OBAMA WAFFLING ON SPECIAL PROSECUTOR
On several televised appearances this past week, President Elect Obama has been asked questions that the public has listed as one of their top concerns. One of the top questions that has been on many peoples minds is the appointment of a special prosecutor to examine the illegal policies of the Bush Administration as it acted with arrogance and impunity to wage their version of the "war on terror."
Mr. Obama has been evasive about whether he will appoint someone, or even if he supports the idea to to take on the outgoing administration's many, many transgressions. This is not what we have come to expect or believe what Obama is about. During his interviews, he touted the need to follow the law and expressed his belief that everyone should follow the law, but he also stated that he was more concerned about moving forward rather than looking back.
The fact that this is total crap coming from him is an understatement. I am embarrassed for him and I can only hope that he can see that bringing justice to those who deserve it isn't going to hold up the progress that still needs to be made in the economy and in every other disaster being left on his plate, nor will it undermine our national security.
On the other hand, if Obama doesn't make the call to investigate and prosecute those persons responsible for illegal activities against American citizens, illegal activities under the War Crimes Act, the Geneva Convention, the Bill of Rights, and who knows what other laws that have been broken, then he is in fact creating a situation that will endanger our national security and our standing in the world community. He is also doing one more thing that maybe hasn't crossed his mind just yet-he is aiding and abetting people guilty of multiple felonies, which is a felony itself.
Is this the way he wants to start what was supposed to be the era of change? If he allows the sins of the Bush administration to go unchallenged and unpunished, he is setting this country on a collision course with itself. There can never be any excuse for allowing anyone, including a President, to so blatantly violate the laws of this country and of the international community. If Obama decides that Mr. Bush and company should not be prosecuted because we need to look forward and not look back, then by extension everyone who has committed any crimes during the past eight years should be entitled to that same courtesy, everyone.
In a democracy, every human is supposed to have the same rights, protections and responsibilities as their friends, family and fellow countrymen. If Bush's illegal policies are going to be swept under the rug, then lets pass around the kool-aid everywhere and forgive every son-of-a-bitch who's ever done anything wrong as too. They would be just as entitled to this forgiveness.
I am encouraging anyone that reads this to visit the web site Change.org to sign a petition to demand that Obama support the appointment of a special prosecutor. It's a sad moment for me to have to even ask others to tell Obama to DO THE RIGHT THING before he even get's going.
Shame, shame, shame.
Mr. Obama has been evasive about whether he will appoint someone, or even if he supports the idea to to take on the outgoing administration's many, many transgressions. This is not what we have come to expect or believe what Obama is about. During his interviews, he touted the need to follow the law and expressed his belief that everyone should follow the law, but he also stated that he was more concerned about moving forward rather than looking back.
The fact that this is total crap coming from him is an understatement. I am embarrassed for him and I can only hope that he can see that bringing justice to those who deserve it isn't going to hold up the progress that still needs to be made in the economy and in every other disaster being left on his plate, nor will it undermine our national security.
On the other hand, if Obama doesn't make the call to investigate and prosecute those persons responsible for illegal activities against American citizens, illegal activities under the War Crimes Act, the Geneva Convention, the Bill of Rights, and who knows what other laws that have been broken, then he is in fact creating a situation that will endanger our national security and our standing in the world community. He is also doing one more thing that maybe hasn't crossed his mind just yet-he is aiding and abetting people guilty of multiple felonies, which is a felony itself.
Is this the way he wants to start what was supposed to be the era of change? If he allows the sins of the Bush administration to go unchallenged and unpunished, he is setting this country on a collision course with itself. There can never be any excuse for allowing anyone, including a President, to so blatantly violate the laws of this country and of the international community. If Obama decides that Mr. Bush and company should not be prosecuted because we need to look forward and not look back, then by extension everyone who has committed any crimes during the past eight years should be entitled to that same courtesy, everyone.
In a democracy, every human is supposed to have the same rights, protections and responsibilities as their friends, family and fellow countrymen. If Bush's illegal policies are going to be swept under the rug, then lets pass around the kool-aid everywhere and forgive every son-of-a-bitch who's ever done anything wrong as too. They would be just as entitled to this forgiveness.
I am encouraging anyone that reads this to visit the web site Change.org to sign a petition to demand that Obama support the appointment of a special prosecutor. It's a sad moment for me to have to even ask others to tell Obama to DO THE RIGHT THING before he even get's going.
Shame, shame, shame.
I voted for Obama as this nations last hope. This lack of responsibility is just one of several that concern me. I will sign the petition now as I have been signing many over the past few years to no avail.
Obama must act against the criminals - bottom line or we will be criminals just as they are.
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I understand your impatience and concern but I do believe that it is way to early to be saying "Shame, shame, shame". I do agree that we can't let up on the issue and the petition is consistent with the open door policy that Obama has instituted. But just as in your comment at alternet on the foreclosure article argues for reasonableness so should your post above.
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