Posted on 03/22/2006 9:17:06 AM PST by Impeach98
Group Seeks to Censure Jimmy Carter
By Susan Jones CNSNews.com Senior Editor March 22, 2006
(CNSNews.com) - They're angry, they're motivated, and they say their voices are going to be heard: A conservative, pro-military group has launched an effort to have former President Jimmy Carter censured by Congress.
That effort includes a CensureCarter website, which includes photos of Carter with various dictators and terrorists. Next week, Move America Forward said it will unveil a television ad campaign to spread the word about the effort to censure Carter.
The campaign is a response to Sen. Russ Feingold's resolution calling for the censure of President Bush. Feingold, a Wisconsin Democrat, has accused President Bush of undermining the Constitution and breaking the law with his terrorist surveillance program.
"Russ Feingold wants to censure our president for protecting the American people from terrorists, which is absurd," said Move America Forward Chairman Melanie Morgan.
"If the Members of Congress have an itchy finger to issue a resolution of censure, they should start with former President Jimmy Carter, who has repeatedly worked to undermine U.S. foreign policy, while happily promoting the interests of known terrorists and terrorist organizations," she added.
According to Morgan, Carter has attacked American foreign policy in North Korea while praising that nation's brutal dictator; he has attacked American foreign policy in Cuba while propping up "the murderous thug, Fidel Castro." And now Carter is condemning American and Israeli policies against terrorism while urging support for the terrorist organization, Hamas.
A non-binding censure resolution serves as a Congressional reprimand, and can be issued against either a sitting or former president or other political leader.
Move America Forward said it will deliver the signed "Censure Jimmy Carter" petitions to Members of Congress and seek congressional sponsorship for the censure resolution at that time.
"I suggest that the leaders in Congress take this effort seriously. There is a growing constituency of Americans who have had enough of "Blame America First" politicians hurting our nation and the important missions being served by our troops in the fight against terrorism," Morgan said.
As of Wednesday morning, the Censure Carter petition had more than 6,000 signatures, the website said.
can't he be impeached retroactively?
I would love to see this treasonous scumbag spanked hard.
It is about time! I have long said that Carter is a traitor. Ex-president or not, you don't go schmoozing with thugs and dictators and expect to be Teflon-coated.
I've already signed the petition, and peple are signing up at a rate of 400 - 500 per hour!!
I urge EVERYONE to sign, and send Jimmy Carter a message!!
Excellent idea. Retro Impeachment sounds like a plan.
Why give him any attention at all?
Melanie's a real Patriot, really appreciate the work she does on behalf of our troops.
Can we add Bill Clinton to this censure petition as well? Imagine his legacy. Impeached IN office, censured OUT of office. LOL
"Why give him any attention at all?"
Yep, if this really took off it would backfire.
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Evil prevails when good men do nothing. I have never understood the "ignore it and it will go away" approach in politics. It doesn't work when a cat puts its paws over its eyes and it doesn't work in the battle for the hearts and minds of people.
Jimmy Carter continues to undermine U.S. foreign policy and cause our nation harm precisely because for 2 decades we on the "right" have just ignored him while the Left has continuously built him up as a sort of 'super-Ambassador' to the world.
No more!
DONE!!!
Where's the contrition Jimmy? Where's the acceptance that your "peace through weakness" approach would get us all killed someday?
Why give him any attention at all?
Im for this 100%. Its not about giving him attention (although I am sure thats how he will see it) but stepping up and showing that our leaders cant behave anyway they wish without reprisal, even if they were former presidents.
"The campaign is a response to Sen. Russ Feingold's resolution calling for the censure of President Bush"
I thought Republicans had more class than to stoop to this. Leave this childish nonsense to the Dems.
I missed a perfectly good chance to moon this dolt several years ago.
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