Finally The Republicans are deciding to not just tow the party line and actually speak out about a Bush impeachment.

Rep. JC Watts - (R-OK)

[T]here is no joy sometimes in upholding the law. It is so unpleasant sometimes that we hire other people to do it for us. Ask the police or judges -- it is tiring and thankless, but we know it must be done. Because if we do not point at lawlessness, our children cannot see it.

If we do not label lawlessness, our children cannot recognize it. And if we do not punish lawlessness, our children will not believe it. So if someone were to ask me, "J.C., why do you vote for, why did you vote for the articles of impeachment?" I would say, "I did it for our children."

Rep. Tom Delay (R-TX)

I believe that this nation sits at a crossroads. One direction points to the higher road of the rule of law. Sometimes hard, sometimes unpleasant, this path relies on truth, justice and the rigorous application of the principle that no man is above the law. Now, the other road is the path of least resistance. This is where we start making exceptions to our laws based on poll numbers and spin control. This is when we pitch the law completely overboard when the mood fits us, when we ignore the facts in order to cover up the truth.

Shall we follow the rule of law and do our constitutional duty no matter unpleasant, or shall we follow the path of least resistance, close our eyes to the potential lawbreaking, forgive and forget, move on and tear an unfixable hole in our legal system? No man is above the law, and no man is below the law. That's the principle that we all hold very dear in this country.

Rep Dick Armey (R-TX)

Freedom depends upon something. The rule of law. And that's why this solemn occasion is so important. For today we are here to defend the rule of law. . . .

If we ignore this evidence, I believe we undermine the rule of law that is so important that all America is. Mr. Speaker, a nation of laws cannot be ruled by a person who breaks the law.

Otherwise, it would be as if we had one set of rules for the leaders and another for the governed. We would have one standard for the powerful, the popular and the wealthy, and another for everyone else. This would belie our ideal that we have equal justice under the law. That would weaken the rule of law and leave our children and grandchildren with a very poor legacy.

I don't know what challenges they will face in their time, but I do know they need to face those challenges with the greatest constitutional security and the soundest rule of fair and equal law available in the history of the world. And I don't want us to risk their losing that. . . .

Christopher Cox - (R-CA)

Every single man and woman in Operation Desert Fox at this very moment is held to a higher standard than their commander in chief. Let us raise the standard of our American leader to the level of his troops. Let us once again respect the institution of the presidency. Let us see to it indeed what the censure resolution says merely in words, that no man is above the law. Let us not fail in our duty. Let us restore honor to our country. . . .

House Impeachment Manager Stephen Bryer (R-IN)

Our President, who is our chief executive and chief law enforcement officer and who alone is delegated the task under our Constitution to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed," cannot and must not be permitted to engage in such an assault on the administration of justice. The Articles of Impeachment adopted by the House of Representatives establish an abuse of the public trust and betrayal of the social contract in that the President is alleged to have repeatedly placed his personal interests above the public interest and violated his Constitutional duty.

For if he is allowed to escape conviction by the Senate, we would allow our President to set the example for lawlessness and corruption. We would allow our President to serve as an example of the erosion of the concept of the social contract embraced and embodied by our Constitution. I don't believe this Senate will allow that to happen. . .

In The Imperial Presidency, Professor Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. states: "The continuation of a lawbreaker as chief magistrate would be a strange way to exemplify law and order at home or to demonstrate American probity before the world." By a conviction, the Senate will be upholding the high calling of law enforcement in protecting the rule of law and equal justice under the law. . . . .

We are seeking to defend the rule of law. America is a "government of laws, and not of men." What protects us from the knock on the door in the middle of the night? The law. What ensures the rights of the weak and the powerless against the powerful? The law. What provides rights to the poor against the rich? The law. What upholds the rightness of the minority view against the popular, but wrong? The law.


Rep. Robert Goodlatte (R-CA)

If we truly respect the presidency, we cannot allow the president to be above the law. . . .

I have heard from many constituents who are deeply concerned that action be taken in this matter, and I appreciate them sharing their thoughts. One of those constituents is a 12-year- old sixth grade student from Linkhorn (sp) Middle School in Lynchburg, Virginia named Paul Inge (sp).

He recently wrote, "I am a Boy Scout who is concerned about the leadership of the president of the United States of America. It is my understanding that other ordinary citizens who lie under oath are prosecuted. The president should not be any different. He should also have to obey the laws. As a Boy Scout, I have learned that persons of good character are trustworthy and obedient. I feel that the character of the president should be at least as good as the leaders that I follow in my local troop and community. Is this too much to ask of our country's leaders?"

The precious legacy entrusted to us by our founders and our constituents is a nation dedicated to the ideal of freedom and equality for all her people. This committee must decide whether we will maintain our commitment to the rule of law and pass this precious legacy to our children and grandchildren, or whether we will bow to the political pressure for the sake of convenience or expediency.

Much of our hopes and dreams for our children, like Paul Inge, and for the integrity of our nation, depends on the answer to that question. Our Founding Fathers established this nationon a fundamental yet at the time untested idea that a nation should be governednot by the whims of any man but by the rule of law. Implicit in that idea is the principle that no one is above the law, including the chief executive.



I think it's especially brave for Republicans to say in the shadow of the NSA wiretaps and a Supreme Court nominee that believes in unlimited Presidential power that NO the President doesn't have unlimited power. That he's subject to the same laws as the rest of us. It's true Republican, the rule of law must prevail.

...You got me, they were talking about Clinton. I'm such a fooler!

They talk a lot don't they?

For your reference here's a list of Newspapers that urged President of The United States Bill Clinton to quit:

National:
USA Today

Alabama:
The Mobile Register
Montgomery Advertiser

Arizona:
Tucson Citizen

California:
San Jose Mercury News
The Orange County Register
The North (San Diego) County Times
The Record, Stockton

Colorado:
The Denver Post

Connecticut:
The Day of New London
Norwich Bulletin

District of Columbia:
The Washington Times

Flordia:
The Orlando Sentinel
The Tampa Tribune

Georgia:
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Augusta Chronicle

Illinois:
Chicago Tribune

Indiana:
The Indianapolis Star
Chronicle-Tribune of Marion
South Bend Tribune
The Times of Northwest Indiana

Iowa:
The Des Moines Register

Kansas:
The Topeka Capital-Journal

Louisiana:
The Times-Picayune of New Orleans
The News-Star, Monroe

Michigan:
The Grand Rapids Press
Detroit Free Press

Minnesto:
Post-Bulletin of Rochester

Mississippi:
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo

Missouri:
Jefferson City News-Tribune

Nebraska:
Lincoln Journal Star

Nevada:
Reno Gazette-Journal

New Jersey
The Trentonian, Trenton

New Mexico:
Albuquerque Journal
The Santa Fe New Mexican

New York:
Sunday Freeman of Kingston
Utica Observer-Dispatch

North Carolina:
The Herald-Sun of Durham
Winston-Salem Journal

Ohio:
The Repository, Canton
The Cincinnati Enquirer
The Cincinnati Post

Oklahoma:
The Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City
Tulsa World

Oregon:
Statesman Journal, Salem

Pennsylvania:
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

South Carolina:
The State, Columbia

South Dakota:
Argus Leader, Sioux Falls

Texas:
San Antonio Express-News
El Paso Times

Utah:
Standard-Examiner, Ogden
The Spectrum, St. George
The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Virginia:
Daily Press of Newport News

Washington:
The Seattle Times

Wisconsin:
The Post-Crescent, Appleton
The Journal Times, Racine

And here's a list of Newspapers that have urged Bush to quit.










Fuckin' liberal media huh? Destroyin' this town like they were Jews in Berlin. If they keep pushing it, somebody's gonna have some exterminatin' to do. Let's start by killing those with glasses. It worked for Pol Pot.