Jan 28 2008
Advisory: Idiots At Work
Another reason big (and clearly bored) government is really bad:
Brattleboro residents will vote at town meeting on whether President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney should be indicted and arrested for war crimes, perjury or obstruction of justice if they ever step foot in Vermont.
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Opposition to the vote focused on whether the town had any power to endorse the matter.
“It is an advisory thing,” said Daims, a retired prototype machinist and stay-at-home dad of three daughters.
Yep, it sure is an advisory – stay away from the kooks in Brattleboro. What fools, as if one town can control the entire state.
Voting to have someone arrested – whether it’s a town meeting, a town council, or a legislature – is what is known as a “Bill of Attainder” and is expressly forbidden by the Constitution. And this coming from the people who scream “unconstitutional!” everytime someone does something they don’t like.