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Vermont Towns Vote to Arrest Bush

ZekeZeke 221 Posts
edited March 2008 in Strut Central
Empty, but interesting.WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters in two Vermont towns on Tuesday approved a measure that would instruct police to arrest President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney for "crimes against our Constitution," local media reported.The nonbinding, symbolic measure, passed in Brattleboro and Marlboro in a state known for taking liberal positions on national issues, instructs town police to "extradite them to other authorities that may reasonably contend to prosecute them."Vermont, home to maple syrup and picture-postcard views, is known for its liberal politics.State lawmakers have passed nonbinding resolutions to end the war in Iraq and impeach Bush and Cheney, and several towns have also passed resolutions of impeachment. None of them have caught on in Washington.Bush has never visited the state as president, though he has spent vacations at his family compound in nearby Maine.Roughly 12,000 people live in Brattleboro, located on the Connecticut River in the state's southeastern corner. Nearby Marlboro has a population of roughly 1,000.source: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN0454699420080305

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  • spelunkspelunk 3,400 Posts
    We have been doing this schitt for years. Vermont is also the only state to my knowledge where the necessity defense has worked when defending a sit-in in a government building.

  • volumenvolumen 2,532 Posts
    Does this qualify as white-on-white crime?
  • wonton55wonton55 11 Posts
    too funny
  • sabadabadasabadabada 5,966 Posts
    I would be livid that the elected officials were wasting their time and my money passing stupid irrelevant legislation.
  • deejdeej 5,125 Posts
    I would be livid that the elected officials were wasting their time and my money passing stupid irrelevant legislation.
    u sound new hampshirinian
  • spelunkspelunk 3,400 Posts
    I would be livid that the elected officials were wasting their time and my money passing stupid irrelevant legislation.
    u sound new hampshirinian

    LOL
  • davesrecordsdavesrecords 1,802 Posts
    Empty, but interesting.

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters in two Vermont towns on Tuesday approved a measure that would instruct police to arrest President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney for "crimes against our Constitution," local media reported.

    The nonbinding, symbolic measure, passed in Brattleboro and Marlboro in a state known for taking liberal positions on national issues, instructs town police to "extradite them to other authorities that may reasonably contend to prosecute them."

    Vermont, home to maple syrup and picture-postcard views, is known for its liberal politics.

    State lawmakers have passed nonbinding resolutions to end the war in Iraq and impeach Bush and Cheney, and several towns have also passed resolutions of impeachment. None of them have caught on in Washington.

    Bush has never visited the state as president, though he has spent vacations at his family compound in nearby Maine.

    Roughly 12,000 people live in Brattleboro, located on the Connecticut River in the state's southeastern corner. Nearby Marlboro has a population of roughly 1,000.

    source: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN0454699420080305

    i like the way wanting the iraq war to end is labeled as 'liberal'.
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