact, the restoration of justice that impeachment brings
means little unless we give equal weight to reclaiming our
democracy.

That means we must put beside impeachment at the top
of our priorities passage in Congress of the VOTERS' BILL
OF RIGHTS. The theft of two presidential elections in a row,
the theft of other elections --- look to Max Cleland losing in
Georgia, look to Chuck Hagel winning in Nebraska, and look
most recently at the weird Busby-Bilbray contest in San Diego,
California's Congressional District, the election to succeed
convicted felon Duke Cunningham --- demand that democracy
be reclaimed for the people of the United States, and that
honest elections be protected and guaranteed. Federally
mandated oversight of our election process is essential; so
too should international oversight bodies be invited to
monitor elections in our country.

Paper-only balloting must be our national standard for
democracy. At present, every voting machine can be rigged.

Paper-only balloting is one proof that simpler and cheaper is
the best way to go. Among our key documents listed here
is our proposed VOTERS' BILL OF RIGHTS. It deserves
your active support.

Please contact us, visit our site and learn how you can
support our campaign. It's all part of the work to restore
justice in our country, and to reclaim democracy. It is all of a
piece, but this in particular deserves to head the list. The path
to preserve, protect and defend our Constituion is the path of
impeachment.

Thanks, Hutch.
North Jersey IMPEACH GROUP
Statement of Purpose
NJ Impeach Time
Resolution to Impeach
Voters' Bill of Rights
Impeach Petition USA
NJ Legislature Leaders 2006-7