Why we MUST make an effort to impeach corrupt gov. officials...

The calls for impeachment are getting louder... Miraculously, there are those of you who are actually AGAINST the impeachment of Dick Cheney, and George "WWIII" Bush. Some of you say that we need to focus on next year's election, and impeachment would only be a distraction. Others say that if we try to impeach characters like Cheney and Bush, that we will only fail, making fools of ourselves, and embarrassing the democratic party.

Whatever the case may be, allow me to present an argument for why we MUST make an effort to impeach not only Cheney, not only Bush, but each and every political figure who abuses the position they have been given.

As Americans, we are at a major crossroad. We have just endured nearly two terms with an administration that has desecrated our constitution, started unfounded wars, and generally alienated the public and the world at large. We have a President who makes references to the possibility of WWIII. We have a President who has unlawfully suspended habeas corpus, and has severely infringed upon our civil rights and privacy.

We are so off track, in so many ways, that a new president will not be the cure-all that so many of you are hoping for. If we allow these crimes to go unchecked, if we simply ignore the elephant in the room, and hope the next administration is better, then we have no hope for change. It simply won't work. The next President won't be better, because the limits have been tested, and they will know what they can get away with. This administration has set the precedent, and now it's up to us to tell the world if we are willing to take it lying down. It's up to us to tell the world that this is not the American way.

We need to send a clear message to our government workers, corporate entities, and the rest of the world. We will NOT stand for the desecration of our constitution. We will NOT allow anyone to instigate and initiate unfounded wars in our name, and with our resources, human or otherwise. We DO stand for freedom. We DO stand for equality (let's start by acknowledging Iraqi civilian casualties as being equally important). We DO aspire to peace.

It's silly, but in my mind, I imagine our national transformation to be a lot like the transformation of a hero in a kung fu movie. Imagine it; We are at our weakest point, at the lowest of lows, riddled with disease, corruption, (and a plummeting dollar); until we are on the brink of death. Miraculously, we don't die...we transform into something greater than ourselves. As we awake from our long slumber, waves of change and powerful energy emminate out from us, effecting all in our path. That's how we can make a real change in the world. That's how we can usher in a new era; after the oil. We first have to make a change from within, which is why we are constitutionally obligated to seek the impeachment of Cheney, Bush, and a long line of other corrupt government officials.

Perhaps they didn't know it then, but this administration is exactly what the founding fathers had in mind when impeachment was designed. If we do not make an effort to impeach those who have treacherously offended our great nation with acts of treason, then we are in league with them, and we are fully responsible for Bush's next war with (insert oil-rich country here). It is at this crossroad where we must decide who we will be tomorrow.

Impeachment=Change