Two Vermont towns, Brattleboro and Marlboro, have voted to have President Bush and Vice President Cheney arrested if they ever step foot there. Those crazy Vermonters!
You can see Brattleboro in the southeast corner of the map above, and Marlboro is nearby.
The resolutions are nonbinding and symbolic, and although I disagree with them, I find the towns’ activism fascinating. The most misguided aspect of the resolutions is that the Congress approved the President’s decision to invade Iraq and have voted for the necessary spending bills. Unless they want to indict every member of Congress who voted for the war, including Senator Hillary Clinton, they are being disingenuous.
By the way, I was born in Vermont–not far from these independently-minded towns.
3 responses so far ↓
Chas // March 5, 2008 at 5:53 pm |
I commented elsewhere: I wouldn’t want to be the constables to try arresting the president or VP. The secret service have their job to do and won’t understand how these “citizens” are trying to enforce the Constitution, which the president has pledged to protect BTW. The secret service also has some big guns at their disposal.
modestypress // March 6, 2008 at 11:20 am |
Indicting every member of Congress… Now you’re talking.
roy // March 8, 2008 at 1:36 am |
I’m thinking the cops are sitting back at the station….drinking a brew….laughing at the guys who passed this resolution. The cops are likely going to put Bush’s picture up on their “most-wanted” bulletin board and then go back to handing out speeding tickets for their monthly quota.