Democracy for New Hampshire - Crime

Wexler: Rove is in inherent contempt

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:49:21 -0400

The following message is from Congressman Robert Wexler

Last night, I appeared on MSNBC's Verdict with Dan Abrams to discuss Karl Rove's outrageous refusal to appear before Congress regarding serious allegations that he used the US Justice Department to take down a prominent Democratic politician. It is alleged that Mr. Rove personally instigated the prosecution of former Alabama Governor Don Siegleman. The case has been criticized by legal experts, and 52 former state attorney generals – both Republicans and Democrats – have criticized the case and called for an investigation. (You may view the clip here.)

If Rove refuses to testify voluntarily and ignores the subpoenas that will certainly be issued, he should be held in Inherent Contempt of the House of Representatives.

No American is above the law. None of us should be able to ignore Congress without consequence. If Mr. Rove ignores a subpoena from the Judiciary Committee, then the House of Representatives should pass an Inherent Contempt citation and exercise our right to send the House Sergeant-of-Arms to gather Mr. Rove and bring him before Congress to testify.

Et Tu, Gates?

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:22:08 -0400

There's a reason why witnesses called to testify in a court of law are required to pledge to

Tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

Things left out or embellishments stuck in pervert the truth and turn it into a lie. We recently saw that happen with Hillary Clinton's sniper fire in Tuzla and it's also been apparent in the stories told by the twenty-two dirty pensioners--perjurers in the court of public opinion--who spread half-truths and snippets of mis-information about the invasion/occupation of Iraq to deceive the American people and enrich themselves.

And yesterday Secretary Robert Gates joined them. Or maybe he just decided to do his own dirty work. Because the dirty pensioners were a Department of Defense operation.

Perjury in the Court of Public Opinion

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:05:54 -0400

This past Sunday, the venerable New York Times published a lengthy screed in which it was revealed that some twenty-two high ranking retired military men and one still on active duty in the Pentagon had been suborned to give false evidence, about the conduct and progress of the aggression against Iraq, to the electronic and print media.

NH House tables the revolution

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:28:38 -0400

SOURCE: Press Release

Deb Gibbons

Concord, New Hampshire ----- HR24, the Petition to Commence Impeachment Procedures in the United States Congress submitted by NH Representative Betty Hall, was tabled by the New Hampshire House on Wednesday, April 16. The vote was 227 to 95 to table the petition. Before the tabling motion was made, there was limited debate, during which most Republicans left the House floor.

Poll: NH Voters Support Easing Marijuana Penalties

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:39:58 -0400

CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE — A clear majority of New Hampshire voters favor legislation to reduce the penalties for the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use, according to a recent poll. The poll of 625 registered voters was conducted by telephone April 7 to 8 by Mason-Dixon Research for the Marijuana Policy Project and NH Coalition for Common Sense Marijuana Policy.

By a resounding 53-34 percent margin, New Hampshire voters support "a change in the law to provide for a $100 fine without jail time for those who possess an ounce or less of marijuana for personal use."

Current New Hampshire law is one of the harshest in the nation, carrying the potential for a year in jail and a $2,000 fine for small quantities of marijuana. By contrast, driving under the influence of alcohol in New Hampshire does not carry the possibility of jail or prison time for the first offense.

A bill to reduce penalties for possessing one-quarter ounce or less of marijuana passed the New Hampshire House but faces uncertainty in the Senate, based partially on the opposition of Gov. John Lynch.

Certifiably insane: Zubaydah, Bush and the Bureaucracy of Torture

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:55:03 -0400

SOURCE: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00239.htm

Zubaydah, Bush and the Bureaucracy of Torture, Wednesday, 16 April 2008, 1:18 pm, BY Michael Collins

"certifiable, insane"

"The United States does not torture." - Pres. Bush, Sept. 6, 2006

The devastating attack of 9/11 conferred unprecedented popularity on the Bush administration. This was more a reflection of the strong desire for national unity in the wake of a tragedy than an endorsement of Bush policies.

After the attack, there was a frantic effort inside the administration to show a major success in their newly proclaimed war on terror. The administration knew what the public didn't: Far from being surprised by airplanes used as weapons, they'd had a series of warnings from intelligence sources that commercial airplanes were indeed the next weapon of choice by terrorists. Once that information became public, the Bush administration would need something more to boost its image.

Concord Monitor - 200 flock to rally for impeachment

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:16:42 -0400

SOURCE: Concord Monitor
State representatives to vote on resolution

By LAUREN R. DORGAN, Monitor staff, April 15, 2008

Calling President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney "domestic enemies," Pentagon Papers icon Daniel Ellsberg headlined a rally in Concord last night calling for their impeachment.

The rally, which drew more than 200 people to the Capitol Center for the Arts, was aimed at the New Hampshire House, which is considering a resolution that would call on Congress to begin impeachment proceedings against Bush and Cheney. The resolution may come to a vote on the House floor tomorrow.

A pre-rally reception for the House members who will vote on the resolution drew a couple of dozen, among them a few who said they were on the fence about the resolution. Rep. Betty Hall, the 87-year-old Brookline Democrat who is the measure's lone sponsor, was bullish, pumping her arms at a press conference and saying: "I think it's gonna pass."

Scoop News interviews NH Rep Betty Hall on HR24: Impeachment Resolution

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:54:16 -0400

SOURCE: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00172.htm

NH Impeachment Resolution: Betty Hall Interview, Saturday, 12 April 2008, 3:12 pm, Column: Rosalea Barker

Stateside With Rosalea Barker

The ship of state is drifting and it’s getting hard to steer
It’s a complicated issue but the direction’s pretty clear
And each of us is who we need to get to there from here
In these times
Noel Paul Stookey, “In These Times”

As someone who once helped a group of people push a stranded scow back out into the Pacific Ocean, I know personally what people can achieve when the tide is right. In this brief email interview with Betty Hall, she says:

This is how America looks as a result of our illegal elections: Top Bush Advisors approved torture

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:48:55 -0400

Top Bush Advisors Approved 'Enhanced Interrogation'

Detailed Discussions Were Held About Techniques to Use on al
Qaeda Suspects

By JAN CRAWFORD GREENBURG, HOWARD L. ROSENBERG and
ARIANE de VOGUE

SOURCE: April 9, 2008, ABC News

In dozens of top-secret talks and meetings in the White
House, the most senior Bush administration officials
discussed and approved specific details of how high- value al
Qaeda suspects would be interrogated by the Central
Intelligence Agency, sources tell ABC News.

The so-called Principals who participated in the meetings
also approved the use of "combined" interrogation techniques
-- using different techniques during interrogations, instead
of using one method at a time -- on terrorist suspects who
proved difficult to break, sources said.

Highly placed sources said a handful of top advisers signed
off on how the CIA would interrogate top al Qaeda suspects --

Concert and Rally for Impeachment featuring Daniel Ellsberg and more

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:44:41 -0400

Daniel Ellsberg to Headline Historic Impeachment Event in Concord
PRESS RELEASE: Betty Hall

April 3, 2008

Brookline, NH - NH State Representative Betty Hall is hosting Dr. Daniel Ellsberg, Vietnam War critic, for a special event at the Capitol Center for the Arts Monday April 14 at 7pm. It was Ellsberg who released the Pentagon papers which helped end the Vietnam War. Ellsberg will be headlining a group of supporters for Betty Hall's HR24, which, if passed in the NH House would ask the US House to begin an investigation to verify if there is sufficient cause to hold our government leaders responsible, as provided in Jefferson's Manual, Section 603.

Hall's petition specifically cites President Bush and Vice-President Cheney. The historic vote will come to the NH House on Wednesday, April 16.

If passed, it will represent the first time that a state legislature would have invoked the special privilege to ask the US House for investigations to begin with a President and Vice-President. It does not need to be passed through the NH Senate, nor obtain the signature of NH Governor Lynch.

Law Professor: 'The President Ordered War Crimes' Says Bush Ran 'Premeditated, Carefully Orchestrated Torture Program'

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:02:57 -0400

Had enough? Then take back our elections. Who put Bush in the White House? The American voters? No. Does this government represent YOU? If it doesn't, there's a reason for that. Representational democracy only works when the elections work. Until then, we all have this blood on our hands. It won't wash off easy.

SOURCE: BradBlog.com

Constitutional Attorney Jonathon Turley Tells MSNBC Congress Refuses To Investigate Because They 'Do Not Want to Deal With That Fact' Guest Blogged by Alan Breslauer

Jonathan Turley: It really is amazing because Congress, including the Democrats, have avoided any typed of investigation into torture because they do not want to deal with the fact that the President ordered war crimes. But evidence keeps on coming out - the only thing we don’t have is a group picture with a detainee attached to electrical wires. I mean every time we see more evidence we have more and more high ranking people at the scene of this crime. And what you get from this is that this was a premeditated and carefully orchestrated torture program. Not torture, but a torture program.

Citizen controlled, transparent elections=democracy. 84% NH corporate-controlled, secret elections=??? You be the judge.

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:13:58 -0400

Do you vote in NH? Do you know that 84% of NH votes are counted in secret by Diebold corporation? Do you think that's okay? If you are willing to give away - give away - your democratic elections to private corporations and then pay them - pay them - to count your votes in secret, well, what do you expect to get back? Secret vote counting is not exactly the hallmark of democracy. It is the hallmark of something else altogether. Something that looks like this:

SOURCE: Harpers.org

By Scott Horton

I am distressed to see U.S. foreign policy on legal issues formulated with the sort of thinking we associate with mafia dons. If one word were to be picked to describe it, it would be “disgraceful.” The torture policy of the Bush Administration is a policy of, by and for torturers. It marks a radical departure from prior U.S. policies of honorable compliance with the Convention. We have every right to expect it to end on January 20, 2009.

The Torture Team

Siegelman released: nails Rove and the manipulation of our US Department of Justice

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:09:18 -0400

SOURCE: MSNBC.com

Dan Abrams talks to Artur Davis and Scott Horton about the release of Don Siegelman from prison tonight, and recaps some of his coverage on the story. Now will justice be served to Karl Rove for his role in this? I hope so but I'm not holding my breath. Sadly as long as George Bush has a pardon pen in his hand there's no use in trying to convict him now anyway since Dubya will let him walk if he's found guilty.

Brasscheck TV: The assassination of Eliot Spitzer

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:10:27 -0400

SOURCE: http://www.BrasscheckTV.com

http://www.BrasscheckTV.com

Most people have the sense that there was something bizarre and surreal about the sudden coordinated FBI and US news media attack on New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.

After all, unproven allegations about how he may have chosen to spend his own money on his own time hardly seems a worthy subject of front page news for a week

Citizen testimony before the NH House on HR 24 Resolution to Impeach

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:08:21 -0400

Review testimony from NH citizens at the NH House hearing on HR 24 the Resolution to Impeach. NH citizens from all political stripes, all adhering the the US Constitution, speak out on the need to get to the truth about the Bush administration.

View all of the youtubes here

Click the video below to hear Representative Betty Hall's testimony