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It’s Election Day 2008. We Democrats are giving America a wake-up call. Wake up, America. In 2001, the oil companies, the war contractors and the neo-con artists seized the economy and have added 4 trillion dollars of unproductive spending to the national debt. We now pay four times more for defense, three times more for gasoline and home heating oil and twice what we paid for health care.

Millions of Americans have lost their jobs, their homes, their health care, their pensions. Trillions of dollars for an unnecessary war paid with borrowed money. Tens of billions of dollars in cash and weapons disappeared into thin air, at the cost of the lives of our troops and innocent Iraqis, while all the president’s oilmen are maneuvering to grab Iraq’s oil.

Borrowed money to bomb bridges in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. No money to rebuild bridges in America. Money to start a hot war with Iran. Now we have another cold war with Russia, while the American economy has become a game of Russian roulette.

If there was an Olympics for misleading, mismanaging and misappropriating, this administration would take the gold. World records for violations of national and international laws. They want another four-year term to continue to alienate our allies, spend our children’s inheritance and hollow out our economy.

We can’t afford another Republican administration. Wake up, America. The insurance companies took over health care. Wake up, America. The pharmaceutical companies took over drug pricing.

Wake up, America. The speculators took over Wall Street. Wake up, America. They want to take your Social Security. Wake up, America. Multinational corporations took over our trade policies, factories are closing, good paying jobs lost.

Wake up, America. We went into Iraq for oil. The oil companies want more. War against Iran will mean $10-a-gallon gasoline. The oil administration wants to drill more, into your wallet. Wake up, America. Weapons contractors want more. An Iran war will cost 5 to 10 trillion dollars.

This administration can tap our phones. They can’t tap our creative spirit. They can open our mail. They can’t open economic opportunities. They can track our every move. They lost track of the economy while the cost of food, gasoline and electricity skyrockets. They skillfully played our post-9/11 fears and allowed the few to profit at the expense of the many. Every day we get the color orange, while the oil companies, the insurance companies, the speculators, the war contractors get the color green.

Wake up, America. This is not a call for you to take a new direction from right to left. This is call for you to go from down to up. Up with the rights of workers. Up with wages. Up with fair trade. Up with creating millions of good paying jobs, rebuilding our bridges, ports and water systems. Up with creating millions of sustainable energy jobs to lower the cost of energy, lower carbon emissions and protect the environment.

Up with health care for all. Up with education for all. Up with home ownership. Up with guaranteed retirement benefits. Up with peace. Up with prosperity. Up with the Democratic Party. Up with Obama-Biden.

Wake up, America. Wake up, America. Wake up, America.

Last week I sent an e-mail to Senator Bill Nelson, Senator Mel Martinez, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senator Hillary Clinton, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, and Congressman Bill Young. I did hear back from Mel Martinez, but he is a loyalist who served under his administration and Senator Nelson. This is my coorespondence with Senator Nelson:

I’m writing to you to ask you to please get on board with Rep. Dennis Kucinich who has introduced a resolution to impeach President Bush.

I take this very seriously because we have to set very high standards for our leaders. The new Iraq Intelligence Report has backed up what the Downing Street Memo told us years ago: That the president and vice president did in fact LIE in order to start a war.

In post-Lewinski America, if the most multiply-impeachable president in our time is able to walk away from this and other high crimes, then what are future presidents at liberty to get away with? And if he is not held accountable, what is your job as a representative and my job as a citizen worth?

In the name of the over 4000 soldiers killed in Iraq, I implore you to encourage your colleagues to join Rep. Kucinich and the American people, the majority of whom support impeachment, in defending this nation and the Office of President against such wanton abuse.

Today He replied:

Thank you for informing me of your views. Many Americans would agree that certain actions taken by this Administration warrant impeachment.

While I’m also frustrated by the failures of the White House in both foreign and domestic policy, such action would be impractical. The president’s and vice president’s terms conclude next year. In the months immediately ahead, I believe the officials in Washington need to focus on working across the aisle to get results on the major challenges facing our country–not only on Iraq, but also on health care coverage and retirement security for all Americans.

I appreciate hearing your thoughts. Please do not hesitate to contact me again.

I replied back to him:

The Honorable Bill Nelson

United States Senate

Washington, D.C. 20510

“I, (Bill Nelson), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.”

Senator Nelson,

I humbly ask you to read your oath of office again because your main duty to your office is to defend the Constitution of the United States. I understand that the senate is very busy with the high cost of oil and Iraq and the other issues that our country has, but right now the laws of this country including the constitution are being violated by members of the executive branch. Right now there is flooding in the Midwest and President Bush is in Europe on his farewell tour instead of being at home being a leader of this country or at least putting on a dog and pony show that he cares about the country he leads. He did the same thing during Hurricane Katrina. Your colleague presented 35 different examples of President Bush destroying the very constitution you swore to protect. There is no provisions in this oath as to if you get around to it or if it is close to when the president is no longer in office. I believe that if President Bush didn’t lie to you and the people you represent then things like oil prices and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan may have not happened at all.

Please closely consider your decision not to peruse your duties as a member of the U.S. Senate; it is what the architects of the constitution would have wanted. They built the checks and balances into the system for our worst of times, and this is one of them. This to me makes lying about a stain on a blue dress seem like childs play, that was not an impeachable offence. What President Bush has done will set future precedence to the powers of the executive branch, and will eventually give unlimited unanswered power to one person, which will be the president. It is your sworn duty to keep this from happening and starting the impeachment process is what these men would have wanted you to do:

***Insert the names of the signatories of the U.S. Constitution***

If I get any more response I will let you know.

* Headlines for June 13, 2008
* Citing Iraq War, Renowned Attorney Vincent Bugliosi Seeks “The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder”

* Despite Opposition from His Own Party, Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich Vows to Continue Impeachment Effort Against Bush
* Rebuking Bush Admin, Justices Rule Gitmo Prisoners Can Challenge Imprisonment in US Court

Keith Olbermann and Jonathan Turley discuss the Articles of Impeachment introduced by Rep. Dennis Kucinich in the House of Representatives.

Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, pursuant to clause 2 of rule IX, I rise to give notice of my intent to raise a question of the privileges of the House.

The form of the resolution is as follows:

Resolved, That President George W. Bush be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate:

Articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives of the United States of America in the name of itself and of the people of the United States of America, in maintenance and support of its impeachment against President George W. Bush for high crimes and misdemeanors.

In his conduct while President of the United States, George W. Bush, in violation of his constitutional oath to faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has committed the following abuses of power.

ARTICLE I.–CREATING A SECRET PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN TO MANUFACTURE A FALSE CASE FOR WAR AGAINST IRAQ

In his conduct while President of the United States, George W. Bush, in violation of his constitutional oath to faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty under Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution “to take care that the laws be faithfully executed”, has both personally and acting through his agents and subordinates, together with the Vice President, illegally spent public dollars on a secret propaganda program to manufacture a false cause for war against Iraq.
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From The Chicago Tribune:

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, a former Democratic presidential contender, said Monday he wants the House to consider a resolution to impeach President Bush. Speaker Nancy Pelosi consistently has said impeachment was “off the table.”

Kucinich, D-Ohio, read his proposed impeachment language in a floor speech. He contended Bush deceived the nation and violated his oath of office in leading the country into the Iraq war.

Kucinich introduced a resolution last year to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney. That resolution was killed, but only after Republicans initially voted in favor of taking up the measure to force a debate.

Kucinich was on the House floor for over 4 hours citing 35 articles of impeachment and giving documented examples backing up his articles. If anything this will go on Bush’s historical record showing that he is the worst president in US history.

You can find out more details on Kucinich’s site here:
http://kucinich.house.gov/Issues/Issue/?IssueID=3750
I urge you to write your Senators and Congressmen and ask them to support Dennis! You can write them here:
http://www.democrats.com/35-articles-of-impeachment

Members of the Japanese Parliament is looking into investigating the events that happened on 9/11. He presented a couple of slides that showed evidence that certain events were staged like the damage that happened at the Pentagon and the towers falling.

This is very interesting news. Something that the US media has not picked up upon. Please read this website and pass the videos and the site on to every one you know. The world is watching and they are not going to blindly accept what Bush says as the truth anymore. I hope that they investigate and find out the real truth behind what happened that day.

Below is a good video as to what happened at the parliament. It is in Japanese. The rough translation as well as more information and videos can be found by clicking this link.

Another interesting related item of interest is Bill Maher’s Overtime on Jan 11 2008. He prods at Tony Snow what happened that morning when Bush was reading to children with his deer in the headlights look when he was told that his country was under attack. Very presidential indeed.

Hello,

I just read an article where students are being harrasseed for promoting peace by wearing shirts and putting on posters. The link can be found here:

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/11/21/5375/

The faculity has done very little about this even though students are putting swasticas on their posters and have been wearing confederate flag shirts to counter the student’s promotoin of peace. The students have also tried to create an official peace club however the administration are stopping that as well.

Please politely contact the administration and let them know that it is not Anti-Americian to support peace and that these students have the right to wear these shirts without being harrassed and they need a club to support peace as well.

The following link will take you to the Cocoa Beach schools contact page:

http://www.cbhs.brevard.k12.fl.us/admin.php

Thank you!

Countdown: Special Comment 7-3-07 Bush Resign
Keith tells it like it is. Bush and Cheney should resign.

Countdown: Bush Removes Habeas Corpus From U.S. Constitution
Keith reviews Bush and the Republicans removel of Habeas Corpus from The USA Constitution. This can not be tolerated. Bush swore to uphold the Constitution not destroy it. Don’t Vote Republican for our own good.

Channahon vegetable oil fractionation plant being converted to EFTI 60-million gallon per year Bio-refinery.

TAMPA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–EarthFirst Technologies, Incorporated (”EarthFirst” or “the Company”) (OTCBB:EFTI) today announced details of its plans to establish the United States’ first Bio-refinery. This facility will be capable of producing ASTM 6751 biodiesel, as well as other high value products from palm-based methyl esters produced during the biodiesel production process.

Similar projects exist in Singapore and Malaysia, but the facility located in Channahon, Illinois will be the first in the United States.

The key to the Company’s Bio-refinery is the use of palm oil based feedstock. The chemical composition and stability of palm oil make it suitable for refinement into numerous products.

To secure the continuous availability of palm oil feedstock, EarthFirst has entered into a 15-year Supply Agreement with LODERS CROKLAAN USA, LLC (“Loders”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the IOI Group. IOI has an existing supply chain for palm oil products from Malaysia to Channahon, Illinois which serves Loders’ specialty fats business supplying the requirements of the US food industry. The Company also has a 15-year Agreement with Loders to lease a currently unused vegetable oil fractionation facility, located on its own self-contained site, adjacent to Loders’ other operations in Channahon.

IOI Corporation Bhd (www.ioigroup.com) is a public company traded on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange and is one of Malaysia’s leading palm oil producers. By virtue of a recent acquisition, IOI has also just become the world’s largest supplier of fatty acids and related products. IOI is a founding member of the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil and is committed to its sustainable cultivation practices at its plantations.

The leased facility at Channahon will need only minor initial retrofitting to produce 45 million gallons per year of biodiesel, with a production goal of 60 millions gallons per year. Accordingly, the Company’s capital cost for biodiesel production at the Channahon facility will be dramatically less than an equivalent capacity green-field biodiesel development project.

EFTI selected a facility in the state of Illinois as its first Bio-refinery site because Illinois is the logistics center of seven Midwestern states that consume almost 90% of the biodiesel currently produced in the US and offers significant financial incentives for the production and sale of biodiesel in the state. EFTI also selected Loders’ Channahon, Illinois site because the site has exceptional river access and rail sidings and is a central location for oil and chemical product truck loading. It is also less than one-half mile from a major Exxon refinery and in the heart of an area which can use the other Bio-refinery products.

EFTI has employed one of the US leading biodiesel engineering firms, R.C. Costello and Associates to design the retrofit of the Channahon facility for biodiesel production. Costello has already delivered a complete front-end engineering package. Detailed construction drawings and ground-breaking are expected in the next three weeks. The retrofit is estimated to take five months, with production commencing in November, 2007.

EFTI CEO and Chairman, John Stanton commented, “We are very pleased to be working with the IOI Group. Soybeans have been carrying the biodiesel load thus far, but ultimately can only meet a fraction of US biodiesel needs. The US needs to use all available feedstocks if our nation hopes to produce and use billions of gallons of biodiesel to meet the twin goals of reducing CO2 emissions and minimizing carcinogenic particulates associated with petroleum diesel. Our Bio-refinery concept establishes a new and revolutionary economic model for biofuel production in the US.”

About EarthFirst Technologies, Incorporated

EarthFirst Technologies, www.earthfirsttech.com, is a specialized holding company engaged in researching, developing and commercializing technologies for the production of alternative fuel sources and the destruction and/or remediation of liquid and solid wastes, and in supplying electrical contracting services to commercial and government customers internationally. Through its subsidiary World Environmental Solutions Company (WESCO), EarthFirst markets solid waste remediation plants utilizing a proprietary Catalytic Activated Distillation (CAVD) process, which is a superior technology developed by EarthFirst to recycle rubber tires and other waste by heating the material without burning it. Through its subsidiary Electric Machinery Enterprises, Inc., www.e-m-e.com, the Company provides electrical contracting services both as a prime contractor and as a subcontractor, electrical support for industrial and commercial buildings, power generation stations, and water and sewage plants in the US and abroad. Through its subsidiary, SolarDiesel Corporation, the Company is primarily focused on facilitating commercial scale production and distribution of biofuels produced from palm oil.

Investors are cautioned that certain statements contained in this document as well as some statements in periodic press releases and some oral statement of EFTI officials are “Forward-Looking Statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”). Forward-looking statements include statements which are predictive in nature, which depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, which include words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “expects,” and similar expressions. In addition, any statements concerning future financial performance (including future revenues, earnings or growth rates), ongoing business strategies or prospects, and possible future EFTI actions, which may be provided by management, are also forward-looking statements as defined by the Act. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to materially differ from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and to vary significantly from reporting period to reporting period. Although management believes that the assumptions made and expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, there is no assurance that the underlying assumptions will, in fact, prove to be correct or that actual future results will not be different from the expectations expressed in this report. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and EFTI has no specific intention to update these statements.