Humboldtian

The Arcata City Council made some noise a few years back when it voted to send a letter asking that Congress introduce articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. But for the town of Brattleboro, VT, impeachment doesn’t go far enough. The Select Board, the town’s equivalent of a city council, is seeking authority to have Bush or Cheney arrested if either ever sets foot inside Brattleboro.

If voters approve the item in March, Brattleboro’s town attorney will be directed to draft indictments of Bush and Cheney for crimes against the Constitution and the police will be instructed to arrest Bush or Cheney if either are ever spotted in Brattleboro, if they have not been impeached. Organizers of this effort in Brattleboro charge that Bush and Cheney committed perjury when the administration lied about the need to go to war in Iraq, espionage for the administration’s domestic spying program and obstruction of justice for the mass firing of U.S. attorneys around the country for political reasons.

The indictments would be published for other jurisdictions to consider. Reportedly Louisville, KY and a Massachusetts town in the Berkshires, Montague, also have movements pushing for similar action against Bush and Cheney.

While San Franciscans are noting that Bush has failed to visit their city during his presidency, including a trip to the Bay Area just a few days ago, the president has not set a foot in Vermont since taking office in 2001, the only state he hasn’t visited during his tenure.