A friend of Impeach for Peace just sent us this news release:

The Chatham Peace Initiative is sponsoring a rally at the County Court House, 401 Union St., Hudson NY on February 26, 2008 at noon in support of a petition by the town of Brattleboro, Vermont asking their Selectboard to have the town attorney draft indictments against President Bush and Vice President Cheney for crimes against our Constitution. The town of Brattleboro secured sufficient signatures (minimum of 5% of Brattleboro voters) to present to the select board which voted to allow it to be put on the ballot March 4, 2008.

The petition reads in full: “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 indictments for consideration by other authorities and shall it be the law of the Town of Brattleboro that the Brattleboro Police, pursuant to the above-mentioned indictments, arrest and detain George Bush and Richard Cheney in Brattleboro if they are not duly impeached, and prosecute or extradite them to other authorities that may reasonably contend to prosecute them?”

The Chatham Peace Initiative is pursuing other avenues through NY State government to determine how it could take an action analogous to the town of Brattleboro’s. In addition, since Vermont and New York are both in the 2nd Federal Court District, if the petition passes there is a possibility that any subsequent legal action would be conducted in the Federal Court House in Syracuse, NY.

( Kurt )

P.S.: Have you called a stranger about indicting Bush ? ( I ask all the time . )

Contact: Bob Elmendorf 518-766-2992

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