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Fifth Column
Berkeley Council Vote Tonight On Impeaching Bush
2006-06-28
The famously liberal city of Berkeley is expected to become the first in the nation to put forth a ballot measure calling for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. The City Council will decide tonight whether to put the measure on the Nov. 7 ballot, at a cost of about $10,000. The measure, if approved, would create a task force to monitor the president and vice president, who backers of the initiative say should be impeached because of the Iraq war, federal wiretapping and other issues.

Dozens of cities, including San Francisco and Oakland, have approved resolutions advocating impeachment, but Berkeley could be the first to let voters decide. The initiative by the city's Peace and Justice Commission and backed by Mayor Tom Bates, first arose in 2004 but never made it past the City Council because some thought it distracted from the presidential election.
Posted by:Fred

#26  "Bush's fault line?"
Posted by: Broadhead6   2006-06-28 21:46  

#25  The other big indicator is schools. It was hard to move homes built on the fualt so the land was used for public purposes such as schools, hospitals and the Warren Freeway. Somehow, the later one seems appropriate. And yes, it is state route 13.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-06-28 21:13  

#24  Now thats some pretty damn good geo analysis.
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-06-28 21:03  

#23  The way to find the Hayward fault is to get a map with the hospitals indicated and draw a line between them.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-06-28 20:59  

#22  When this one pops, and it is well overdue, you will see a Blue State running up a Red Flag that will make New Orleans look like a rained out picnic.

Its on our to-do list. Patience.
Posted by: Haliburton Earthquake Division   2006-06-28 20:59  

#21  Having spent a couple of years in Berkeley in a past life, I would point out that not only does the town have a number of moonbeans running the place, but that the geology has gifted them with a major fault- the Hayward- that disects the town along its length, and literally crosses through the football stadium at Cal. When this one pops, and it is well overdue, you will see a Blue State running up a Red Flag that will make New Orleans look like a rained out picnic. Mnay of the major arteries through the Bay Area will be whacked, leaving every urban nightmare possible to be covered 24/7 for months by BBC and CNN. Good Morning America will cover it live, and Barbera Pelosi will play the Gov Landrau role.
And ya know what??? It will all be Bushes fault too.
Posted by: Capsu 78   2006-06-28 20:54  

#20  Maybe Kentucky should vote on invading Berkeley with beer swilling, 4X4 pickup driving, violently liquored up, hicks and beating the tar out of every stinky, long-haired hippie that comes under our dread gaze

We're still working on Chicago, give us a little time. Before the passes close tho, God willing.
Posted by: Task Force Dothan   2006-06-28 11:50  

#19  I always fear that I'm going to see family members in some one of your graphics of protests, foolish actions, etc.
Posted by: 2b   2006-06-28 11:30  

#18  The news here (Sacramento) had a good clip of Saint Cindy prostrating herself to the council. I would think the city council had better things to do than passing stupid resolutions. Then again they only need to take another hit on the bong and it will all make sense to them.
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2006-06-28 11:15  

#17  God bless the Commonwealth 'jim. Though may I suggest a dry run at a Phish concert or some such just to get your 'Kentucky Headhunters' warmed up.
Posted by: Broadhead6   2006-06-28 11:13  

#16  I volunteer BigJim for the first volunteer regiment of hippie stompers!
Posted by: DarthVader   2006-06-28 09:48  

#15  Maybe Kentucky should vote on invading Berkeley with beer swilling, 4X4 pickup driving, violently liquored up, hicks and beating the tar out of every stinky, long-haired hippie that comes under our dread gaze. That would pass with at least 2/3 vote and probably be a state ammendment.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2006-06-28 09:39  

#14  Well, I hope they had fun wasting $10,000. Seeing as everything they have issue w/has proven to be legal under the U.S. Constitution. After this fails maybe they can raise another $10,000 and try to impeach the constitution.
Posted by: Broadhead6   2006-06-28 08:51  

#13  These people ar idiots studying to be morons. And not studying too hard at that.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2006-06-28 08:08  

#12  Shut off the money extorted from taxpayers.

Let Berk-Ley starve.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2006-06-28 08:00  

#11  "The famously liberal city of Berkeley is expected to become the first in the nation to put forth a ballot measure calling for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney."

Well sure, if ya want to. Must be in Dire Need™ of distractions since they closed the fairgrounds and turned it into an Old Croaks Home. You guys could probably get cable installed, y'know. Well, anyway, good luck with that.
Posted by: flyover   2006-06-28 04:17  

#10  FOTSGreg:

We'll try. Sometimes it gets a bit busy here and we forget about the details, though.
Posted by: grb   2006-06-28 02:44  

#9  Just lemme' know when you guys let fly. I work on the Hill (LBNL) and would like a little time to at least get to the only shelter up there I know about (albeit probably a poor one given its location and facing, but when you have only minutes...) or over the ridegline if I have the time (20 minutes, maybe less if I really know there's a big one on the way).

I'd really appreciate it.

Posted by: FOTSGreg   2006-06-28 02:15  

#8  I'm afraid anyone nuking Berkeley would incur a rather hefty civil fine for violating their "no nukes" law.
Posted by: mojo   2006-06-28 02:11  

#7  Nuke Berkeley!
Domestic enemies!
Posted by: DarthVader   2006-06-28 01:37  

#6  Even ALAN ALDA's character of HAWKEYE did what he was told to do with a gun pointing at him, when he realized that his quips were not going to save him no matter how compromising or reasonable he was. ALDA = HAWKEYE did it to save his skin, and so will youse.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-06-28 01:21  

#5  Saint Bill abused or allegedly raped women of the Dem caucus, claimed to be POTUS by elex fraud, committed perjury and misled a lawful investigation, and gave tech and secrets to Amer's enemies, besides him and the Demoleft-MSM also immorally taking credit for the prosperity wrought on 1990's America by the Reagan-GOP economy, ergo erect a statue. The Reagan-GOP economy verified Leftism-Socialism once, before and forever, ergo the Lefties don't have to prove anything to anyone anymore forever, ergo 9-11 where all America [West] is now in a de facto WAR TO THE DEATH where it must either be voluntarily or forcibly suborned to OWG and Socialism , or it will be destroyed. D*** It, ERECT THE STATUE TO CLINTON. NAME THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER. To paraphrase KRAUTHAMMER > SAY IT WITH ME, BERKELEY, YOU AND ALL THE US LEFT WILL STILL BE GULAGGED IFF NOT EXTERMINATED LIKE THE REST OF US. The Chicom plan to politely exterminate 200Milyuhn-plus of Amer's 300Milyuhn [plus = all] DOES NOT DISTINGUISH BETWEEN LEFTIE, MODER- CENTRIST, OR RIGHTIE. DEM OR GOP, CAPITALIST vs SOCIALIST, MASON vs DIXON, WHITE vs NON-WHITE, BERKELEY vs SAN FRANCISCO vs LA, FLOWERS-IN-YOUR-HAIR vs BUSINESS SUIT/
NECKTIE, ..................................@etal!
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-06-28 01:18  

#4  Some people don't have enough to do. Others don't know what to do. And others don't know what they're doing. Then there's Berkeley. It's like these guys have been smoking grass so long they only have two brain cells left and one of them is lonely. For entertainment, that one brain cell deals with keeping up with the latest cannabis technology and tie-die fashion trends, impeaching Bush, and personal hygiene. I'll bet it has a hard time getting its dendrites on LSD anymore because it can't remember how to spell it.
Posted by: grb   2006-06-28 01:07  

#3  Posers.

You don't count you are nothing. Dirt has more class.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2006-06-28 01:02  

#2  I can't wait. The suspense is killing me. Or maybe it's the 4-alarm chili...
Posted by: Shailing Jeper3536   2006-06-28 00:34  

#1  Ooooooooooh! A "task force"! Will they have a Committee for Big Giant Puppets?
Posted by: tu3031   2006-06-28 00:21  

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