http://www.vermontguardian.com/local/032007/TownMeetingImpeach.shtmlVermont: 34 towns call for impeachment probe of president By Shay Totten & Christian Avard| Vermont Guardian
Posted March 6, 2007
Voters in more than 30 towns want Congress to begin an impeachment probe of Pres. George W. Bush and Vice Pres. Dick Cheney.
Two towns, Clarendon and Dover, voted the measure down. Nearly a half dozen towns agreed to not take up, or table, the resolution. There are 251 towns in Vermont, but not all hold town meetings. More than a dozen towns passed measures calling for the immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq, and to care for them when they were back on U.S. soil. Dover also rejected the troop measure.
The votes come after a whirlwind, four-day tour of Vermont with antiwar icon Cindy Sheehan and three Vermont Iraq War veterans, along with organizers of the resolutions. Sheehan testified before a state Senate committee on Friday, along with war supporters.
“I’m happy with it. I think we’ve got a very good number of towns that have reported so far and passing it, and it’s pretty overwhelming that didn’t pass. And, just one that voted it down,” said Jimmy Leas, a South Burlington lawyer who crafted the troop withdrawal resolution.
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http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/3/6/223157/8591Thirty-Five Vermont Towns Vote to Impeach by Kagro X
Tue Mar 06, 2007 at 09:00:05 PM PST
In that charming democratic tradition that still lives in New England, today was the day the people of Vermont got to speak. And to govern.
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Today, news reaches us that thirty-five towns in Vermont said they'd had enough of waiting for someone to probe the depths of George W. Bush's crimes, and would wait no longer.
On the day that Scooter Libby, Special Assistant to the President (let's not forget that he held that title), was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice, and on the day that U.S. Attorneys from all over the country revealed that they had been pressured by Republican operatives and elected officials to drop cases against friends and bring cases against enemies, and on the day that the New Mexico State Senate cleared an impeachment resolution for floor consideration, we've received word that thirty-five the Vermont towns have voted to call for impeachment. (Note: the article lists 33, but reports are that Burke and Newbury have joined the ranks, and more are expected to report in tomorrow.)
The impeachment resolutions have passed so far in Bristol, Calais, Craftsbury, Dummerston, East Montpelier, Greensboro, Guilford, Grafton, Hartland, Jamaica, Jericho, Johnson, Marlboro, Middlebury, Montgomery, Morristown, Newfane, Peru, Plainfield, Richmond, Rochester, Roxbury, St. Johnsbury, Springfield, Stannard, Sunderland, Townshend, Tunbridge, Vershire, Warren, Westminster, Wilmington, and Woodbury, according to organizers. Organizers based their information on reports from people in each town.
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Yes, this project was, especially in its infancy, largely fueled by the netroots, and successfully transplanted into the "real world" by these and other dedicated and patriotic Vermonters.
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