Impeachment is up to the people

To the editor: As citizens of Orange County, N.Y., we have called for the impeachment of George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney for lying us into a war; for willfully violating U.S. laws; for setting a dangerous precedent of executive privilege that maintains secrecy and obstructs accountability; and for undermining the Constitution by defying the principle of the separation of powers that our founders put into place to protect our democracy. We believe that Nancy Pelosi did not act in the interest of the country when she declared that “impeachment was off the table.” It is the responsibility of the new majority in the U.S. Congress to be accountable to their electorate and to the Constitution. Therefore we ask that our representatives in the Congress of the United States immediately initiate impeachment hearings. We thank the City of Middletown, N.Y., for supporting an Impeachment Resolution that asks Congress to investigate impeachment. On Aug. 7, at 7 p.m., the public is invited to a Citizens for Impeachment meeting at The Wisner Barn, 30 Wisner Road, Warwick. The Wisner Barn is beyond Sugar Loaf on Kings Highway. For information please e-mail Citizens_for_Impeachment@Yahoo.com or call 845-987-2321. Ken Hofgesang, SSGT USAF Retired, Chester Michael Sussman, Chester Marji Zintz, Florida, NY Tom Degan, Goshen Emma Gonzalez, Goshen Michael Osburn, Goshen Steve Regan, Greenwood Lake Barbara Bonham, Middletown Margie Burnham, Middletown Sara M. Morrison, Middletown Sherry Svec, Middletown Nancy Sears, Middletown Bob Reader, Cape May, N.J. (formerly of Middletown) Mary Reader, Cape May, NJ. (formerly of Middletown) Alex D’Ambrosio, Monroe Maury Knight, Monroe Ellen Remore, Monroe Marty Remore, Monroe Danielle Sonsini, Monroe Elvira Stepinoff, Monroe Howard Garrett, Montgomery Judy Garrett, Montgomery Verne M. Bell, Newburgh Alison Fornes, Newburgh Lillian Frederiksen, Newburgh Caroline P.S. Chechen, Otisville Joanne Steele, Remy Madeleine Shaw, Slate Hill Gregory Winner, Slate Hill Rich Flanders, Thompson Ridge Amy Ober, Thompson Ridge Stiles Najac, Wallkill Michael Ackerman, Warwick Marshall DeBruhl, Warwick Mary Makofske, Warwick Dr. JoAnn Quattrone, Warwick Jean O Rieschl, Warwick Trent Schroyer, Warwick Tula Tsalis, Warwick Anne Weber, Warwick George Weber, Warwick Daniel Mack, Warwick Honnelore Vogler, Warwick Gregory Winner, Slate Hill Dr. Athena Drewes, Washingtonville Rev. Jim Bridges, Washingtonville