Posted on 12/28/2007 2:01:47 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Vermont town seeks Bush, Cheney arrests
By DAVE GRAM, Associated Press Writer 6 minutes ago
President Bush may soon have a new reason to avoid left-leaning Vermont: In one town, activists want him subject to arrest for war crimes.
A group in Brattleboro is petitioning to put an item on a town meeting agenda in March that would make Bush and Vice President Cheney subject to arrest and indictment if they visit the southeastern Vermont community.
"This petition is as radical as the Declaration of Independence, and it draws on that tradition in claiming a universal jurisdiction when governments fail to do what they're supposed to do," said Kurt Daims, 54, a retired machinist leading the drive.
As president, Bush has visited every state except Vermont.
The town meeting, an annual exercise in which residents gather to vote on everything from fire department budgets to municipal policy, requires about 1,000 signatures to place a binding item on the agenda.
The measure asks: "Shall the Selectboard instruct the Town Attorney to draft indictments against President Bush and Vice President Cheney for crimes against our Constitution, and publish said indictment for consideration by other municipalities?"
The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment Friday. The press office did not immediately respond to an e-mail.
Support for the measure is far from universal, even in Vermont, where the state Senate voted earlier this year to support impeaching the president. Anti-war rallies are regular occurrences here, and "Impeach Bush" bumper stickers are common.
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Vermont is the asshole of the United States of America.
It’s really a pity what has happened to what was once one of the most conservative regions of the country.
Why is it that Libs (with the exception of the west coast) seem to be congregated in the winter states?
Proving once again that liberal morons don’t know the definition of the term “war crime.”
What’s a “Vermont”?
If the muzzies attack us here in America...one might suggest where they could insert the tube....
Dubya ought to drive through, just to see the Secret Service kick the crap out of any moonbat local cop trying to do an arrest............
People like this should go live in a place like Venezuela for a few years.
There are plenty of crazies in Vermont, but I doubt whether more than a few of them are crazy enough to vote for this meaningless proposal.
Let's see now....Vermont....retired 54 year old machinist.I see a guy with a gray ponytail who "retired" (that is,got onto the welfare disability rolls) as the result of a magic mushroom mishap....
OK, then George W. or his VP should just show up one morning in Brattleboro and dare the radicals to make a move.
Too easy.
Hi, my name’s Larry and this is my brother Daryl and this is my other brother daryl and we have BDS.
Note to morons. You have no jurisdiction nor authority. Your authority ends at your city limits. Past time you local ass clowns on various city council in wacko Leftist hatevilles around the country try sticking to your jobs and quit abusing your position to spew absurdly ignorant, incredibly stupid partisan propaganda.
I would love to watch the officials of that town try to enforce it during a presidential visit. They would find themselves looking down the barrels of several automatic weapons of the Secret Service and then get arrested by the FBI.
Yeah, I’d like to see them try and arrest the President and Veep.
How much is this lunacy going to cost the Battleboro taxpayers?
No it isn’t. Its a beautiful place to live. Have you ever been there? Also, its the only state in the Union where I can walk out of a gunshop with my new pistol and conceal it without a permit. And that’s in the state constitution.
Cheney could do the honors.
Nuc Brattleboro
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