Brattleboro Vermont Voters Approve Resolution to Indict Bush and Cheney for Crimes Against the Constitution and to Arrest Them Upon Entry

Once George W. Bush and Dick Cheney mercifully exit the stage and leave office to collect on their millions in blood money to be made off their own criminal policies you can bet there is one city in America that will not be on their tour to peddle their so-called memoirs. Showing courage and gumption sorely lacking in the halls of Congress, the Selectmen of Brattleboro, Vermont approved a resolution to be placed onto the ballot during Vermont's primary election on March 4. Although the vote was actually quite shockingly close, enlightened minds prevailed by a margin of 2012 to 1795. This resolution was taken up by the city of Brattleboro because of the rising frustration over the fact that the Democratic Congress refuses to do what a majority of Americans have indicated they would approve: the impeachment of both Pres. Bush and Vice President Cheney. Faced with impotent inaction from the Democrats and measures to block such moves by Republicans, the resolution specifically charges Bush and Cheney with "crimes against our Constitution."

The resolution then goes on to direct the city leaders to issue indictments against either Bush or Cheney should they ever enter the city limits. In other words, the voters of Brattleboro voted to give their city the power to arrest and detain George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. Even better, the indictments don't actually go into effect until after Bush and Cheney leave office. Think of what that means. Two men notorious for avoiding facing responsibility for their actions and appearing anywhere where such responsibility would be mandatory can almost be guaranteed to never even come close to taking the chance that showing up in this small Vermont town would entail. In other words, there now exists in America a safe haven from ever having to face the misery that is involved when Bush or Cheney come to town. It would be a dream come true. It would be like living in a self-contained Bush-and-Cheney free zone. No roads in Brattleboro, Vermont will ever be closed to make way for a visit from this particular ex-President and ex-Vice President. No local news that is actually important to you would ever be ignored because every reporter in town is covering a visit from an ex-President or ex-Vice President. Best of all, one could feel free to walk their children down city sidewalks without the fear of coming up upon the boogey monster known as Dick Cheney.

Life in Brattleboro, Vermont is going to be mighty sweet following January 9, 2009. Based on the evidence of cowardice shown by Bush and Cheney in their respective efforts to avoid fighting for their ideals in Vietnam, is as surefire a bet as you can find that neither Bush nor Cheney will dare have the guts to make the people of Brattleboro put their police force where their votes are.

I think I've found my new hometown.