On Monday President Bush confirmed again, "I
stand by Al Gonzales."
When asked about the Senate's push for a
no-confidence vote against U.S. Attorney General
Alberto Gonzales, he accused critics of engaging
in "pure political theater."
Bush has no intention of asking Gonzales to
resign. That leaves Congress with only
one option: Impeach him!
Our friends at Brave New Films have created
an excellent video short to increase exposure
and make the campaign fun. And in a few weeks,
Democracy for America members will deliver your
signature and thousands of others directly to
your representative in Congress. Here's some of
the buzz so far:
The Nation1:
This is a classic "it's-about-time" development.
Democracy for America and Greenwald are giving
the American people an opportunity to demand
that Congress get serious about holding an
errant executive branch to account.
The Boston Globe2:
It's time for an impeachment, not just to oust
Gonzales, but as a salutary warning to his
superiors.
DailyKos3:
Making those Republicans squirm on this vote
makes it worth it in and of itself. Add in the
political pressure of the just announced
Impeach Gonzales by DFA and BraveNewFilms,
this is one issue that's not going to go away
for Gonzo, for Bush, or for the GOP.
Over 41,000 people have signed the petition
since Monday and the numbers keep climbing. Can
you help us reach 75,000 by Friday?
If the President thinks this is political
theater, it is up to us to make sure impeachment
is Alberto Gonzales' curtain call. Please sign
the petition right now and then pass it on.
The speakers lined up for this year's
festival include Congresswoman Carol
Shea-Porter, and Democratic National Committee
Chair Howard Dean. In its fourth year,
DemocracyFest is taking place this year in one
of the most important towns in presidential
politics -- Manchester, New Hampshire.
Of course, DFA will be there. This year DFA
will lend its Training Academy staff to the
event and we're inviting our friends at ActBlue
to help us out! In addition to the weekend's
great speakers and panelists, DFA will provide
our top-notch training program free to all
attendees.
DemocracyFest 2007 will be a great chance to
network and catch up with the DFA community from
all over the country. This year's sponsoring
host, Democracy for New Hampshire, is pulling
out all the stops. If Democracy for New
Hampshire can elect two new Democratic United
States Representatives, a new Democratic state
House, and a Democratic state Senate, you can
bet that they can throw a great party as well!
DemocracyFest is a great place to trade
ideas, learn new strategies, and get energized
for the hard political work we have in the years
to come.
P.S. Can't make it to DemocracyFest this
year, but still want to train for the critical
upcoming elections? Well, Democracy for America
has added new dates and cities to the training
calendar. Click on the training nearest you for
more details:
Over
the course of the
next year, our
community will be
called on by
candidates to
volunteer, to give
money and to get our
friends and family
to the polls.
Democracy for
America grew out of
the first ever use
of the web to create
a people's campaign
based on
transparency and not
reliant on the
corporate media.
While that corporate
media was less than
kind to our founder,
Howard Dean, it
seems to be doing
the opposite with
John McCain. We are
sure that Senator
McCain is war hero,
but we are equally
sure that the media
has given him a pass
on his penchant for
flip-flopping.
McCain's
"straight talk"
seems to us to be
double talk.
"The spread of evil is the symptom of a
vacuum. whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral
failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no
compromise on basic principles."
Ayn Rand
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