The first decree of the new President must be…!!!!!

[mikelewis]

By the President of the United States of America a Proclamation


George W. Bush became the forty-third President of the United States on January 20, 2001 and was reelected in 2004 for a second term by the electors of the fifty states. His term in office continued until January 20, 2009 whereupon the next duly elected President was sworn in.

Pursuant to resolutions of the House of Representatives, its Committee on the Judiciary conducted several inquiries and investigations on the actions of the President and Vice President as well as a great many of their aids. The hearings of the Committee and its deliberations, which received wide national publicity over television, radio, and in printed media, resulted in stonewalling and outright contempt of Congress by many of the Presidents staff. An unprecedented level of corruption and despicable behavior was indicated in many of the hearings and this was revealed in spite of the fact that the Congress was denied access to subpoenaed documents and witnesses.

As a result of certain acts or omissions occurring before his resignation from the Office of President, George W. Bush, Richard Cheney and many unnamed members of the Executive Branch and many agents and officers of Corporations throughout America and the world have become liable to possible indictment and trial for offenses against the United States. Whether or not they shall be so prosecuted depends on findings of the appropriate grand jury and on the discretion of the authorized prosecutor. Should an indictment ensue, the accused shall then be entitled to a fair trial by an impartial jury, as guaranteed to every individual by the Constitution.

It is believed that a trial of George W. Bush, if it became necessary, could not fairly begin until a year or more has elapsed. In the meantime, the tranquility to which this nation has been restored by the election of a new President could be irreparably lost by the prospects of bringing to trial a former President of the United States. The prospects of such trial will cause prolonged and divisive debate over the propriety of exposing to further punishment and degradation men and women who have already paid the unprecedented penalty of peacefully vacating the highest elective office of the United States.

Now, THEREFORE, I, the President of the United States, pursuant to the pardon power conferred upon me by Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, have granted and by these presents do grant a full, free, and absolute pardon unto George W. Bush, Richard Cheney and anyone else engaged in any illegal activity of any kind with them for all offenses against the United States which they have committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 20, 1001 through January 20, 2009.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand and nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-third.

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The person who promises to sign this full pardon can be the next President of the United States!!!!

[cyclezealot]

1. Difficult choices

This president has frigged up everything he touches. As they say, the truth will set you free. How can we have a democracy is the government is run in secrecy. I suggest with one stroke we need undo the damage he has done to government in the sunshine laws , freedom of information , and whistle blowers protection laws. Then all else will be easy.

[glowing]

2. You are being sarcastic right.. or trying to be funny, right?

Fuck that.. the crimes need to be waived in front on the American People so that these crimes do not repeat history in another 50 or 100 yrs..

[Stinky The Clown]

3. Over my dead body

[angstlessk]

4. they were not punished by leaving office.they could not run again...sorry

does not hold water at all!

[Nickster]

6. But it did hold water once before.....

http://www.ford.utexas.edu/LIBRARY/speeches/740061.htm

[angstlessk]

11. I remember that, and though I was not as involved in politics as I am now it pissed me off

when he did that, cause I thought NO ONE WAS ABOVE THE LAW..I was wrong of course..Lush Limpdick got me interested in politics back when Bill Clinton was president..I used to laugh at lush...all the time, cause Clinton was president and there was nothing he could do about it...now I would throw up if I listened to him!

edit: must remember spell check!!

[Nickster]

5. It worked out so well for us the first time. But then again Ford was a much earlier version of Dubya

[Benhurst]

7. It will not be done officially; but they will all escape with not so much as a slap on the wrist,

in the interest of national UNITY and the spirit of Kumbya.

The more things CHANGE, the more they remain the same.

[tkmorris]

8. I have no idea what point you are trying to make

But no. Never again.

[DeadElephant_ORG]

9. this proposal INFURIATES ME

So after 8 years of lying, spying, kidnapping, torture, and MASS MURDER, progressives are supposed to take criminal culpability "off the table"?!

I am not foolish enough to hold my breath waiting for George W. Bush, Richard Cheney, and Karl Rove to get the justice that they deserve - which is to be hung to death on international television like Saddam Hussein - but that doesn't mean I'm going to go out of my way to protect those mother-f#ckers.

Selling out our principles will NEVER win us ANYTHING - much less the presidency. Where is your self-respect?

[Gore1FL]

10. I have a better First Decree

I hereby grant extradition rights to the Netherlands. With those rights, I confer helicopter landing rights in Crawford TX and use of necessary airspace to use said rights.

[kdmorris]

12. You can't be serious

Unless you are trying to make a point that is too obscure for me to get.