Editor,
On Tuesday, a resolution was introduced in the New Mexico Legislature calling for the impeachment of both President Bush and Vice President Cheney. I saw no mention of it in the Daily Lobo or elsewhere. I went to the press conference for its introduction at the Capitol in Santa Fe, and there was very strong public support for the resolution. If passed, the resolution could force impeachment proceedings to begin at the national level. This is a significant, positive event, in my opinion.
The Bush administration is the most impeachable administration in American history, guilty of treason on Sept. 11, 2001, war crimes, mass murder, violating the Constitution and directly undermining our democratic election system. If Bush and Cheney are not impeached for their actions, then this will set a precedent that allows future administrations to start wars at will, torture prisoners, wiretap citizens without warrants and conduct more state-sponsored terrorism. We must act now to prevent that from happening again in the future.
If we do not use impeachment for Bush, who can we use it for? If we do not hold the Bush administration accountable for its horrible, un-American crimes, what hope is there for the future of this nation?
Why is this Legislature resolution not newsworthy? A former UNM political science professor of mine asked on an exam what the slant of the news media was; he said the correct answer was "liberal." I got that question wrong, according to him, but I still believe, now more than ever, that the American media is more conservative than liberal, and the lack of coverage on this resolution proves my point.
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Colin Donoghue
UNM alumnus
Editor's note: The Daily Lobo printed a brief on this resolution in Wednesday's issue.
