by Andrew Bard Schmookler
from OpEdNews.com

AT LAST, IT’S CRYSTAL CLEAR WHAT OUR MOVEMENT MUST DO

Now that the Bushites have made it clear that the only way to defend the Constitution and the rule of law is to impeach them, one other thing has become clearer than it has ever been before: what the anti-Bushite movement must do.

It is time to organize to apply maximum pressure on Congress to move it to impeach the leaders of this lawless administration.

From one angle, it’s unfortunate that Congress must be pressured to do this. One would wish that they would fulfill their oath to defend the Constitution on their own.

But from another angle, this is the best way for the impeachment process to unfold. A mass movement by which the people demand that Congress impeach these lawless rulers not only pushes the Democratic majority in Congress, it also provides them political safety.

The Democrats have been inhibited by the fear that any move to impeach these would-be tyrants would be interpreted –by the media and the public– as mere partisan politics– just a move to wrest power from their opponents.

But if enough people demand that Congress defend the Constitution by impeaching this lawless leadership, it will be clear that this is not a matter of power but a matter of answering the people’s impassioned call to fulfill their oath of office. What could be more defensible than that?

What protects the proponents of impeachment also undercuts those who would defend this lawless regime. In America, the will of the people is difficult to argue with. This is our country, and whereas the American people may not be qualified to make strategic policy we are fully entitled to demand that our birthright of a constitutional democracy be protected. “You took an oath, now fulfill it. Impeach those who are stealing OUR country!”

Already, according to the polls, about half the American people favor the impeachment of Bush and of Cheney. Such public sentiment is unprecedented in American history, and such numbers demonstrate the potential for an unprecedentedly massive social movement. If we can combine a clear and powerful message with putting our movement in its millions into the streets, the force on Congress would be irresistible.

That’s our job now: to organize to accomplish it.

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