San Fran Votes For Impeachment

**LoungeMachine** · 03-02-2006, 03:23 PM

Mar 2, 2006 3:17 PM ET
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Board passes resolution to impeach Bush, Cheney
City Hall Watch
By Justin Jouvenal
Staff Writer
Published: Wednesday, March 1, 2006 3:30 PM PST
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If it was up to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney would be shown the door.

Never shy about wading into controversial national issues, the board on Tuesday approved a strongly worded resolution calling for the impeachment of the president and the vice president for a laundry list of alleged crimes.

The offenses include “misleading” the American people into an unnecessary war in Iraq, torture, “disregarding” presidential duty in the federal government’s response to Hurricane Katrina and alleged illegal wiretapping. The board has no say over impeachment — that is the purview of the U.S. Congress — but Supervisor Chris Daly, who sponsored the resolution, said it was an important symbolic statement.

“The case is clear and it’s appropriate for us to weigh in,” Daly said. “We regularly weigh in with state and federal officials on items that we feel should be in front of them.”

But some supervisors argued the board — which over the years has been criticized by many for its symbolic stands on national and international issues — should instead focus on city problems.

“I don’t think we need to be calling for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, as much as we don’t like them and as much as we don’t like the policies they put forward,” Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier said. “I also believe [Sens.] Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein do us … justice in representing us in the Capitol in Washington, D.C.”

San Francisco has found itself in the eye of a conservative storm in recent weeks — not an unusual place for the famously liberal city.

Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval drew dozens of angry phone calls when he suggested on a Fox News program in early February that the United States should not have a military. And the Southern California town of Highland voted against spending any money to send city employees on trips to San Francisco. The move came after The City’s voters approved a resolution calling for the banning of military recruiters on school campuses.

Mayor Gavin Newsom said Tuesday that he had not decided whether he would sign the resolution.

**LoungeMachine** · 03-02-2006, 03:32 PM

And before you wannabe neo-con mouth breathers [ no, not you brian, war, dd ....they know who I mean ] start in on your lame San Fran / Fag jokes, give it a rest.

1- San Fran has much more of an incredible history other than the stereotype.

2- We all know you'd just be projecting your own tendencies by nervously laughing it off anyway.

Mkay??

**jhale667** · 03-02-2006, 04:16 PM

Originally posted by LoungeMachine

2- We all know you'd just be projecting your own tendencies by nervously laughing it off anyway.

Mkay??

LMAO

**FORD** · 03-02-2006, 04:20 PM

Unfortunately, they just increased their chances of becoming the BCE's #1 target for the next "terraist" attack, as Jeb Bush and Bill O'Reichly have already advocated for.

**BITEYOASS** · 03-02-2006, 04:21 PM

Originally posted by LoungeMachine
2- We all know you'd just be projecting your own tendencies by nervously laughing it off anyway.

Mkay??

Like closeted Neo-con gay sex, the kind Jeff Gannon likes!

**LoungeMachine** · 03-02-2006, 05:53 PM

Originally posted by BITEYOASS
Like closeted Neo-con gay sex, the kind Jeff Gannon likes!

And KKKarl Rove, Ken Mehlmen, Scottie McClellan, etc, etc, etc....

**Warham** · 03-02-2006, 06:00 PM

I thought you libs were for gays?

Change of heart?

**LoungeMachine** · 03-02-2006, 06:18 PM

Originally posted by Warham
I thought you libs were for gays?

Change of heart?

All for 'em....

Live and Let Live...

Just hate the Repuke Hypocricy

**Warham** · 03-02-2006, 06:22 PM

San Fransisco's got some really hypocritical politicians to bring up resolutions against Bush.

I'm specifically referring to the town of San Fransisco violating California state law by issuing marriage licenses to gays last year, defying a public mandate not to do so. They finally got their hands slapped by the California Supreme Court. Gavin's a criminal himself. He's lucky he wasn't arrested.

**FORD** · 03-02-2006, 06:32 PM

Originally posted by Warham
San Fransisco's got some really hypocritical politicians to bring up resolutions against Bush.

I'm specifically referring to the town of San Fransisco violating California state law by issuing marriage licenses to gays last year, defying a public mandate not to do so. They finally got their hands slapped by the California Supreme Court. Gavin's a criminal himself. He's lucky he wasn't arrested.

There's nothing in the Constitution that says gays can't get married. Actually, the 14th Ammendment says they CAN, which was the basis of both the Vermont and Massachussetts state supreme court decisions, which led to civil unions in Vermont and legalized marriage in Massachussetts.

Of course, living right next to both of those states, you should have known that already

Newsome and the other mayors who allowed marriage ceremonies acted legally under the Constitution.

Why do you think the unChristian Coalition types want an ammendment so badly? They wouldn't need to ammend the Constitution to deprive gays of rights, if the rights did not exist.

**Warham** · 03-02-2006, 06:33 PM

No, they didn't act legally. If they did, it wouldn't have been smacked down in court. There was a cease and desist put out or else he was going to be arrested, along with other employees of town hall.

There was a resolution passed in 2000, in which 61% of voters said that marriage was to be between a man and woman ONLY! States' rights should take precedence in these matters, just like abortion, but that's another matter.

He defied the public's will, and the California courts have said that the Legislature CAN NOT pass a gay marriage bill without the public voting on it again in another resolution.

**Warham** · 03-02-2006, 06:38 PM

Somehow I don't think the framers had gay marriage in mind when they were writing the Constitution out on parchment.

**ODShowtime** · 03-02-2006, 06:41 PM

Originally posted by Warham
I thought you libs were for gays?

Change of heart?

Hey Warham, nice avatar! Is that the picture you make out with every night before bedtime?

**Warham** · 03-02-2006, 06:41 PM

Originally posted by ODShowtime
Hey Warham, nice avatar! Is that the picture you make out with every night before bedtime?

You mean my signed 8' x 10' of the Gipper?

**Warham** · 03-02-2006, 06:42 PM

Let's not forget that your favorite President, Bill Clinton, signed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996, defining marriage in the US of A.

**ODShowtime** · 03-02-2006, 06:47 PM

Originally posted by Warham
Let's not forget that your favorite President, Bill Clinton, signed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996, defining marriage in the US of A.

Let's not forget that I never said that.

I thought you were gonna chill for awhile. Did ol' Ronnie give you some inspiration today?

**Warham** · 03-02-2006, 06:49 PM

Originally posted by ODShowtime
Let's not forget that I never said that.

I thought you were gonna chill for awhile. Did ol' Ronnie give you some inspiration today?

Yeah, I had a good laugh in the Sheep Pen, so I figured I could take some of your guys' shit in here for a few minutes.

**thome** · 03-02-2006, 06:54 PM

lol Ha Ha Ha Ha ,Fags never did much like the Bush.

sorry i had to

**BigBadBrian** · 03-02-2006, 07:01 PM

I got a warm spot in my heart for the Bay Area. Used to live there.

I like San Francisco, I really do.

However.....

"On the list of one to 3,000, it's not even on that list of priorities for me to sign a resolution -- that will have no force and effect -- talking about impeachment,'' San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, Democrat
Link

**blueturk** · 03-02-2006, 07:03 PM

Originally posted by Warham
Let's not forget that your favorite President, Bill Clinton, signed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996, defining marriage in the US of A.

As much as you bring Clinton up, are you sure he's not YOUR favorite president?

**jhale667** · 03-02-2006, 07:09 PM

Originally posted by BigBadBrian
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"On the list of one to 3,000, it's not even on that list of priorities for me to sign a resolution -- that will have no force and effect -- talking about impeachment,'' San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, Democrat
Link

[/B]

....Sounds pretty level-headed for a "liberal criminal"...

Though you have to appreciate the symbolism....

**thome** · 03-02-2006, 07:14 PM

Bush in 08!

Long live conspiracy !

and i know a drunk, barstool,, out of work ,halfassed attorney, who's best days are far behind him he's dead too.
and he could still get this crap thrown out of the highest court in the land

**Guitar Shark** · 03-02-2006, 07:46 PM

Originally posted by BigBadBrian
I got a warm spot in my ass for the Bay Area.

Learn something new every day! :eek:

**BITEYOASS** · 03-02-2006, 09:19 PM

I say fuck both parties! I voted Libertarian in 2004 and I'll do it again this yeah. And if they're aren't any candidates, then I'll just voted the incumbents out to teach em a lesson. And WTF is up with that Gun Ban SF tried to pull off, sounds like a bunch of big brother bullshit to me, just as bad as the BCE. The whole city council is a bunch of tax everything fuckwads.

**EAT MY ASSHOLE** · 03-02-2006, 09:25 PM

Originally posted by LoungeMachine

If it was up to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney would be shown the door.

BUT IT'S NOT!!!! MMMWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHA!!!!

CHENEY/WOLFOWITZ '08 BABY!!!!

**jhale667** · 03-02-2006, 09:36 PM

Originally posted by BITEYOASS
I say fuck both parties!

Pretty much....

though the Dems still win the "lesser of two evils" coin toss.

**Nickdfresh** · 03-02-2006, 09:57 PM

Originally posted by Warham
Yeah, I had a good laugh in the Sheep Pen, so I figured I could take some of your guys' shit in here for a few minutes.

"Well, there you go again."

**Nitro Express** · 03-02-2006, 11:13 PM

I think the state of California and major cities in it like San Francisco need to worry about the state being over $40 billion in the hole and the states junk bond status. The Bay area is a cess pool of political corruption and the once solvent areas of San Jose, Sana Clara, and Sunnyvale look depressed as hell when I was down there a few weeks ago. Business is leaving and the once great Silocone Valley is a shadow of it's former self. San Francisco continues to sink into a deeper cess pool and people that used to enjoy going there now avoid the place.

Yup, the politicians in the state are addicted to spending and don't pay attention to the real issues. They will wake up when the police walk off the job due to their paychecks bouncing and the criminal element take over. California is running on fumes.

**LoungeMachine** · 03-03-2006, 12:21 AM

Originally posted by Nickdfresh
"Well, there you go again."

I just got that.

On the third read no less.

LMMFAO

**Warham** · 03-03-2006, 06:49 AM

One of my favorite Reagan quotes too.

I'd give you a fiver for that, but I've already done it.

**Nickdfresh** · 03-03-2006, 07:54 AM

Don't tell anybody, but I have a soft spot for the old Gipper...

(Even though I think he's wildly overrated as a President...

)

**Warham** · 03-03-2006, 07:57 AM

I personally don't know anybody that was raised in the 80's who didn't like Reagan, but then again where I'm from, back in those days, Reagan's presidential portrait was hanging in every classroom in our schools. It just WAS that way.

**Nickdfresh** · 03-03-2006, 08:05 AM

Kind of like in the spy movies made during the 50's, in which they go into a Soviet secret police room, and a picture of STALIN or LENIN are hanging...:p

**Warham** · 03-03-2006, 08:06 AM

For some strange reason that reminds me of the movie AIRPLANE, when the reporters are all in the tower, and then when they get ready to leave, one guy says.

'Alright guys, let's take some pictures.'

**Nickdfresh** · 03-03-2006, 08:22 AM

I picked a bad day to quit drinking coffee.

**LoungeMachine** · 03-03-2006, 11:14 AM

Don't call me Shirley

**jhale667** · 03-03-2006, 12:29 PM

Excuse me, I speak jive....

**FORD** · 03-03-2006, 12:38 PM

Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with a red stripes, curtains at the windows, wheels, and it just looks like a big Tylenol.

**ELVIS** · 03-03-2006, 01:05 PM

You should have read that more closely before you cut and pasted it...

**ELVIS** · 03-03-2006, 01:07 PM

I'm sorry son, but you must have me confused with someone else. My name is Roger Murdock. I'm the co-pilot.

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