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Vermont lawmakers to call for Bush impeachment

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Shay Totten
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Marek's letter, which is being sent to the members of Vermont's congressional delegation, states that many Vermonters believe Pres. Bush violated the law and the U.S. Constitution by holding people as "enemy combatants" or beyond their court-ordered release, by ordering secret wiretaps of phone conversations, and by misleading the public on the reasons for invading Iraq.

"These questions raise, both individually and in their totality, issues of the gravest national importance," the letter states. "Fundamental standards of due process require that such allegations not simply be accepted as true; however, they also cannot and should not be ignored."

Obtaining "objective answers to these questions is increasingly critical to sustaining public faith in our constitutional system of government and in its requirement for accountability by every president," it states.

Six Vermont towns passed resolutions on Town Meeting Day calling for Bush's impeachment.

That was followed by, at last count, at least eight Democratic county committees. The state Democratic Party Committee also has endorsed a measure that asks the Republican-controlled U.S. House to pass articles of impeachment against Bush for misleading the nation on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and engaging in illegal wiretapping, among other charges.

On May 1, Vermont's effort moves to the nation's capital when Vermonters plan to hand deliver their petitions to House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-IL.

The members of Vermont's congressional delegation, who are not enthusiastic about impeachment, do support hearings that could lead to possible censure.

originally published in the Vermont Guardian

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