Sept 1st - Be Part Of Impeachment Day join thousands of websites change homepage to Impeach

[Brian Gillingham 0]

I don't know if anybody is planning on participating in the world-wide Impeachment Day internet black-out, but we are at BetterWindowsSoftware. So, if we are going to do it - so can you.

 

(taken from an impeachnet.net email I got)

Starting at noon ET on September 1, 2006, and lasting 24 hours, websites and blogs all across the internet are being asked to replace their front pages with the single word "Impeach" in simple white text on a black background. Here's an example: http://impeachnet.net/

 

http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

 

Visitors to those sites and blogs will be able to click and link to the sites' usual front pages. But first they will see a word that, standing alone, is as powerful as any word right now: it is banned by our political and media leadership but more popular among citizens and activists than perhaps any other. It is both shocking and welcome. For 24 hours, web surfers and blog readers will see that word first when they visit their favorite sites. In this way, we hope to get the public talking about the one tool guaranteed by the Founders to restore our Constitutional Democracy. Please encourage your favorite websites to take part in this action. If you plan to take part, please let us know here:

http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

Edited August 29, 2006 by Brian Gillingham (see edit history)

[Saint_Michael 3]

I put it like this it's not going to do anything, like the president is going to be surfing the interenet at look at some no name websites and be concerned. I say it's more of a way to ruin a website especially if they have alot of visitors.

[FLaKes 0]

He will probably know about it and not even want to turn a computer on that day, he will probably go and do something else, so I dont really see what the point is, the only people who are going to be affected in the end are the sites' visitors. Though it is a good point, but I think its pretty harsh, I would prefer they put that page as an index, and a link to move on to their site.

[Brian Gillingham 0]

He will probably know about it and not even want to turn a computer on that day, he will probably go and do something else, so I dont really see what the point is, the only people who are going to be affected in the end are the sites' visitors. Though it is a good point, but I think its pretty harsh, I would prefer they put that page as an index, and a link to move on to their site.

The point isn't for Bush to see a few web pages that say Impeach - and he'll suddenly feel sorry for all of his lies - and step down from power. The point is to make a statement. In this case, I am joining with THOUSANDS of real websites that will be making this loud statement - across the world.

The signifigance of this event can not be just overlooked. Having said that, this really isn't supposed to result in anything but further discussion on the topic of impeachment. If you seriously feel that there is no reason to impeach - you have not been paying attention over the past 6 years.

[dontmaimyourself 0]

Can we go with a more user friendly banner type layout, as I absolutely hate it when sites screw about with the index like this. Anyway I agree that the importance is not on Bush, or even anyone close to the administration seeing this as you have said if this can be used to create an open discussion and to generate more pressure for an impeachment, then that can only be a good thing. On another note I don't really see any major sites getting in on this for fear of reprisals, which although not the main aim of this campaign would help.P.S. loving the red fullstop, really serves to hit home the message.

[Dawiss 0]

I think its aint going to work.. Specialy I wont do that, why? because I think there is no point lol I dont even have a clue what that means. I really dont like if this message is sent like a chainletter then even more.. I will run outside and scream that word If in that day I will see 10 or 5 websites with that name at index..

[Brian Gillingham 0]

I think its aint going to work.. Specialy I wont do that, why? because I think there is no point lol I dont even have a clue what that means. I really dont like if this message is sent like a chainletter then even more.. I will run outside and scream that word If in that day I will see 10 or 5 websites with that name at index..

While I completely understand why somebody wouldn't want to participate in something like this, I have to ask that you refrain from saying things like "It ain't going to work" until after the date has passed. The classic defense of Bush has been just this -- "you could never impeach him, the Republican Senate and House would never approve." To this I say, don't count your chickens until they vote!

That's the point exactly! If even a low percentage of sites have this "Impeach." message, you hopefully will bump into the mesasge a few times during the day's browsing. It is not intended to frustrate you (as it shouldn't take more than a few microseconds for a 1kb webpage "Impeach" to load -- and the main index will be still reachable - temporarily at a different name), but it should be considered similar to a protest.

If the policy makers in America see this action as disruptive, or spawns too many complaints - they WILL HAVE TO do something about it because the elections are coming up. All political momentum based on support of the Iraq war has already been lost. It is certainly not good for a country when the people repeatedly have to mass together in protest. If protest strength wanes at this point - I will have to move to Canada or somewhere else that really has democratic system.
Edited August 29, 2006 by Brian Gillingham (see edit history)

[Saint_Michael 3]

the message is about people trying to impeach president Bush. The rules are that every State in the country has to vote on impeachment proceedings and in which the House of Representatives and the Senate have to vote in which to procede to the inpeachment and if the 51 to 49 (senate) 217 to 216 (House of Representatives) goes through then hearings start in which all hte evidence is shown as to why they are being impeach and if found guilty then they are kicked out.Now with that bit of information it would be next to impossible to get bush since he has the tendency ot make documents disappear or make people disappear.Everyone knows he's a lying SOB but when you got people to pass the blame on then people will believe it blah blah blah.So basically im saying it is impossible to get bush and most likly no president will get impeach due ot the corruption the U.S Government has made since WWII though alagations have been made that FDR pulled a bush and let Pearl Harbor happen who knows how long our government has been corrupted.But that's what happen when people gain pwer they think they are above the system and so they change the rules.Techniqually if someone wanted to bush could be charged with war crimes against Iraq since he had no properable cause to attack them.I have more but im cutting it there.

[Brian Gillingham 0]

the message is about people trying to impeach president Bush. The rules are that every State in the country has to vote on impeachment proceedings and in which the House of Representatives and the Senate have to vote in which to procede to the inpeachment and if the 51 to 49 (senate) 217 to 216 (House of Representatives) goes through then hearings start in which all hte evidence is shown as to why they are being impeach and if found guilty then they are kicked out.
Now with that bit of information it would be next to impossible to get bush since he has the tendency ot make documents disappear or make people disappear.

Everyone knows he's a lying SOB but when you got people to pass the blame on then people will believe it blah blah blah.

So basically im saying it is impossible to get bush and most likly no president will get impeach due ot the corruption the U.S Government has made since WWII though alagations have been made that FDR pulled a bush and let Pearl Harbor happen who knows how long our government has been corrupted.

But that's what happen when people gain pwer they think they are above the system and so they change the rules.

Techniqually if someone wanted to bush could be charged with war crimes against Iraq since he had no properable cause to attack them.

I have more but im cutting it there.

I hear what you are saying, but I have to say that there are proceedings started by John Conyers. There are more organizations pursuing George Bush's impeachement than there are major league baseball teams. The process of impeachement is not exactly as you say, but there is lots of red tape.

There was a massive push in Germany for their Federal Prosecutor to investigate Rumsfeld and company for the suspected War Crimes in Abu Ghraib and other places.

The real question is -- has Bush done anything criminal? Followed by -- shouldn't we impeach criminal presidents (not just infidelity)?

[JeremyServ 0]

I can't believe what a bunch of whiners you bush haters are. Every time you turn around, the word impeachment is drooling out the left side of your mouth. Why don't you try looking for real solutions to the world's problems instead of who to pin the blame on. Oh yeah. I guess it'll be now about how the "vast right-wing conspiracy" tried to take down President Clinton. Maybe they were wrong too. Do you have any comprehension of what kind of damage a full presidential impeachment will do to this country? President Clinton wasn't thrown out, so we haven't seen the injury it can do to America. I guess if you are Osama's buddy, hurting the US is a good idea. It might be just enough to knock it off kilter so that the anarchists, fascists, communists and extremist muslims will have the chance to take down the system and fight over who gets to play with the broken pieces. If you look at history, it might just frighten you to realize how close a country can be to the edge of destruction and still be healthy and strong. It doesn't take nuclear weapons to destroy a nation, more than anything it has been political infighting. And just because our nation has been going strong for over two hundred, doesn't mean it'll be here next year. Oh I forgot. A lot of you would like that to happen. In which case you would no longer have the right to be critical of the administration, because you would be saluting the new american dictatorship. And I love you people who think it's funny to compare President Bush to Adolf Hitler. I dare you to go to Auschwitz and tell that to the fields of tilled human bones. Love you all! God bless America, with all her troubles and faults.