Who is Cynthia McKinney?
13 December 2006
by Timbre' Wolf, Contributing writer for AnaiRhoads.org
AnaiRhoads.org - Who is Cynthia McKinney? The answer might surprise you!
I promise that I will answer the question but first let me say this:
Cynthia McKinney, who has just introduced a bill to impeach the president, is the only congressperson in the House of "Representatives" who "represents" me, and the 51% of Americans who want Bush impeached, as well as the 70+% of Americans who believe that Dubya is on the WRONG path.
And let me paint a picture for you: If the House of "Representatives" were to impeach George W. Bush, as well as Dick Cheney (remember that ALL of the president's men can be impeached), and if Bush and Cheney are relegated to their rightful place as Constitution dismantling war criminals, then the Speaker of the House becomes the next president. In the new session, starting in January, that will be Nancy Pelosi.
Now Nancy is a moderate who, it seems to me, is reasonable and bright - if nearly deaf to the will of the American people (we want impeachment Nancy!...it's not just for lying about cigar sex anymore - remember the US government spent 75 MILLION of your tax dollars to discover this). She would probably make a good president for the remaining two years that the office will be "open" before the next election.
As if you need reminding, George W. Bush has violated the Constitution of the United States on at least two occasions. Federal Judge Anita Diggs Taylor has ruled that his use of wiretaps without a warrant is both illegal and unconstitutional. The Supreme Court as made the same ruling regarding Bush's torture and detainment programs at our military base in Guantanamo Bay. And remember that two of those judges were appointed by Dubya himself. (Roberts cleverly "bowed out" claiming prior involvement in a similar case). Two strikes Georgie. If you throw in the Military Commissions Act's blatant violations of our Bill of Rights then the umpire is obligated to shout, "STRIKE THREE! YER OUTTA HERE!"
Now, as promised, a little bit about Cynthia McKinney:
A year and two months ago Cynthia McKinney used the word impeachment on the House Floor. The "official" Congressional Record transcript is notably missing that word. She was, in fact, censored.
The Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert, told McKinney, "it is out of order to question the President's motives." McKinney fired back, "I did not question his 'motives,' I questioned his ACTIONS." She went on to say that she questioned Bush's cutting the budget of some of our 'safety net' programs - such as those for the poor, the elderly, and our Veterans - and his rewarding a tiny fraction of the amount requested by Corps of Engineer to fix the levees in New Orleans (both years prior to Hurricane Katrina) and his subsequent inaction during the deadly aftermath of the hurricane."
Hastert, taking his role as Speaker of the House to ever higher levels of control censorship, took the unprecedented action of cutting the House microphone during McKinney's speech.
McKinney has repeatedly made attempts to challenge the legitimacy of Bush's "election" but they have fallen on deaf ears.
Last summer Cynthia McKinney was the victim of racial profiling. Did I mention that she is beautiful and powerful Afro-American (emphasis on "Afro"). As she tried to enter the Capitol Building a Capitol policeman refused to allow her entry. The officer chased her down a hall and grabbed her forcefully by the arm, in front of those visiting her (including children from Atlanta), and she slapped him.
When someone grabs you forcefully, in your own "house," what should your response be?
The main stream media is very busy painting McKinney as an uppity n----- (rebelliously self-assertive, black) because her powerful reaction to systemic racism overwhelmed the officer and because she is THE ONLY member of Congress EVER to call for accountability within the Bush administration - yet another display of raw power that threatens fascistic control freaks.
Interesting, too, is the fact that this matter was dealt with (and McKinney was exonerated) months ago. But, now that she has introduced a bill to impeach Bush, a hit on CBS's website shows 14 new articles about the incident with a new call from capitol police to have McKinney indicted. Go figure...
McKinney's bill calling for impeachment is LONG overdue and it MUST be taken very seriously - especially by the more than 70% of Americans who believe that George W. Bush has been, and continues to be, on the wrong path.
McKinney said, "Bush has violated his oath of office to defend the Constitution and the nation's laws."
In the bill, she states that Bush misled Congress on the war in Iraq and has violated privacy laws with his domestic spying program. Remember that Federal Court Judge Anita Diggs Taylor has agreed and called Bush's use of wiretaps, "illegal and unconstitutional."
McKinney has correctly accused her party's leaders of kowtowing to Republicans on the Iraqi war and on torture of military prisoners.
Ironically only a handful of the forward thinking people are calling for support of Cynthia McKinney and her impeachment bill.
David Swanson of After Downing Street (ADS) (www.afterdowningstreet.org/) reported:
"The media attacks on McKinney have begun, and rather than joining in them by condemning her for bravely doing what we know needed to be done, we should be defending her with a barrage of letters to editors and phone calls to radio shows. And we should be urging every member of Congress to join her."
Mr. Swanson includes the following action links:
http://capwiz.com/pdamerica/issues/alert/?alertid=9196431&type=ME
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/petition
If you'd rather not get "uppity," by joining Cynthia, you may want to get your papers in order and pack your bags...'cause you ain't gonna like water boarding at all.
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