I've had it with the propaganda that defending our constitutional democracy is "going negative."

I've had it with the propaganda that we cannot afford to defend our constitutional democracy because it would be too disruptive. (Don't you realize we're at war?)

What about the devastation to our government's founding principles?

The servants of the dictatorial administration don't even bother to deny that Bush, Cheney and their co-conspirators are subverting the Constitution; they just denounce us for "weakening the President."

It reminds me of their violation of the principle of consent and denial of reality in 2000. They didn't deny the fact that tens of thousands more Floridians went to the polls intending to vote for Gore than for Bush, they just cynically misused the courts to subvert the intent of our laws and stop election officials from counting legitimate votes.

Let's Get Out There and Call on Our Leaders to Expose Their Lies!

Are the members of Congress that represent you and the Candidates you support looking for a way out of the quagmire in Iraq?

Step 1 is simple: Impeach Bush Cheney

Every day, more of our fellow citizens are coming to understand something that the people and leaders of other nations have long known:

A rogue regime seized the power of the American presidency on January 6th, 2001. The people of other nations can no longer appeal to good will of the American people because we surrendered the sovereignty of We the People.

As long as we leave governing power in the hands of men who are a law onto themselves, options that would be available to a legitimate American President will remain closed to us.

The conflict and chaos that is spreading inhumanity and destroying lives in the Middle East is not inevitable. We can transform resignation into hope right now by reasserting our collective sovereignty, forcing Bush and Cheney out of power, and turning them over to the Hague to answer for their war crimes.

If we restore legitimate leadership in the White House, the doors of possibility that are closed to the fascist war criminals will open

Legitimate American power can be transformed into a force for good overnight. We can commit our nation to the task of engaging the critical players (Sunni, Shia, and Kurdish blocs, ourselves, the EU, Turkey, Russia, China, the Arab League. . . ) and helping them to find solutions that can work because all the parties have a stake in making them work.

If, because of our complicity in the horrors committed by this regime our continued involvement is rejected, we must get out of the way, withdraw our troops, and begin to redeem ourselves by setting aside reparations that would be paid as negotiated milestones and conditions are met.

Are the members of Congress that represent you and the Candidates you support looking for a compelling message of hope and renewal?

Here's a doozie: Impeach Bush Cheney

Treason is defined as "Violation of allegiance toward one's country or sovereign." In the United States, it is the collective will of the people that is sovereign.

The occupants of the White House not only terrorized us into war with baseless threats of mushroom clouds, they are violating countless laws; invoking a fictional right to do so (e.g. claiming authority to continue criminal surveillance of Americans without warrants). Bush and Cheney are leading a conspiracy to violate our collective will. Their actions constitute treason against our constitutional democracy.

Bush and Cheney have made it crystal clear that nothing short of Impeachment will put an end to their treasonous exercise of unrestrained power.

It is difficult to believe the nation has been tolerating their egregious violations, but when countless Americans are so alienated from their own government, it shouldn't surprise us that they fail to recognize the creeping fascism that is subverting the principles and institutions established in our Constitution.

It may sound paradoxical to some, but as we fight to expose the abuses, we are renewing the American spirit of optimism as we call on our fellow citizens to reconnect to their government, recognize their own power, and recommit to the task of forming "a more perfect union."

What could be more positive than reminding each other:

• that the Constitution is a contract among ourselves;
• that we yielded NONE of our collective sovereignty to ANY institution we established;
• that we gave NO party to the contract the right to usurp or surrender our collective sovereignty.

Good flows from doing the right thing. But even if there weren't so many rewards, when high officials in the Executive or Judiciary are subverting the Construction, our representives in Congress are sworn to act, whatever the consequences. ("Fiat Justitia, Ruat Coelum" -- "Let Justice Be Done, Though the Heavens Fall")

------------ A couple notes about our federal design ------------

Contrary to what the fascists would have us believe, the three branches of Government DO NOT share power equally.

When we established our Constitution we vested more power in Congress than the Judiciary or the Executive. As OUR VOICE the balance necessarily favors Congress.

How do we know we gave Congress more power? Simple; we gave Congress the Power to Impeach high officials in the Executive and Judiciary. (The President and the Judiciary Can’t remove members of Congress).

Of course, it is possible for the laws we pass to address specific problems to conflict with each other or with the tenets of our Constitution. We gave the power to resolve those conflicts to the Judiciary, but that power can never TRUMP Congressional action.

We give our courts the task of ensuring that that laws WE enact are consistent with the guiding principles WE establish. As we strive for a more perfect union, we look to the courts to ensure that our laws are the most accurate reflection of our will that can be achieved in an imperfect world.