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January 13, 2008

Admirers of Constitution Booted for Wearing Impeach T-shirts in DC

By Ralph Lopez

With the original First Amendment "Freedom of Speech" looking on, admirers
of the U.S. Constitution in the Washington D.C. National Archives Building
today were ordered to leave for wearing tee-shirts reading "Impeach Bush and
Cheney." Many of the tourist-activists were in town to hail the arrival of
impeachment marcher John Nirenberg, the 61 year-old college professor who
has just walked from Boston to D.C. to call attention to the need for the
impeachment of Bush and Cheney.

In a telephone interview, one of the participants, Susan Serpa, age 56, told
me she was looking at the displays when a female security guard approached
her and said "You need to go speak to that man over there" indicating a
burly security guard. When Serpa asked why, the woman said: "Your shirt."
Serpa's shirt reads on the front: "Impeach Bush and Cheney, Change History."
On the reverse it says: "MaineImpeach.org."

Other security guards then approached Serpa and told her: "You need to leave
because of your shirt."

The ranking security officer present at the incident gave his name as
Captain Judd.

An impeachment resolution against Dick Cheney was introduced by Rep. Dennis
Kucinich, and is now sitting in the House Judiciary Committee, headed by
Committee Chairman Rep. John Conyers. Despite pleas from growing numbers of
Americans, Conyers has continued to keep the resolution bottled up, and
steadfastly refuses to move it forward. The number for Conyers' office is
202-225-3951.

A contact list for Conyers' major campaign contributors has been compiled by
YaliesForImpeachment, along with a full contact list of Judiciary Committee
members.

In addition, Rep. Robert Wexler, another Judiciary Committee member, has
undertaken a campaign to sway his colleagues on the committee to support the
initiation of impeachment hearings against Dick Cheney. He has spent
significantly from his own funds for an advertising campaign to combat the
near total media black-out on the building pressure for impeachment, and is
asking for help in financing further advertising.

Audio interviews of some of those whose rights were violated were taken by a
DC Indymedia reporter, whose write-up is posted here.

Addendum from the author: 

Yes I'm mad as hell to, so let's channel this energy into everyone leaving a
voice-mail at the Judiciary Committee, for Conyers, RIGHT NOW, telling him
get off his ass and start hearings against Cheney.  The thugs will learn
that when they don't like something they see, their thuggish actions to stop
that thing only backfire and cause it to happen.  Political juijitsu.
Judiciary: 202-225-3951

It's not the security guards or even Capt. Judd primarily, though they are
at fault.  This is the country George Bush is handing us, these are the
signals he gives in every speech, aimed at the dim-witted, that free speech
and bad-mouthin' the prezdent are treason.  He knows exactly what he's doing
and HE is the problem.  You don't need to arrest anyone, just make people
fearful of expressing their opinion of him so it never reaches critical mass
and takes off.  Impeach them both!


Authors Website: http://RalphLopezWorld.com

Authors Bio: Ralph Lopez is writer based in Boston and is the author of
three books: "American Dream," "The Elephant in the Room," and "The Golden
Donut and Restaurant." All are available at BarnesandNoble.com He can be
contacted at ralphlopez2002-at-hotmail-dot-com. He is also a founder of
YaliesForImpeachment.org__