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Over the dissent of their executive committee, the Vermont Democratic State Committee today (March 24) voted overwhelmingly to call on the Vermont Legislature to endorse an impeachment resolution that has been until now stuck in the House Judiciary Committee in Montpelier.
Although the Vermont Speaker of the House, Democrat Gaye Symington, does not want to take up the issue, her counterpart in the Senate, President Pro-Temp Peter Shumlin, called on the delegates to support impeachment. The vote was lopsided, with less than eight votes against, The State Committee also included Dick Cheney in their call for accountability, and demanded that the legislature take up the issue in this session.
This is a clear victory for the people of Vermont, who have followed up their town meeting calls for impeachment with a grass roots lobbying effort at the Vermont Statehouse.
Vermont's Congressional delegation of Patrick Leahy, Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch have all voiced opposition to Vermont calls for impeachment. While Sanders and Leahy have great influence in the state, and receive support and admiration from a large majority of the population, they should be starting to realize that citizens know the difference between blind loyalty and thoughtful consideration. Vermonters are acting to save the Constitution and the Republic. Mr. Leahy and Mr. Sanders first interests on this issue seem to be staying loyal to the Democratic Party leadership. Maybe with the Democratic State Committee's rejection of their anti-impeachment attitude, they will begin to see the light.
Peter Welch, who claims to be all about ending the war, is content to put all of his efforts into supporting resolutions that fund the war and make demands that the troops come home in a year and a half. Of course, Mr. Welch knows that if these demands survive a Senate vote (which they won't) they will be greeted with a Presidential veto. But he persists in claiming that they are significant and carry the weight of law. Passing a House bill calling for withdrawal is a worthy symbolic gesture, but by itself is a rather pathetic one. If Mr. Welch wants to get serious about ending this war, then he will recognize that Vermonters are on the right track with their calls for impeachment and he will honor our calls by working with his counterparts in Washington to initiate the impeachment process.
The people's voices are growing louder. As we saw today, even when their "leaders" are aligned against them, they will not be stopped. Today the Dems. Tomorrow the legislature. The next day the nation. We will not be stopped, because the law, the truth and the values of our Republic are on our side.
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