Promoted by Steven D.
Almost half of the states have citizen ballot initiatives. The right has become fluent in using these processes to propose (and often pass) anti-immigrant, anti-gay, and anti-american legislation. Given that – even two years ago – a majority of Americans supported impeachment, there is no reason why we shouldn’t take the initiative process and use it for a patriotic and proper purpose: organizing initiatives to force state recommendations of impeachment to the House of Representatives.
The following states have citizen ballot initiatives:
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Why do this?
- Send a loud and clear message to Congress that the American people are serious about that body performing its Constitutional duty to act as a check and balance against a rogue executive branch.
- Substantially increase progressive, moderate, and swing voters at the polls (not to mention libertarian and disaffected moderate republicans).
- Substantially increase the progressive voice in Democratic primaries when the initiative is also on the ballot.
- Force media attention to the issues – the blatantly illegal conduct of the Bush administration – that they have occasionally discussed but mostly avoided.
- Show the world that the American people are not blind to, nor will they stand idly by for, the unconscionable actions of a few supposedly taken in their name.
- Finally, a loud enough voice can actually start the impeachment process in the House of Representatives.
This is a serious and important effort if a group wants to undertake it. If you are interested in creating a team to start up such an effort, or if you are part of a group that is already considering such an effort, use this thread or contact me at impeachmentinitiative@gmail.com and we can get started. Its early enough that an organized effort can put an initiative on most of the states.
(cross-posted at DailyKos)