Do we have a GOP Congress critter with backbone enough to stand up in the house and DEMAND Murtha publicly apologize (or better yet, demand his resignation from house leadership positions)?
I’d call for his public tar and feathering but, that darn Bill of Rights....
I'd certainly be willing to put my name, and address, on a public petition calling for him to resign not only from the leadership positions, but from Congress. Surely there is a better person, even a better Democrat of the Lieberman/Nunn/Jackson type, to represent Pennsylvania's badly Gerrymandered, 12th Congressional district.
Only applies restrictions to actions of the Government, not the actions of individuals. He can't be prosecuted, but there are other sorts of sanctions, most of which are perfectly legal.
The best we can hope for is a lawsuit, and removal in the 2008 election cycle. Even the DemonRats *should* want to get rid of him now, although they probably don't, so running a primary candidate against him might be problematic. But there is still the general election.
But you know, if I'd defamed a bunch of Marines, I think I'd be looking over my shoulder for the rest of my life. Hope he does.
Of course if he an honorable man, he could at least issue a very public, and unambiguous, apology. But he's not an honorable man, so I won't be holding my breath.