Marine veteran calls for Bush
Impeachment
The Coventry Courier
By NICOLE WIETRAK
February 4, 2006
PROVIDENCE - At a state house press conference Wednesday, Democratic U.S.
Senate candidate and West Greenwich resident Carl Sheeler made a call out to
Rhode Island Congressmen James R. Langevin (D-02) and Patrick J. Kennedy (D-01)
to assist U.S. Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) to initiate impeachment
hearings for President George W. Bush.
Sheeler, a marine veteran who served during the first Iraq war and an
outspoken, 1970's style democrat, declared, "It's time we as ordinary citizens
stop talking and start acting to bring the change we want to see in our
America."
Sheeler also charged the president with failing to produce Weapons of Mass
Destruction, the inability to provide adequate armor for troops, cutting the
state's funds for domestic security, and national funding cuts for education
and healthcare.
Providing three separate articles of impeachment for Bush, Vice President
Richard B. Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld for "high crimes
and misdemeanors," Sheeler accused Bush of having, "repeatedly lied to our
Congress and American, broke our laws and abused this executive authority with
impunity..."
Sheeler expressed his frustrations regarding Langevin and Kennedy's lack of
action to intitiate impeachment hearings and stated that he was taking matters
into his own hands.
Sheeler has secured a billboard located in the area of exit 18 on I-95 that
will read, "Be Patriotic, Impeach Bush," set to be erected on Friday.
While there have been roving billboards around the country that extend the
same message, Sheeler's will be the first fixed billboard of its kind.
The Democratic candidate also asked his fellow supporters to wear blue on
Fridays until the "Impeach Bush" proceedings begin and to also organize
peaceful rallies, write, make phone calls and display bumper stickers to get
the word out.
When asked if he believed his efforts to impeach the president would prove
victorious, Sheeler responded, "It is not a question of whether or not it will
be successful; it's about our representatives representing our voice."
Noting that residents of the state are unhappy with Bush's leadership,
Sheeler was optimistic that the majority of Rhode Islanders would support his
call.
Responding to whether he had spoken in depth to Langevin and Kennedy about
the necessity of their support, Sheeler explained that "their accessibility is
difficult," but he would continue to pursue the cause regardless.
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