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pacalo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-16-08 11:51 AM
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I guess Harry Reid's e-mail regarding torture was just one too much for me.
We've been doing this for 7 long years, over & over, with the same outcome. I've had it up to here with petitions that go nowhere. It's way past time for impeachment.

Dear ______,

Since Tuesday, tens of thousands of you stepped forward and took a stand against torture. I am happy to announce that all your hard work paid off. Thank you.

The Senate passed the Intelligence Authorization bill banning torture. This sent a clear signal to the world: the United States Senate believes torture is immoral and does not work.

Now the bill will go to George Bush, who has a choice: He can sign it into law and declare America does not torture. Or he can continue to damage America's reputation in the world.

Now is the moment when we all need to join together and say "no" to torture. If you've already signed the petition, please forward this e-mail to your friends and family and ask them to sign. If you haven't signed, take a stand against torture now by visiting:

http://giveemhellharry.com/stoptorture

Nearly every expert on interrogation agrees that torture is counter-productive. Most of the information it generates is simply unreliable, causing our intelligence agencies to waste time chasing down false leads. It also puts U.S. troops at risk, in addition to undermining our counterinsurgency operations.

Now is the time for George Bush to show some moral leadership and sign this bill into law. That is why, right now, all of us need to join together and take a stand against torture by visiting:

http://giveemhellharry.com/stoptorture

Thank you,

Harry Reid


My reply:

We’ve been doing this for 7 long, nightmarish years. Let's just cut to the chase: a president who breaks one law after another should be impeached -- particularly one who has no regard for the Constitution & has the twisted belief that he is a king, with no accountability.

I say “no” to Bush & Cheney & their objective to destroy this country. What are we waiting for?

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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-16-08 11:54 AM
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1. Torches! Pitchforks! Peaches!
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-16-08 12:00 PM
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2. Yeah, Harry and Nancy both owe this administration big time. If they had
been impeached then Harry (and Nancy) wouldn't have been able to send out all those e-mails praising themselves and patting themselves on the back for doing absolutely nothing.

Where else can you get a job like that? And have your salary and benefits (BIG benefits) and expenses paid by the people you're screwing over?

What a racket.
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pacalo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-16-08 12:05 PM
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4. Do they even listen to themselves?
"Or he can continue to damage America's reputation in the world."

He's been allowed to "continue" only because no one has stood up to do the right thing. Don't have the numbers? State the facts before the public & then let's see what the numbers are.
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Subdivisions Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-16-08 12:03 PM
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3. I'm not signing anymore goddamn petitions that are only
Edited on Sat Feb-16-08 12:48 PM by Texas Explorer
designed to get you to sign so they can get you on their mailing list and repeatedly hit you up for donations. Meanwhile, they string you along and do nothing you want them to do or fail to do the thing you signed the petition to have done.

I'm with Jackpine this morning. Torches and pitchforks. Sans the can of peaches.
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pacalo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-16-08 12:07 PM
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5. Let them send me requests for donations. I'll use them for my own agenda: My "Impeach NOW" reply
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