‘Impeachment Headquarters' Opens in LA

Left-leaning locals target Bush and Cheney
By Jonas Oransky,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 5, 2007 1:53 PM CDT
‘Impeachment Headquarters' Opens in LA
Iraq war protesters stand in the gallery of the Washington State Senate wearing shirts spelling out "impeach," in reference to President Bush, after an anti-war speech by Sen. Eric Oemig, D-Kirkland, in Olympia, Wash., Thursday, April 19, 2007. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)   (Associated Press)

A coalition of Democratic and Green Party clubs opened a storefront office in Los Angeles yesterday, as part of a seemingly Quixotic campaign to remove the President and Vice President from office. Some 300 people heard speakers at a nearby rally cite the Iraq war, spying on citizens, and torture tactics used against terrorist suspects as justification for the effort, the Los Angeles Times reports.
 

The most high-profile speaker was Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles), who said "This is one of the most important efforts this country has ever seen." But getting rid of Bush or Cheney would require a 2/3 vote in the Senate. And as one Democratic observer put it, "Impeachment is a distraction since it's not going to happen."

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